Writing

C. Courtney Joyner

Born 1959-06-25 · Philadelphia, PA, USA

Acting credits

Dawn of the Dead poster
7.5

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Dawn of the Dead

1978

Murphy's Law poster
6.1

A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.

Murphy's Law

1986

Demon Lover poster
4.8

Jenny Harris has a rather difficult time with the men in her life: her husband is an abusive clown who cheats on her, and her boss is a rude jerk. Her new neighbor Rebecca proposes that finding herself a fantasy lover is the way to solve her problems. A little séance later, and Jenny does in fact have her very own dream lover. Despite him being a beer-bellied guy with a creepy face, he seems rather irresistible and at first improves Jenny's mood quite a bit. What our heroine doesn't suspect is that her dream lover is in fact an incubus.

Demon Lover

1992

The Boneyard Collection poster
5.3

A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock band booked to play a gig in a town overrun by flesh-eating zombies. In the second one, THE DEVIL'S DUE AT MIDNIGHT, a coven of beautiful witches conjure up Brad Dourif as The Devil, and endures the inept attacks of witch killer Ken Foree. In the first long segment, HER MORBID DESIRES, an actress gets the lead role in a vampire movie, only to discover that starlets are being murdered on the set. The other long segment, CRY OF THE MUMMY, has the reincarnated mummy, formerly the last Pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, looking to sue the movie studios because he can't get work as a mummy. His new lawyer offers to represent him as an agent, but the mummy will only work in film if he can direct.

The Boneyard Collection

2008

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet poster
NR

The film explores the personal and professional life of Stella Stevens, one of Hollywood's last starlets. Her career spanned from the final days of the male dominated old Hollywood studio system, through the evolution of the new Hollywood, which coincided with the struggle for women's rights, and human rights of all races and identities, for which she was an advocate.

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

2025

Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable poster
NR

Documentary about the making of Streets of Fire.

Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable

2017

Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story poster
NR

A brand new feature documentary about the incredible life and career of prolific film producer and director Charles Band.

Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story

2026

Out of Print poster
5.7

A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles.

Out of Print

2014

Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness poster
NR

A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with Cinematographer Gary Kibbe, actor Peter Jason, actor Alice Cooper, composer Alan Howarth, script supervisor Sandy King, visual effects supervisor Robert Grasmere, stunt coordinator Jeff Imada, Carpenter biographer John Muir, film historian C. Courtney Joyner, music historian Daniel Schweiger and Producer Larry Carpenters.

Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness

2018

Slay Belles poster
4.2

While urban exploring in an abandoned amusement park, three cosplaying girls accidentally unleash the vicious holiday beast known as Krampus. With the help of Santa Claus, can these girls stop Krampus from his killing spree?

Slay Belles

2018

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh poster
7.3

This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and production photos and footage, revealing Walsh's extraordinary, adventurous life on and off the set. From his apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith to his discovery of John Wayne and Rock Hudson, from the innovative 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924) to the widescreen 'The Big Trail' (1930), from his classic work with Cagney, Bogart and Flynn to his mastery of every genre (musicals, comedies, Westerns, gangster, war), Walsh made Hollywood history. His life is nothing less than the story of Hollywood itself. Here's a full-bodied account of one of Hollywood's greatest legends.

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

2014

The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo' poster
7.0

Retrospective documentary on the making of Gorgo (1961).

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

2013

The Duke at Fox poster
NR

Clip job of the numerous films John Wayne made at 20th Century Fox with commentary from those who knew him.

The Duke at Fox

2001

Deadly Tales poster
6.0

Three part horror anthology based on three short stories by H.G. Wells, Mary Shelley, and Rudyard Kipling.

Deadly Tales

1998

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures poster
NR

The official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

House On Haunted Hill poster
NR

On October 31st, 1978, the WXIP-TV Channel 6 Team investigated the infamous "Hill House" on Live Television, with dire results. The broadcast was banned and never seen again, until now.

House On Haunted Hill

2024

The Flesh Merchant poster
5.0

A team of L.A. detectives hunt down the ringleaders of a sex-slave operation.

The Flesh Merchant

1993

Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s poster
4.5

A documentary about the direct-to-video horror hits of the 90s.

Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s

2019

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NR

Documentary on the brief acting career of Rondo Hatton in Universal's horror movies.

The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal

2020

Decadent Evil poster
3.8

A fallen foot tall Homunculus called Marvin (a part human/part reptile creature) is imprisoned in a birdcage by a vengeful lover who is bidding to become the world's most powerful vampire.

Decadent Evil

2005

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf poster
NR

A newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

2019

Shock Cinema: Volume One poster
4.0

An hour-long documentary featuring interviews with various filmmakers who've made a name in the direct-to-video market.

Shock Cinema: Volume One

1991

Iron Thunder poster
7.0

Danger faces unsuspecting tourists in Las Vegas as Colonel Nelson goes mad when he is accidentally electrocuted by the very super secret U.S. military tank he is testing, Iron Thunder. He now believes he is in the middle of an actual war and the city of glittering lights is his target. In a desperate attempt to stop him from using the state of the art offensive and defensive technology on board, the head of the Iron Thunder project sends out a Special Forces team, headed by woman who has to deal with a crew that has its own ulterior agendas. Following Nelson's trail of destruction across the desert, they face off in a spectacular battle.

Iron Thunder

1998

American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal poster
NR

An all-new documentary about filmmaker Anthony Mann and his time making films for Universal Studios in the 1950's.

American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal

2019

Behind the camera

Trancers III poster
5.7

A time traveling cop, Jack Deth, from the future is taken back to the past to be given the task of destroying the Trancer program before it has a chance to get out of control, sending the world into a state of chaos and war.

Trancers III

1992

Trancers III poster
5.7

A time traveling cop, Jack Deth, from the future is taken back to the past to be given the task of destroying the Trancer program before it has a chance to get out of control, sending the world into a state of chaos and war.

Trancers III

1992

Class of 1999 poster
6.0

The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not even the police will venture. When Miles Langford, the head of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest provides "tactical education units". These are amazingly human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with devastatingly effective solutions to discipline problems. So when the violent, out-of-control students of Kennedy High report for class tomorrow, they're going to get a real education... in staying alive!

Class of 1999

1990

From a Whisper to a Scream poster
5.8

The uncle of an executed murderess relates four stories of his hometown, Oldfield, to a reporter. In the first, an elderly man pursues a romance with a younger woman, even to the grave and beyond. In the second, a wounded man on the run from creditors is rescued by a backwoods hermit who holds the secret to eternal life. In the third, a glass-eating carny pays the ultimate price for looking for love on the outside. And in the fourth, a group of Civil War soldiers are held captive by a household of orphans with strange intentions for them.

From a Whisper to a Scream

1987

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge poster
6.4

After hearing that mystical toymaker Andre Toulon has managed to create a troupe of sentient, living puppets, Nazi underling Dr. Hess sets his sights on exploiting Toulon's powers for the glory of the Reich.

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

1992

Doctor Mordrid poster
5.1

Bound by hate and a mystical amulet that holds the powers of life and death, two immortal wizards meet for the last time in an ancient struggle of good versus evil.

Doctor Mordrid

1992

Prison poster
5.8

After Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all, leading up to the Warden himself.

Prison

1987

Instinct to Kill poster
5.1

Escaped serial killer James Becket, who killed his own father whose expectations he never fulfilled, but now especially targets his wife Theresa 'Tess' and her family, is too good at disguising himself and other deceit for detective Diffs task force. Only one man proves able to fight back in his league: former cop J.T. Dillon, who was already training Tess in self-defense and becomes her lover. Becket decides to find hiding place by kidnapping Diffs wife, and thus enforce a final show-down.

Instinct to Kill

2001

Devil's Prey poster
4.6

A group of young adults attend an all-night rave, only to discover that it's a trap for a satanic cult that requires flesh for bloody sacrifices.

Devil's Prey

2001

Trancers 6: Life After Deth poster
3.9

In a return to the groundbreaking original film's premise, Jack Deth is back - traveling back in time and into the body of his own daughter, Josephine, on a mission to save her life and save the world from the most lethal Trancers yet. Jack/Jo must adapt and survive being a girl while avoiding many assassination attempts by more powerful and dangerous zombie-like Trancers than he's ever faced before.

Trancers 6: Life After Deth

2002

Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys poster
4.6

A group of toymakers seek to use Andre Toulon's formula, now in the hands of Toulon's great-nephew Robert, to give life to a line of killer toys that they plan to unleash on Christmas Eve.

Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys

2004

Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood

2020

Veronica 2030 poster
4.0

Built for pleasure, Veronica 2030 is a love android from the future - but there's a problem with the programming... The robot has discovered the delicious sensation of human passion. The insatiable android must be stopped before she has a sexual short circuit.

Veronica 2030

1999

Stealing Candy poster
5.2

Three ex-cons kidnap a famous movie star and force her to film a sex tape live on the internet for a paying audience.

Stealing Candy

2003

Hidden Beauties poster
3.6

Three gorgeous beauties awaken from an ancient nap and immediately begin making up for lost time, engaging in as many passionate encounters as time will allow.

Hidden Beauties

1999

Shandra: The Jungle Girl poster
3.1

Deep in the heart of the South American jungle, a legendary creature known only as “Shandra” has been attacking men by the light of the full moon. But this extraordinary invader inflicts pleasure rather than pain!

Shandra: The Jungle Girl

1999

Mega Scorpions poster
4.8

Residents of a half-way house are bombarded by 6 foot long killer scorpions. A horror/comedy homage to the giant mutant bug films of the 1950's. The film was shown at the Frightvision Horror Festival in 2003, but has yet to see release on DVD, Blu-ray, or VOD.

Mega Scorpions

2003

White Rush poster
5.1

A group of young tourist couples comes across a drug deal gone bad while on vacation.

White Rush

2003

Betrayal poster
4.2

When one of her hits goes wrong, a professional assassin ends up with a suitcase full of a million dollars belonging to a mob boss.

Betrayal

2003

Lurking Fear poster
4.9

The storm-swept and depopulated town of Leffert’s Corners has been terrorized for decades by grotesque creatures that breed in the depths beneath the local cemetery. A group of townspeople have hatched a last-ditch plan to destroy the ghoul-infested graveyard, but their mission is interrupted by the arrival of a band of violent thieves intent on retrieving money hidden in one of the graves.

Lurking Fear

1994

Lurking Fear poster
4.9

The storm-swept and depopulated town of Leffert’s Corners has been terrorized for decades by grotesque creatures that breed in the depths beneath the local cemetery. A group of townspeople have hatched a last-ditch plan to destroy the ghoul-infested graveyard, but their mission is interrupted by the arrival of a band of violent thieves intent on retrieving money hidden in one of the graves.

Lurking Fear

1994

Public Enemies poster
3.9

Ma Barker and her sons rob banks, shoot people and wind up at the top of the FBI's Most Wanted list in the 1930s.

Public Enemies

1996

Slammed poster
5.0

Hilarity ensues when friends Jeff and Derek try to enter the world of back bar wrestling; where the most beautiful girls could beat the tar out of both of them without a second thought. Even with a little help from the notorious Buckle Girls, can Jeff survive a fight against Switchblade Rick for not only the title, but the heart of the girl he loves?

Slammed

2004

Nautilus poster
3.3

Over one hundred years ago, a cataclysmic chain of events plummeted the earth into the dark ages which destroyed most of civilization, and the remaining few survivors attempt to change the course of events that led to the destruction.

Nautilus

2000