Adam Simon

Writing

Adam Simon

Born 1962-02-06 · Chicago, Illinois

Adam Simon is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. His directing credits include Brain Dead, Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger, and Carnosaur. Simon, along with producer Brannon Braga, co-created the television series Salem.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Haunting in Connecticut poster
6.2

When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.

The Haunting in Connecticut

2009

Lock Up poster
6.8

Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.

Lock Up

1989

Books of Blood poster
6.2

A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.

Books of Blood

2020

Bones poster
5.0

Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to get revenge on those who killed him and restore his neighborhood.

Bones

2001

Carnosaur poster
4.2

After being driven to extinction, great bloodthirsty dinosaurs come back to life with the assistance of a demented genetic scientist. She plans to replace the human race with a super-race of dinosaurs who will not pollute the planet.

Carnosaur

1993

Carnosaur poster
4.2

After being driven to extinction, great bloodthirsty dinosaurs come back to life with the assistance of a demented genetic scientist. She plans to replace the human race with a super-race of dinosaurs who will not pollute the planet.

Carnosaur

1993

Brain Dead poster
5.7

In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.

Brain Dead

1990

Brain Dead poster
5.7

In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.

Brain Dead

1990

Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger poster
4.6

A man is torn between two women and his own violent self, borne of child abuse.

Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger

1992

The American Nightmare poster
6.8

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

The American Nightmare

2000

The American Nightmare poster
6.8

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

The American Nightmare

2000

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NR

A jazz musician finds himself possessed by an ancient spirit of vengeance that leads him into a new and unexplored world of voodoo and dead spirits. Based on the Valiant Comics character.

Shadowman

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera poster
7.2

In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera. The first segment covers Fuller's past as a newsman where he began as a copy boy and ended as a reporter. Part two describes Fuller's experiences in World War II, in which he participated as a soldier. The last section focuses on Fuller as director. Tim Robbins interviews Samuel Fuller revealing the director's own memories and impressions. Beside the interview, Jim Jarmusch, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino accompany the documentary with their comments.

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera

1996

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera poster
7.2

In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera. The first segment covers Fuller's past as a newsman where he began as a copy boy and ended as a reporter. Part two describes Fuller's experiences in World War II, in which he participated as a soldier. The last section focuses on Fuller as director. Tim Robbins interviews Samuel Fuller revealing the director's own memories and impressions. Beside the interview, Jim Jarmusch, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino accompany the documentary with their comments.

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera

1996

The Spectre of Hope poster
7.8

The Spectre of Hope is based on the latest work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Salgado spent 6 years traveling to over 40 countries, taking pictures of globalization and its consequences - most notably, the mass migrations of populations around the world. In the film, Salgado presents his remarkable photographs in conversation with John Berger.

The Spectre of Hope

2002