Jack Ketchum

Writing

Jack Ketchum

Born 1946-11-10 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

Jack Ketchum is the pseudonym for American author Dallas Mayr (born in Livingston, New Jersey on November 10, 1946). He is the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, including The Girl Next Door (2007 film) and Red (2008 film). In 2011 Ketchum received the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award for outstanding contribution to the horror genre. Ketchum lives in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Ketchum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Red poster
6.3

Avery, a reclusive older man, has a best friend in his dog, Red. When three teens kill Red without reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, attempting to follow the letter of the law. But when the law fails him, and the boys' father clearly defines right and wrong in his own way, Avery must avenge himself by any means possible.

Red

2008

The Lost poster
5.4

A charismatic psycho suspected of killing two innocent campers in a cold-blooded double homicide grows increasingly unstable as his suburban empire starts to crack at the foundations.

The Lost

2006

Offspring poster
5.1

The local sheriff of Dead River, Maine, thought he had killed them off ten years ago -- a primitive, cave-dwelling tribe of cannibalistic savages. But somehow the clan survived. To breed. To hunt. To kill and eat. And now the peaceful residents of this isolated town are fighting for their lives...

Offspring

2009

The Life of Death poster
NR

This documentary explores how death is perceived by group horror professionals and its influence on their work. Includes interviews and insights from Troma head honcho Lloyd Kaufman, artist Bob Fingerman, Jack Ketchum, special effects artist Tom Sullivan and Scream Queens Debbie Rochon and Caroline Munro, along with a host of many other others.

The Life of Death

2015

The Cult of Ichi poster
NR

Documentary on Ichi the Killer, The Cult of Ichi, features a number of folks – writers, producers, directors, actors, magazine editors, authors- from the horror genre. - screenanarchy.com

The Cult of Ichi

2007

Beyond Blood poster
NR

High Tension, Inside, Martyrs, Frontier(s) and Them. In the years of 2003 to 2008, those sensational and innovative horror movies were made and left huge impact around the world. This movement is called New Wave of French Horror. This film explores the meaning and hidden secrets of this significant movement.

Beyond Blood

2019

Behind the camera