Biography
Inspired at age 6 by a viewing of ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Frank Dietz has found success in the film industry as a writer, producer, director, actor and animator. Frank grew up on Long Island, N.Y, and then attended the State University at Oswego, where he majored in theatre and art. He starred in a series of now-cult low-budget horror films like ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE, ROCK N' ROLL NIGHTMARE, BLACK ROSES and THE JITTERS.
Known For
Complete Filmography
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that ...
I Hate Kids
2019
Screenplay, Associate Producer
Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding he is surprised to find he has a 13 year old son who ha...
Long Live the King
2016
Director
A feature documentary about the enduring appeal of the character King Kong, and how he has inspired so many of the great filmmakers and artists since ...
Tales of Halloween
2015
as Neighbor (segment "This Means War")
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborh...
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
2015
as 'Edmund Lowe' as Milo Nance
Feature compilation of four Biffle and Shooster comedy shorts--"The Biffle Murder Case," "Imitation of Wife," "Schmo Boat" and "Bride of Finklestein"-...
The Lost Skeleton Returns Again
2010
as Reet Pappin
THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN takes on a whole new series of clichés, primarily drawn from those low budget adventure epics -- rich in potted ferns ...
Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
2004
as Self
First surfacing in 1954, the Gill-Man from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON has been one of the most influential screen monsters. This documentary fondl...
Cold Harvest
1999
Writer
A bounty hunter protects his dead brother's wife in a lawless world after a comet has devastated much of earth.
Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play
1997
Writer
Dr Tuttle uses the Doppelganger to breach a mirror, letting Dragora, Dabble and Swanson into the people world. Dragora uses this opportunity to get re...
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
1997
as Self
This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.
Magic in the Mirror
1996
Writer
A little girl's imaginary friends come to life when she goes through her great-grandmother's antique mirror, a la Alice, after she sees it glowing.
Naked Souls
1996
Writer
Edward is busy trying to unlock the secrets of reading and recording people's thoughts. He is very involved with his work leaving little room for girl...
Mischievous
1996
Writer
Jeff meets up with a woman named Angela with whom he raised hell in high school when he attends his class reunion. She has become obsessed with 'the r...
The Jitters
1989
as Rat
In Chinatown, merciless gang goes on nightly rampages of theft and destruction. Merchant Frank Lee has no way of fighting back - until he's undead, mu...
Berlin-Tour
1989
Music
Short film directed by Stuart Sherman
Black Roses
1988
as Johnny Pratt / Demon Guitarist
Teens in a small conservative town are turned into evil demons thanks to the music of the titular heavy metal band.
Zombie Nightmare
1987
as Frank Sorrell
Tony Washington is killed by a gang of rampant trendy teenagers. Molly Mokembe is a voodoo lady who brings him back from the dead to seek revenge on h...
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare
1987
as Roger Eburt
At an old farmhouse, a family mysteriously dissapears at the hands of evil. Years later, hair metal band The Tritons comes to the farmhouse, whose bar...
Rednecks vs Aliens
N/A
as Sheriff Stevens
Three adventure seeking hillbilly buddies make enemies with the wrong alien brood inadvertently igniting a war of the worlds, and it's gonna take all ...