Biography
David Bruckner (born c. 1977) is an American writer and director of horror films. Initially known for co-directing The Signal (2007) and for contributing segments to anthologies such as V/H/S (2012) and Southbound (2015), Bruckner has since gone on to direct the feature films The Ritual (2017), The Night House (2020) and Hellraiser (2022).
Known For
Complete Filmography
V/H/S/85
2023
Director, Producer, Story
Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five chilling tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a gore-filled journey through the gr...
Hellraiser
2022
Director
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group o...
V/H/S/99
2022
Producer
A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking on...
What Happens at the Lake House
2021
as Self
Take a deep dive with director David Bruckner and the cast to unearth the secrets of THE NIGHT HOUSE. From the design of the mind-bending set, to Rebe...
No One Gets Out Alive
2021
Executive Producer
An immigrant in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can't e...
V/H/S/94
2021
Executive Producer, Writer
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sini...
The Night House
2021
Director, Executive Producer
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently de...
Your Filthy Heart
2018
as Greg
A mysterious box unleashes a force that causes its victims to be hunted down by their worst regrets.
The Ritual
2017
Director
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
Beyond the Gates
2016
as 80's Guy
Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father's video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store,...
Siren
2016
Original Film Writer, Characters, Executive Producer
A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
Southbound
2015
Director, Writer, Editor
The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man st...
Synchronicity
2015
Thanks
A daring physicist travels into the past to stop a mysterious woman from stealing his invention. But once there, he uncovers a surprising truth about ...
V/H/S
2012
Director, Writer, Editor
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found foot...
Talk Show
2011
Writer, Editor, Director
A sinister talk show host interrogates and psychologically abuses a captive family for the entertainment of a live studio audience.
Going Deep: A Journey to Cleaner Water
2010
Director
A short documentary on the work of World Water Relief, an Atlanta-based non-profit engaged in planting roots in the hills above Port-au-Prince in Hait...
Transmission 14: The Last Broadcast
2008
Editor, Director, Writer
A short film set in the universe of "The Signal" (2007).
The Signal
2007
as Screaming Man
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone...
The Signal
2007
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone...
Billy Wilder Speaks
2006
Second Unit Director
In 1988, German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff sat down with legendary director Billy Wilder (1906-2002) at his office in Beverly Hills, California, and...
Psychopathia Sexualis
2006
Director of Photography
Multi-narrative adaptation of Richard v. Krafft-Ebing's notorious medico-forensic study of sexual perversity.
Dave vs. Jeremiah
2005
as Dave
Two friends find themselves locked in an epic battle to the death.
Dave vs. Jeremiah
2005
Director, Original Music Composer, Editor
Two friends find themselves locked in an epic battle to the death.
Last Goodbye
2004
as Community Theatre Director
Rock stars Peter and Seymour vie for the attention of TV actress Agnes. Agnes has a hidden connection to Roland, a deluded, dipsomaniacal office worke...
Last Goodbye
2004
Associate Producer
Rock stars Peter and Seymour vie for the attention of TV actress Agnes. Agnes has a hidden connection to Roland, a deluded, dipsomaniacal office worke...
Fall Into Darkness
N/A
Executive Producer, Screenplay
Two American backpackers, hiking in the Dominican Republic with a group of experienced locals, find themselves in the disorienting depths of a vast ca...
The Blob
N/A
Screenplay, Director
Remake of the 1958 B-movie about a small American town's battle against a gelatinous alien lifeform that engulfs every living thing it touches and gro...
Mice
N/A
Director