Stuart Gordon

Stuart Gordon

1947-08-11 Chicago, Illinois, USA 72 Credits

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stuart Gordon (August 11, 1947 - March 24, 2020) was a director, writer and producer of films and plays. Most of Gordon's film work is in the horror genre, though he has also ventured into science fiction. Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon is a big fan of H. P. Lovecraft and has adapted several Lovecraft stories for the screen. They include Re-Animator, From Beyond, Castle Freak (from The Outsider), and Dagon, as well as the Masters ...

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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2025

as Self

Acting

THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...

Beyond the Resonator

Beyond the Resonator

2022

In Memory Of

5.0

The malevolent inter-dimensional machine is still channeling monsters and blowing minds, but this time things get even more complicated with the arriv...

Castle Freak

Castle Freak

2020

Original Story

4.4
Writing

After she’s permanently blinded in a tragic car accident, Rebecca receives some bizarre news: her long-lost mother has recently passed away, leaving h...

Rondo and Bob

Rondo and Bob

2020

as Self

Acting

Robert A. Burns, art director on the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, was obsessed with actor Rondo Hatton aka the Creeper. Burns was average lookin...

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020

as Self

7.7
Acting

The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Sea...

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020

as Self

6.4
Acting

The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking ...

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

2020

as Self

8.0
Acting

Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 is a brand new compilation of the most electrifying...

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

2019

as Self

7.7
Acting

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact ...

Psycho Sideshow: Demon Freaks

Psycho Sideshow: Demon Freaks

2018

Director

2.2
Directing

FULL MOON'S BUNKER OF BLOOD opens its rusty doors once more for this fifth and freakiest installment in the series. And when we say freakiest...we mea...

Gods & Monsters

2018

Acting

An interview of director Stuart Gordon conducted by filmmaker Mick Garris.

The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and the Organic Theater

2017

as Self

Acting

Director Stuart Gordon discusses his early theater roots and his continued commitment to the stage.

Videozone: The Making of "The Pit & the Pendulum"

Videozone: The Making of "The Pit & the Pendulum"

2016

Director

Directing

Watch the tight-knit cast and crew discuss the filmmaking process, including what it was like to live together in the castle they shot in.

Hellraiser: Evolutions

Hellraiser: Evolutions

2015

as Himself

6.0
Acting

Exclusive to Arrow Video Amazon Channels, Hellraiser: Evolutions is a documentary looking at the evolution of the hit horror franchise, Hellraiser, an...

Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween

2015

as Sherlock Holmes

5.7
Acting

Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborh...

Toys of Terror: The Making of 'Dolls'

2014

as Self

Acting

Retrospective documentary on the making of the horror film 'Dolls'

Out of Print

Out of Print

2014

as Self

5.7
Acting

A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a uniq...

Trophy Heads

Trophy Heads

2014

as Stuart

4.8
Acting

An obsessed fan and his mother kidnap former 'scream queens' and force them to reenact their famous film roles...with deadly results.

Doc of the Dead

Doc of the Dead

2014

as Self

6.2
Acting

The definitive zombie culture documentary, brought to the screen by the makers of THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS.

Chastity Bites

Chastity Bites

2013

as Mr. Rowland

4.2
Acting

Serial killer Countess Elizabeth Bathory believed that bathing in virgin blood would keep her young and beautiful forever. Still alive today, she's fo...

Grave Encounters

Grave Encounters

2011

Thanks

6.3

A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as...

Killjoy 3

Killjoy 3

2010

Thanks

4.6

The demon clown Killjoy is resurrected once again, but this time he is not given the name of his victim and is trapped in his realm. Using a magic mir...

The Psycho Legacy

The Psycho Legacy

2010

as Self

6.9
Acting

The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what ...

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

Demonic Toys: Personal Demons

2010

Thanks

3.6

A group of people on a world wide search for oddities find themselves trapped in a nine hundred year old Italian castle when they accident unleash the...

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

2009

as Self

5.0
Acting

Legendary director Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of the Toxic Avenger, reveals 40 years worth of maverick cinematic know...

The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited - Part I

The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited - Part I

2009

Acting

A mockumentary exploring the Jason Vorhees murders at Crystal Lake with interviews from local townsfolk, skeptics, and historians.

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

2008

as Self

7.3
Acting

A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos.

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

2007

as Self

7.7
Acting

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous...

The Return of the Living Dead:  The Decade of Darkness

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007

as Self

6.0
Acting

A look at the horror movies of the 1980's.

Stuck

Stuck

2007

Director, Producer, Story

6.2
Directing Producing Writing

A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.

Re-Animator Resurrectus

Re-Animator Resurrectus

2007

as Himself

7.3
Acting

Features interviews with the cast and crew of Re-Animator (1985), except for the late David Gale.

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

2007

Director, Teleplay

6.2
Directing

The Black Cat, set in 1840 Philadelphia, has the great writer Edgar Allan Poe, struggling with alcoholism, writers block, as well as being out of idea...

Reflections with Stuart Gordon: A Director's Perspective

2007

as Himself

Acting

Documentary about From Beyond.

Hitchcocked!

Hitchcocked!

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

Dreams in the Witch House

Dreams in the Witch House

2005

Director, Teleplay

6.5
Directing

A college student renting an old room in a boarding house discovers a plot by sinister, otherworldly forces to sacrifice his neighbor's infant.

Edmond

Edmond

2005

Director, Producer

5.9
Directing Producing

Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is ...

King of the Ants

King of the Ants

2004

Director, Co-Producer

5.9
Directing Producing

A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path.

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

2004

as Self

7.0
Acting

A documentary feature that reveals the creative process of Chicago moviemakers. Using the city's famous river as a location, directors are placed in ...

The Eldritch Influence: The Life, Vision, and Phenomenon of H.P. Lovecraft

2003

as Himself

8.0
Acting

The Eldritch Influence looks at the world of literary outsider H.P. Lovecraft who posthumously infected a large number of artists, writers, mystics, a...

DeathBed

DeathBed

2002

Producer

3.9
Producing

When Karen and her significant other move to a new apartment, they discover an old antique bed. Karen absolutely loves it and she soon allows it to in...

Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums

2001

Co-Executive Producer, Theatre Play

6.5
Producing

They're known as the Bleacher Bums, a loud and proud group of fans who watch their team's games from the stadium's cheap seats. Most of them have been...

Dagon

Dagon

2001

Director

6.1
Directing

A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people star...

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

2000

as Party Guest (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa ge...

The Dentist 2

The Dentist 2

1998

Characters

5.0

Dr. Feinstone escapes from the mental hospital where he has been held ever since his wife's adultery sent him on a deranged killing spree. Hoping to r...

Susan's Plan

Susan's Plan

1998

as Doctor #2

4.8
Acting

Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.

Progeny

Progeny

1998

Story, Executive Producer

4.9
Writing Producing

An unsuspecting woman is impregnated by aliens who are experimenting on the human population.

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

Director

6.7
Directing

Gomez is a middle-aged man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same ...

Space Truckers

Space Truckers

1996

Director, Producer, Story

5.4
Directing Producing Writing

John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions b...

Robo Warriors

Robo Warriors

1996

Writer

5.2
Writing

The year is 2036 and Earth has been invaded: hope lies with the last Robo Warrior - a towering fighting machine.

The Dentist

The Dentist

1996

Screenplay

5.5
Writing

Dr. Alan Feinstone has everything: a beautiful wife and a successful career in dentistry. However, when he discovers his wife's affair, he realizes th...

Castle Freak

Castle Freak

1996

Story, Director

6.1
Writing Directing

John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless bloodthirsty creature.

Videozone: The Making of "Castle Freak"

Videozone: The Making of "Castle Freak"

1995

as Self

Acting

Go behind the scenes of the horror classic with director Stuart Gordon, get Jeffrey Combs’ take on the castle, and share gossip with Barbara Crampton.

Videozone: The Making of "Castle Freak"

Videozone: The Making of "Castle Freak"

1995

Director

Directing

Go behind the scenes of the horror classic with director Stuart Gordon, get Jeffrey Combs’ take on the castle, and share gossip with Barbara Crampton.

Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright

Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright

1994

Director

Directing

The pre-movie for the interactive theme park ride in which Colonial Marine called Hyer has just returned back to his ship, the New Jersey, having narr...

Body Snatchers

Body Snatchers

1993

Screenplay

6.1
Writing

When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his fam...

Fortress

Fortress

1992

Director

6.0
Directing

In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or dea...

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992

Executive Producer, Characters

5.3
Producing

Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his machin...

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

1991

Director

5.7
Directing

Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror a...

The Arrival

The Arrival

1991

as Biker

4.4
Acting

An old man, who has been near a fallen meteor, starts to get younger and younger, with a terrible thirst for blood.

Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

1990

as Self

10.0
Acting

Another low-budget horror documentary.

Daughter of Darkness

Daughter of Darkness

1990

Director

5.0
Directing

An atmospheric, sub-hallucinogenic venture into the world of the unknown. The enigma facing a young woman is the identity of her father. Unfortunately...

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"

Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"

1990

as Self

Acting

Revisit the killer puppets and paranormal researchers, whose brain fluid they craved, with in-depth BTS footage and commentary from the cast and crew.

Robot Jox

Robot Jox

1989

as Bartender (uncredited)

5.6
Acting

50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battle...

Robot Jox

Robot Jox

1989

Director, Story

5.6
Directing Writing

50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each fields a giant robot to fight one-on-one battle...

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

1989

Story

6.3
Writing

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fi...

Kid Safe: The Video

1988

Director, Producer, Writer

6.0
Directing Producing Writing

In this educational docudrama, kids learn how to handle emergency situations.

Dolls

Dolls

1986

Director

6.4
Directing

A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens i...

From Beyond

From Beyond

1986

Director, Story

6.5
Directing Writing

The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a beauti...

Re-Animator

Re-Animator

1985

Director, Writer

7.1
Directing Writing

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundb...

Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums

1979

Acting

Bleacher Bums takes place in the bleachers of Chicago's Wrigley Field. The characters are a bunch of Chicago Cubs fans, watching a game in progress on...

Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums

1979

Director

Directing

Bleacher Bums takes place in the bleachers of Chicago's Wrigley Field. The characters are a bunch of Chicago Cubs fans, watching a game in progress on...

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

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

N/A

as Self

Acting

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

A Shoggoth on the Roof: A Documentary

N/A

as Self

Acting

Sean Branney and Andrew Leman managed to obtain the only known copy from A Shoggoth on the Roof. They set out on a relentless mission: to learn who wo...