Charles Beaumont (January 2, 1929 – February 21, 1967) was an American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres. He is remembered as a writer of classic Twilight Zone episodes, such as "The Howling Man", "Static", "Miniature", "Printer's Devil", and "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You", but also penned the screenplays for several films, such as 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, The Intruder, and The Masque of the Red Death. From Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 2, 1929
- February 21, 1967 (aged 38)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Writer, also actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Charles Beaumont's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Charles Beaumont's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · writer · free
- The Intruder (1962) · actor, writer · free
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964) · writer · free
- The Haunted Palace (1963) · writer · free
- One Step Beyond (1959) · writer · free
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) · writer · free
- The Premature Burial (1962) · writer · free
- Brain Dead (1990) · writer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Charles Beaumont's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Brain Dead(1990)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Journey to the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Journey Into Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Mister Moses(1965)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
7 Faces of Dr. Lao(1964)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Haunted Palace(1963)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Intruder(1962)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Night of the Eagle(1962)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Premature Burial(1962)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all filmsUrsula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
One Step Beyond(1959)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Queen of Outer Space(1958)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1955 to 1990.
Biggest box office
Brain Dead (1990)
Highest rated
The Intruder (1962)
Most popular right now
The Haunted Palace (1963)
Film career
- 1962Screen debut· The Intruder
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Charles Beaumont's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 61/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Charles Beaumont work with?
People who share at least 2 of Charles Beaumont's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Roger CormanShared titles: Brain Dead (1990), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Haunted Palace (1963), The Intruder (1962), The Premature Burial (1962)See all 5 shared titles with Roger Corman
- George PalShared titles: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)See all 2 shared titles with George Pal
Writers
- Edgar Allan PoeShared titles: The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Haunted Palace (1963), The Premature Burial (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Edgar Allan Poe
- Ben HechtShared titles: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), Queen of Outer Space (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Hecht
Actors
- Reginald BeckwithShared titles: Mister Moses (1965), Night of the Eagle (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Reginald Beckwith
- Barbara EdenShared titles: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Eden
- Hazel CourtShared titles: The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Premature Burial (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Hazel Court
- Vincent PriceShared titles: The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Haunted Palace (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Price
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Ronald SinclairShared titles: The Haunted Palace (1963), The Intruder (1962), The Premature Burial (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Ronald Sinclair
- Leigh HarlineShared titles: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Leigh Harline
- Floyd CrosbyShared titles: The Haunted Palace (1963), The Premature Burial (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Floyd Crosby
- Ronald SteinShared titles: The Haunted Palace (1963), The Premature Burial (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Ronald Stein
Producers
- Samuel Z. ArkoffShared titles: The Haunted Palace (1963), Night of the Eagle (1962), The Premature Burial (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Samuel Z. Arkoff
- James H. NicholsonShared titles: The Haunted Palace (1963), Night of the Eagle (1962)See all 2 shared titles with James H. Nicholson
- Gene CormanShared titles: The Intruder (1962), The Premature Burial (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Gene Corman