From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Malone is an American horror filmmaker who directed such films as the 1999 remake of House on Haunted Hill, Scared to Death and FeardotCom. Malone is also a successful writer, having written "Universal Soldier: The Return", starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, "The Aberdeen Project", as well as many TV episodics. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Malone, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Director, writer, producer and actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are William Malone's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical1
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 William Malone's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) · director, writer · free
- Masters of Horror (2005) · director · free
- John Dies at the End (2012) · thanks · free
- The Big Easy (1996) · director · free
- The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) · actor · free
- Parasomnia (2008) · director, writer, producer · free
- W.E.I.R.D. World (1995) · director · free
- Supernova (2000) · writer · free
- Creature (1985) · director, writer, producer · free
- Planet of Dinosaurs (1977) · props · free
- Feardotcom (2002) · director · free
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- Midnight Pulp, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
- Screambox, show their 2 titles on Screambox
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Monsters and Nightmares, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for William Malone'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
22 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
John Dies at the End(2012)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Parasomnia(2008)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Fair Haired Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Masters of Horror(2005)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Feardotcom(2002)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Supernova(2000)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
House on Haunted Hill(1999)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Perversions of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Big Easy(1996)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
W.E.I.R.D. World(1995)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Syngenor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Creature(1985)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Scared to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Planet of Dinosaurs(1977)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Night Turkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1973 to 2013.
Biggest box office
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Highest rated
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Most popular right now
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
Film career
- 1988Screen debut· The Incredible Hulk Returns
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 William Malone's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 12th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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.
Is William Malone's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does William Malone work with?
People who share at least 2 of William Malone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeffrey Combs shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Jeffrey CombsShared titles: Parasomnia (2008), Feardotcom (2002), House on Haunted Hill (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Jeffrey Combs
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Anthony AdlerShared titles: Parasomnia (2008), House on Haunted Hill (1999), W.E.I.R.D. World (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Anthony Adler
- Nicholas PikeShared titles: Parasomnia (2008), Feardotcom (2002), W.E.I.R.D. World (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Nicholas Pike
- Christian SebaldtShared titles: Parasomnia (2008), Feardotcom (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Christian Sebaldt
- Don DavisShared titles: House on Haunted Hill (1999), Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Don Davis
Producers
- Moshe DiamantShared titles: Feardotcom (2002), Creature (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Moshe Diamant
- Gilbert AdlerShared titles: House on Haunted Hill (1999), W.E.I.R.D. World (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Gilbert Adler
- Joel SilverShared titles: House on Haunted Hill (1999), W.E.I.R.D. World (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Silver
- Robert ZemeckisShared titles: House on Haunted Hill (1999), W.E.I.R.D. World (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Zemeckis
Mixed roles
- John LandisShared titles: The Vincent Price Legacy (2025), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)See all 2 shared titles with John Landis
- Walter HillShared titles: Supernova (2000), W.E.I.R.D. World (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Walter Hill
