For as long as he can remember, Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton's life has been akin to riding the world's most dangerous roller coaster non-stop through the most haunted amusement park on Earth. From the dysfunctional chaos of his formative years and losing it all time and time again, Barton has managed to transcend every odd and become a leader in his field. A life-long horror fan since the age of three, Steve broke into the business by working for Fangoria as their message board moderator. "It was a chance to interact with people just like me," says Barton. "Horror fans have long been frowned upon. I wanted to help create a place, a gathering point, which they could call home, free of judgment." And so he did. His tenure with Fango lasted nearly two years until he was afforded the opportunity to expand his creative muscles by working with The Horror Channel as both a professional and a personality. From there he took the next step, free of all corporate entities, and struck out on his own with his team in tow to form one of the industry's largest and most well-respected websites, DreadCentral where he amassed a following of millions of horror fans from around the world. Now an award-winning film producer, an award-winning editor-in-chief, a WGA writer, an actor, a live event host, television personality, radio host, published author, respected horror and paranormal historian, taste-maker and critic with well over two hundred written reviews under his belt and tens of thousands of followers across social media, Steve has become one of the single most trusted names in the fields of horror, paranormal, and film. He shows no signs of slowing down and continues to carve out a name for himself despite the ups and downs that all roller coasters bring.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 27, 1972 (54)
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Producer and actor, also writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Steven Barton's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
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
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous8
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 Steven Barton's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- The Invoking: Paranormal Dimensions (2016) · producer · free
- Quantum Supremacy (2025) · writer, producer · free
- Terrifier 2 (2022) · producer · free
- Monsterland (2016) · actor, producer · free
- Allegoria (2022) · producer · free
- Zombieworld (2015) · producer · free
- Charlotte (2017) · producer · free
- All Hallows' Eve: Inferno (2024) · producer · free
- All Hallows Eve Trickster (2023) · producer · free
- Spaced Cats (2020) · producer · free
- Dead Rush (2016) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Steven Barton'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; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Quantum Supremacy(2025)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Mother Goose's Scary Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Watch If You Dare To (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Night of the Werewolves(2024)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Terrifier 2(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Allegoria(2022)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Spaced Cats(2020)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Great Buddha Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
7 from Etheria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Charlotte(2017)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Monsterland(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Dead Rush(2016)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Zombieworld(2015)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all filmsHallow Pointe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Off the Beaten Path(2004)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all filmsFaith: The Unholy Trinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Laugh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.
Highest rated
The Invoking: Paranormal Dimensions (2016)
Most popular right now
Quantum Supremacy (2025)
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 Steven Barton's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 6th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 33/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Steven Barton work with?
People who share at least 2 of Steven Barton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jesse Baget shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Evan TramelShared titles: Quantum Supremacy (2025), All Hallows' Eve: Inferno (2024), All Hallows Eve Trickster (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Evan Tramel
- Corey NormanShared titles: Charlotte (2017), Monsterland (2016), The Invoking: Paranormal Dimensions (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Corey Norman
- Zachary RamelanShared titles: Dead Rush (2016), Zombieworld (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Zachary Ramelan
Writers
- Haley NormanShared titles: Charlotte (2017), Monsterland (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Haley Norman
- Raven CousensShared titles: Dead Rush (2016), Zombieworld (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Raven Cousens
Actors
- Bill Oberst Jr.Shared titles: Quantum Supremacy (2025), Zombieworld (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Oberst Jr.
Producers
- Jesse BagetShared titles: Charlotte (2017), Monsterland (2016), The Invoking: Paranormal Dimensions (2016), Zombieworld (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Jesse Baget
- Andrea MonierShared titles: Charlotte (2017), The Invoking: Paranormal Dimensions (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Monier
Mixed roles
- Evan TramelShared titles: Quantum Supremacy (2025), All Hallows Eve Trickster (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Evan Tramel