Alan B. McElroy

Alan B. McElroy is an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film, television, comic books, and video games. He is best known for his collaborations with Todd McFarlane on the Spawn franchise, and for penning horror films such as Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Wrong Turn.

Alan B. McElroy
Born	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Screenwriter, television producer
Years active	1988-present
Organization	Writers Guild of America
Known for	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Spawn Wrong Turn
Spouse(s)	Kymm McElroy
Awards	Nominated for: Saturn Award for Best Writing

Life and career

McElroy's screenwriting debut was Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, the fourth entry in the long-running horror franchise. Due to an impending strike by the Writers Guild of America (of which McElroy is a member), McElroy was forced to develop a concept, pitch the story, and send in the final draft in under eleven days.[1] McElroy has mostly written action (Rapid Fire, The Marine, Tekken) and horror films (Wrong Turn, Wheels of Terror, Three).[2] He is also a long-time collaborator of Todd McFarlane and has frequently worked to different capacities on the Spawn franchise, having written the Curse of the Spawn comic series, the 1997 motion picture, and was the co-creator and showrunner of the critically acclaimed animated adaptation. His 2003 film Wrong Turn spawned a franchise, with an additional 5 films being produced, albeit without McElroy's involvement.

Personal life

McElroy is a native of Cleveland, Ohio,[3] but has resided in Los Angeles since the early nineties. His wife Kymm is an artist and homemaker, and he has two daughters (Ashleigh and Mackenzie) and one son (Matthew). McElroy is a Christian, and two of his films (Three, Left Behind: The Movie) are adaptations of religious source material.

Filmography

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Actor	Notes
1988	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers	Yes	No	No
1990	21 Jump Street	Yes	No	No	1 episode
	Wheels of Terror	Yes	No	No	Television film
1992	Rapid Fire	Yes	No	No
1993	Ground Zero: Texas	Yes	No	No	Video game
1997	Todd McFarlane's Spawn	Yes	Co-executive	No	Co-creator 6 episodes
	Spawn	Yes	No	No
2000	Left Behind: The Movie	Yes	No	No
2002	Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever	Yes	No	No
2003	Wrong Turn	Yes	No	No
2006	The Marine	Yes	No	Yes	Role: Johnny
	Three	Yes	No	No
2008	Raw	No	No	Yes	Role: Wedding guest 1 episode
2010	Tekken	Yes	No	Yes	Role: Tekken Arena Attendant
2014	Shortland Street	No	No	Yes	Role: Ryan O'Connor 3 episodes
2015–2017	7 Days	Yes	No	No	72 episodes
2015	The Marine 4: Moving Target	Yes	No	No
	The Perfect Guy	Yes	No	No
	The Condemned 2	Yes	No	No
2016–2017	The Vampire Diaries	Yes	No	No	Executive story editor 8 episodes
2017	The Night Shift	Yes	Co-producer	No	10 episodes
	6 Days	No	No	Yes	Role: Policeman #3
2018	Sacred Lies	Yes	Yes	No	10 episodes
2019	Fractured	Yes	No	No
2019–2020	Star Trek: Discovery	Yes	Yes	No	17 episodes

References

1. "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Behind the Scenes". HalloweenMovies.com. Trancas International Films. 2001. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
2. Murphy, Terence Patrick (2015-09-15). From Fairy Tale to Film Screenplay: Working with Plot Genotypes. Springer. ISBN 9781137552037.
3. "Alan McElroy - Director - Screenwriter | Moviefone". AOL Moviefone. Retrieved 2017-04-09.

External links

• Alan B. McElroy on IMDb
• Alan B. McElroy at Rotten Tomatoes