David Gregory

David Gregory

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David Gregory is a producer and director, known for "Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau" (2014), "Color Out of Space" (2019), and "Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson" (2019).

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David Gregory

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Enter the Clones of Bruce
Director
Get ready to play a game of death … and another … and another. The wild documentary Enter the Clones of Bruce dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze.
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
The epic conclusion to the In Search of Darkness trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that populated the bottom shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental - but always entertaining - these hidden gems are ripe for rediscovery.
Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle
Executive Producer
Love blossoms between Evan and Kim in the coastal town of Santa Cruz, California but so does a flock of displaced sea eagles, who go on a rampage.
The Once and Future Smash
Severin rep
In 1970, Mikey and William both portrayed football cannibal Smash-Mouth in the influential cult hit, End Zone 2. Now, 50 years later, only one can wear the mask.
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Executive Producer
Explores the folk horror phenomenon from its beginnings in a trilogy of films – Witchfinder General, Blood on Satan’s Claw and The Wicker Man – through its proliferation on British television in the 1970s and its culturally specific manifestations in American, Asian, Australian and European horror, to the genre’s revival over the last decade.
Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
Executive Producer
Quinqui cinema encompassed a series of Spanish crime films with a unique national sensibility, as they reflected the times of the Franco dictatorship transition. Guided by academics Mery Cuesta and Tom Whittaker, this featurette explores this explosive subgenre.
White Lace & Button Eyes
Self
Documentary covering the production of David Gregory's PLAGUE TOWN.
Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' Mall
Producer
A tour of 'Dawn of the Dead's Monroeville mall with Michael Gornick, Tom Savini, Tom Dubensky and Taso Stavrakis. A 34 minute documentary included on the Second Sight boxset.
Memories of Monroeville: Revisiting the 'Dawn of the Dead' Mall
Director
A tour of 'Dawn of the Dead's Monroeville mall with Michael Gornick, Tom Savini, Tom Dubensky and Taso Stavrakis. A 34 minute documentary included on the Second Sight boxset.
Zombies and Bikers
Producer
John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers discuss their inolvement with 'Dawn of the Dead'. A new documentary for the Second Sight DotD box set.
Zombies and Bikers
Director
John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers discuss their inolvement with 'Dawn of the Dead'. A new documentary for the Second Sight DotD box set.
Rondo and Bob
Self
Robert A. Burns, art director on the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, was obsessed with actor Rondo Hatton aka the Creeper. Burns was average looking but brimming with odd creativity. Hatton, who suffered from acromegaly, had a strangely unique appearance, but was a regular guy. In Rondo and Bob their two stories intersect.
Tales of the Uncanny
Producer
David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specialists, and members of the film industry.
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specialists, and members of the film industry.
Tales of the Uncanny
Director
David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specialists, and members of the film industry.
Zandor and Friends
Director
Feature-length documentary taking a look at the making of Al Adamson's Dracula vs Frankenstein.
From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film
Executive Producer
Documentary tracing the history of Soviet fantasy and sci-fi films. Included on Severin's release of Viy.
Color Out of Space
Co-Producer
The Gardner family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard, melts into the earth, and infects both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly colour. To their horror, the family discovers this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches—including them.
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
Producer
Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
Director
Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this
Master of Dark Shadows
Producer
Revealing the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind-the-scenes stories exploring the diverse talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis.
Master of Dark Shadows
Editor
Revealing the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind-the-scenes stories exploring the diverse talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis.
Master of Dark Shadows
Director
Revealing the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind-the-scenes stories exploring the diverse talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Self
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES is a project that examines horror culture and filmmaking in the New England area. Through the stories of industry professionals, filmmakers, and actors, it explores the historical and contemporary significance of the area's impact on the horror genre, as well as the decision to pursue a project locally.
VHS Revolution
Self
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.
Return to the Genre
Director
An nnterview with director William Friedkin about The Guardian (1990)
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Director
A documentary about the making of the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie.
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
Director
The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.
Blue Notes and Bungalows
Director
A documentary about the making of Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1986 film BETTY BLUE.
What's in the Basket?
Writer
A documentary on the making of Frank Henenlotter's Basket Case trilogy.
What's in the Basket?
Director
A documentary on the making of Frank Henenlotter's Basket Case trilogy.
The Theatre Bizarre
Screenplay
Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an eerie human puppet named Peg Poett who will introduce Penny to six tales of the bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees cross paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep.
The Theatre Bizarre
Director
Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an eerie human puppet named Peg Poett who will introduce Penny to six tales of the bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees cross paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep.
Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre
Director
After his dream project DUNE fell apart, visionary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky took a break from cinema, only to return over a decade later with his most triumphant work: SANTA SANGRE.
Panic on the Streets of New York
Director
A documentary featurette on the making of 'The Panic in Needle Park'.
Memories of a Young Pianist
Executive Producer
Interview with the italian composer Claudio Gizzi about his lifetime and work as part or the extras of the Blu-Ray edition from What? (Che?) (1972) from Roman Polanski
Memories of a Young Pianist
Writer
Interview with the italian composer Claudio Gizzi about his lifetime and work as part or the extras of the Blu-Ray edition from What? (Che?) (1972) from Roman Polanski
Memories of a Young Pianist
Director
Interview with the italian composer Claudio Gizzi about his lifetime and work as part or the extras of the Blu-Ray edition from What? (Che?) (1972) from Roman Polanski
Barbara Steele in Conversation
Director
A documentary revolving around an extended interview with Barbara Steele, in which she recounts the many facets of her career.
Pasolini and the Italian Genre Film
Director
Plague Town
Writer
An American family visiting their Irish roots accidentally stumbles on a horde of bloodthirsty mutant children.
Plague Town
Director
An American family visiting their Irish roots accidentally stumbles on a horde of bloodthirsty mutant children.
No Flesh Shall Be Spared
Director
Film about the making of the film Hardware.
A Dark Fairy Tale
Director
A short documentary about the making of Dario Argento's "Phenomena" (1985).
Baraka: A Closer Look
Director
Parts of the film crew talks about how they proceeded to record Baraka, from both technical and diplomatic angles, and also share the experiences that affect them most during the filming.
Alligator Author
Producer
A documentary looking back on the making of the 1980 film 'Alligator', featuring an interview with screenwriter John Sayles.
Beloved Count
Editor
Cult director Jess Franco recalls the making of his adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Christopher Lee.
Beloved Count
Producer
Cult director Jess Franco recalls the making of his adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Christopher Lee.
Beloved Count
Director
Cult director Jess Franco recalls the making of his adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Christopher Lee.
Beloved Count
Writer
Cult director Jess Franco recalls the making of his adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Christopher Lee.
Bloody Jess
Producer
Jess Franco and Christopher Lee discuss their 1970 collaboration, The Bloody Judge.
Bloody Jess
Director
Jess Franco and Christopher Lee discuss their 1970 collaboration, The Bloody Judge.
Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2
Director
An investigation of UK video censorship after the video recordings act was introduced.
Giornata Nera
Director
Interviews with Franco Nero and Vittorio Storaro about the film The Fifth Cord.
Don't Look Now: Death in Venice
Director
An interview with composer Pino Donaggio about his score for the 1973 film DON'T LOOK NOW.
Out of the Shadows
Director
Argento looks back at the making of his stunning debut, THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
Portrait: The Making of Henry
Director
Making of documentary from the Ultra HD Blu-ray edition of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer released on the movie's 30th anniversary.
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Writer
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Director
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
The Spaghetti West
Editor
A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.
The Spaghetti West
Producer
A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.
The Spaghetti West
Writer
A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.
The Spaghetti West
Director
A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.
Van Bebber Family Documentary
Director
Behind the chaos and creativity of the making of 2003's THE MANSON FAMILY film directed by Jim Van Bebber. This feature-length documentary was included on the Blu-ray/DVD set of THE MANSON FAMILY from Severin Films.
Go, Pussycat, Go!
Writer
The making of Russ Meyer's cult classic FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!
Go, Pussycat, Go!
Director
The making of Russ Meyer's cult classic FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!
Jesús in Furs
Director
Retrospective documentary on Jesús Franco's film "Venus in Furs".
Christ Kid, You're a Weirdo
Director
A documentary and interview with director Rolf de Heer about the making of the film "Bad Boy Bubby"
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
Production Consultant
Feature documentary which profiles both the 1978 film and the career of director George A. Romero, including extensive interviews with all principle cast members and production personnel.
Inside the Fear Factory
Editor
An overview of the history of Great Britain's Amicus Films, which was a rival of Hammer Studios in the horror field. Included are interviews with company co-founder Max Rosenberg, cameraman Freddie Francis and director Roy Ward Baker, and clips from various Amicus productions.
Inside the Fear Factory
Producer
An overview of the history of Great Britain's Amicus Films, which was a rival of Hammer Studios in the horror field. Included are interviews with company co-founder Max Rosenberg, cameraman Freddie Francis and director Roy Ward Baker, and clips from various Amicus productions.
The Godfathers of Mondo
Director
A look at the careers of Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi who invented the mondo genre with MONDO CANE in 1962. It follows their career until their split in following the making of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM in 1971.
Two Gangsters and an Island
Director
A short documentary about the making of the 1966 film 'Cul-de-sac'.
Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear
Director
Documentary about Dead & Buried.
Absence of Malick
Producer
An overview of the making of Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973), coupled with a examination of the mysterious personality of Malick himself.
Absence of Malick
Director
An overview of the making of Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973), coupled with a examination of the mysterious personality of Malick himself.
Two Masters' Eyes
Director
This documentary features interviews with directors Dario Argento and George Romero, Special Make-Up Effects supervisor Tom Savini, executive producer Claudio Argento, and Asia Argento. The interviewees discuss Edgar Allan Poe's classic writings and their tone, the conception of Two Evil Eyes, and the film's stylistic appearance and production history.
Watching the Alien
Producer
Documentary about The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Watching the Alien
Director
Documentary about The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
A British Horror Film
Director
A documentary on the making of Roman Polanski's 1965 film "Repulsion," featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Gene Gutowski, and cinematographer Gil Taylor, among others.
Celluloid Crime of the Century
Director
40-minute documentary on the making of Wes Craven's 1972 classic, The Last House on the Left.
Perversion Stories
Director
Jess Franco and members of the cast of his 1970 cult classic "Eugenie" discuss the film
Living in Darkness
Director
A documentary featuring the cast and crew of "Near Dark" reminiscing about the film's production.
Don't Look Now: Looking Back
Writer
In this short making-of documentary, director Nicolas Roeg discusses the production history of the film and the unique qualities of Daphne Du Maurier's story that inspired it, while director of photography Anthony B. Richmond explains the significance of specific scenes, including the notorious sex scene, and how they were shot. Editor Graeme Clifford also discusses his contribution to the film.
Don't Look Now: Looking Back
Director
In this short making-of documentary, director Nicolas Roeg discusses the production history of the film and the unique qualities of Daphne Du Maurier's story that inspired it, while director of photography Anthony B. Richmond explains the significance of specific scenes, including the notorious sex scene, and how they were shot. Editor Graeme Clifford also discusses his contribution to the film.
Discovering 'Evil Dead'
Director
Stories of how the film Evil Dead, The (1981) rose up very high against the accusations of the 'Video Nasties' of the 1980's in the UK. Many controversial films are referenced here to give us an example of how Evil Dead, The (1981) didn't belong in the garbage bin, and how it was very original for its genre.
Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
Director
This documentary is featured on the Limited Edition DVD for Opera, released in 2001.
The Joe Spinell Story
Producer
The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac.
The Joe Spinell Story
Director
The Joe Spinell Story is a An outstanding and eye-opening documentary, made in 2001 for the Anchor Bay DVD release of Maniac (1980). His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac.
The Stepford Life
Producer
A documentary about the making of The Stepford Wives (1975).
The 'Manhunter' Look: A Conversation with Dante Spinotti
Producer
An interview with Manhunter cinematographer Dante Spinotti.
The 'Manhunter' Look: A Conversation with Dante Spinotti
Director
An interview with Manhunter cinematographer Dante Spinotti.
The Stepford Life
Director
A documentary about the making of The Stepford Wives (1975).
A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
Writer
The making of FRANCES, a retrospective documentary.
A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances
Director
The making of FRANCES, a retrospective documentary.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Writer
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Director
A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The Manson Family
Producer
A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.
Scathed
Writer
A truly odd little mood piece, it features Matthew Bell (the narrator of Gregory's Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth) as a guy named Joe who stops off for an afternoon beer at a bar where nudists and weirdos prowl around outside. There he strikes up a difficult conversation with a beautiful but not-very-conversant young woman in an eyepatch who tells him about how she wound up at this hole in the wall, a perverse saga involving an iron-fisted owner named Miss Antonia Curis.
Scathed
Director
A truly odd little mood piece, it features Matthew Bell (the narrator of Gregory's Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth) as a guy named Joe who stops off for an afternoon beer at a bar where nudists and weirdos prowl around outside. There he strikes up a difficult conversation with a beautiful but not-very-conversant young woman in an eyepatch who tells him about how she wound up at this hole in the wall, a perverse saga involving an iron-fisted owner named Miss Antonia Curis.
Till Death
Director
David Gregory's student film about a bickering couple.
In The Land of Franco
Director
Stephen Thrower examines locations used in Jess Franco movies.
Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead
Camera Operator
Party Time : The Music of Return of the Living Dead
Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead
Sound
Party Time : The Music of Return of the Living Dead
Party Time: The Music of Return of the Living Dead
Director
Party Time : The Music of Return of the Living Dead
Stephen Thrower on Eugenie
Director
Film historian Stephen Thrower discusses the 1970 cult classic Eugenie.
Malware
Producer
A noir thriller set in a near-future, post-truth environment, retelling the story of Dante's Inferno.