Known for Directing
John Harrison began his career directing rock videos and working as 1st Asst. Director for famed horror director,George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead (1968)/Creepshow (1982)). Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series,Tales from the Darkside (1983)m], before helming Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990), for Paramount Pictures, which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France. Harrison co-wrote the animated feature,Dinosaur (2000), for Disney. He also wrote the adaptation of Clive Barker's fantasy novels, "Abarat", also for Disney. In the Fall of '06, Harrison reunited with mentor George Romero to produce Romero's film, Diary of the Dead (2007). His action suspense thriller, Blank Slate (2008), for producer Dean Devlin, which Harrison wrote and directed, aired as a twenty-episode micro-series on TNT in the Fall of 2008. Clive Barker's Book of Blood (2009), which he wrote and directed, was released in the Fall 2009. His 6-hour miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's monumental bestseller, Dune (2000), which he directed, was an Emmy Award-winning success in the U.S., then internationally, both in its broadcast premieres and subsequently in home video. Harrison's Children of Dune (2003), another 6-hour miniseries encompassing the next two novels of Frank Herbert's mythic adventure series which he wrote and co-produced, was also an Emmy winner for the Sci-Fi Channel.
Born
January 1, 1948 (age 78)
Filmography
41 films, 32 shows


Book of Blood
2009 · 1h 36m
country: United Kingdom
Based on the wraparound story penned by Clive Barker in the author's "Books of Blood" collection, the story centers on a paranormal expert who, while investigating a gruesome slaying, finds a house that is at the intersection of "highways" transporting souls to the afterlife.


Blank Slate
2008 · 1h 26m
country: United States
An amnesiac, sentenced to Death Row for a murder she can't remember committing, is given a second chance at freedom by the FBI: recruited as part of the secret experimental unit of the FBI's unsolved crimes division, she's implanted with the final memories of murder victims. But while she pursues the leads of other peoples' memories, she is haunted by the distant echoes of her own life... a life she can't remember.


Supernova
2005 · 2h 52m
country: South Africa
A international science conference is held in Australia when Dr. Austin Shepard mysteriously disappears. Dr. Shepard's colleague, Christopher Richardson and other people are soon faced with the reality of an impending crisis and an attempt to keep the information from the public. While a full-blown supernova does not occur, explosions on the sun cause massive damage in Australia, and is shown often in Sydney and in various other cities and countries of the world.
Book of Evil: Solid Tales From the Darkside
Book of Evil: Solid Tales From the Darkside
1996
country: United States


The Assassination File
1996 · 1h 46m
country: United States
An ex-FBI agent gradually uncovers the nature of a conspiracy behind the death of a black presidential candidate
Donor Unknown
Donor Unknown
1995 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Type A insurance fraud investigator Nick Stillman has his life extended by a heart transplant, only to be dismayed to discover that his donor was murdered so Nick could live.


Tales from the Darkside
1990 · 1h 30m
country: Unknown
A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.


Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · 1h 33m
country: United States
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.
Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
Night Rose: Akhbar's Daughter
1987 · 22m
country: Unknown
A businessman falls for a client's daughter who seems icy by day, and passionate by night.


Scary Tales: Night Elevator
1986 · 23m
country: United States
A greedy temptress double-crosses two best friends
Ubu
Ubu
1973 · 12m
country: United States
Early short film by John Harrison


Ubu
1973 · 12m
country: Unknown
A short film adaption of an absurdist French play. Basically plotless, adapts three seemingly random scenes.