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Jack Ketchum

Novelist / Literary Agent / Screenwriter / Writer | * 11/10/1946 († 71, 01/24/2018) | Newark, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Dallas William Mayr (November 10, 1946 – January 24, 2018), better known by his pen name Jack Ketchum, was an American horror fiction author. He was the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. His novels included Off Season, Offspring, and Red, the latter two of which were adapted to film. In 2011, Ketchum received the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award for outstanding contribution to the horror genre. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Thriller | Drama

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A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her. ...

The Woman

R

2011 | 3.0/5 | 1h 42min
Drama, Horror
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In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to uns ...

The Girl Next Door

R

2007 | 3.3/5 | 1h 31min
Thriller, Crime, Drama, Horror
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Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she’s to be rehabilitated into a "good girl" ...

Darlin'

Certification unknown

2019 | 2.7/5 | 1h 41min
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women. ...

XX

Certification unknown

2017 | 2.5/5 | 1h 20min
Horror
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Awards & Nominations for Jack Ketchum

World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
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Movies with Jack Ketchum as Actor(4)

as himself2015 The Life of Death
as Max Joseph2009 Offspring
as Bartender2008 Red
as Teddy Panik2006 The Lost

Movies with Jack Ketchum as Crew(10)

Production/Executive Producer2019 Darlin'
Writing/Story2017 XX
Writing/Novel2011 The Woman
Writing/Writer2011 The Woman
Writing/Story2011 Mail Order
Writing/Screenplay2009 Offspring
Writing/Novel2009 Offspring
Writing/Novel2008 Red
Writing/Novel2007 The Girl Next Door
Writing/Novel2006 The Lost

Full Name: Jack Ketchum
Born: Sunday, 11/10 1946 (November) in Newark, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 01/24 2018 (January) in New York City (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Influenced by/Role models: Cormac McCarthy, William Faulkner
Other names for Jack Ketchum (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dallas Mayr"
"Джек Кетчам"
"Даллас Мэйр"
"Dallas William Mayr"
"Jerzy Livingston" (Pseudonym)
Jack Ketchum frequently works together with these people:
Pollyanna McIntosh (6x, Actress)
Lucky McKee (6x, Crew)
Andrew van den Houten (5x, Crew)
Roxanne Benjamin (3x, Crew)
Chris Sivertson (3x, Crew)
Jeff Subik (3x, Crew)
Christian Schaanning (3x, Crew)
Andrew Smetek (3x, Crew)
Josh Garrell (3x, Crew)
E. Parker Webb (2x, Actor)
Søren Hyldgaard (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:857321, Added: 11/14/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024