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Robert Tinnell

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Robert Tinnell
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Robert Tinnell is a working writer/director who has never given up his status as rabid fanboy. In addition to filming his own Super 8mm horror films as a young teen, he also published the horror fanzine Demons of the Mind. As an adult, Tinnell has written and directed several films, including the fan favorite Frankenstein and Me (1996). In 2004, The Black Forest, a horror graphic novel was co-written by Tinnell and featuring the classic moments, was released by Image Comics to great acclaim. Tinnell resides with his long-suffering wife Shannon Colaianni Tinnell and kids within comfortable driving distance of beer, sushi, a comic book store, and trout fishing.
BornApril 27, 1961
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BornApril 27, 1961
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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Robert Tinnell
Robert Tinnell on set of Creepshow with George Romero and Stephen King.
Robert Tinnell on set of Surf Nazis Must Die
Directing Kids of the Round Table with Malcolm McDowell
Behind the Scenes of Frankenstein and Me
Robert Tinnell
Robert Tinnell
Doug Bradley, Agnes Bruckner, A.J. Cook, Dorothy Lyman, Phillip Rush, David Selby, Jeffrey Tinnell, Robert Tinnell, Wade Williams, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Josh Stewart, Yaniv Dabach, Ellie Ann Fenton, Rebecca Gruss, Eden Brolin, Jason Baker, Cathy O'Dell, Porter Stiles, Joshua Brooks, Joseph Ruud, Jeremy Michael Burns, Mandy Simpson, Sloane Coombs, Gant Montgomery, Lindsey Sites, Travis Teffner, Kevin Dennis, and Madeline Gehle in Back Fork (2019)

Known for

Joe Pantoliano, Ray Abruzzo, Paul Ben-Victor, Lynn Cohen, Skyler Gisondo, Addison Timlin, Josh Helman, Andrew Schulz, and Madison Iseman in Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
Feast of the Seven Fishes
6.7
  • Writer
  • 2019
Frankenstein and Me (1996)
Frankenstein and Me
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1996
Malcolm McDowell and Johnny Morina in Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Kids of the Round Table
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1995
Believe (2000)
Believe
5.2
  • Writer
  • 2000

Credits

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Producer

  • Thieves and Phantoms
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • 12 Desperate Hours (2023)
    12 Desperate Hours
    • producer
    • 2023
  • A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story (2023)
    A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story
    • producer
    • 2023
  • How to Tie a Tie (2022)
    How to Tie a Tie
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Bad Hare Day (2021)
    Bad Hare Day
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Moonlight Motel
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Doug Bradley, Agnes Bruckner, A.J. Cook, Dorothy Lyman, Phillip Rush, David Selby, Jeffrey Tinnell, Robert Tinnell, Wade Williams, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Josh Stewart, Yaniv Dabach, Ellie Ann Fenton, Rebecca Gruss, Eden Brolin, Jason Baker, Cathy O'Dell, Porter Stiles, Joshua Brooks, Joseph Ruud, Jeremy Michael Burns, Mandy Simpson, Sloane Coombs, Gant Montgomery, Lindsey Sites, Travis Teffner, Kevin Dennis, and Madeline Gehle in Back Fork (2019)
    Back Fork
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2019
  • Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival Christmas Special
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • All Hallows Eve: Chapter 1 the 11th Hour
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015)
    Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
    • consulting producer
    • 2015
  • The Misfits: Tour Video Collection (2015)
    The Misfits: Tour Video Collection
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • The Vig
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Fly Rod Chronicles
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Mothership
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • The Hunted (2013)
    The Hunted
    • co-executive producer
    • 2013
  • Edgar Allan Poe in Requiem for the Damned (2012)
    Requiem for the Damned
    • executive producer
    • 2012

Writer

  • Sacrifice
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
  • Joe Pantoliano, Ray Abruzzo, Paul Ben-Victor, Lynn Cohen, Skyler Gisondo, Addison Timlin, Josh Helman, Andrew Schulz, and Madison Iseman in Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
    Feast of the Seven Fishes
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Flicker (2018)
    Flicker
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • The Appalachian Food Evangelist
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Grindsploitation (2016)
    Grindsploitation
    • Writer (segment Grave of the Gods)
    • 2016
  • The Misfits: Tour Video Collection (2015)
    The Misfits: Tour Video Collection
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • 1863 (2013)
    1863
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013–2014
  • Edgar Allan Poe in Requiem for the Damned (2012)
    Requiem for the Damned
    • written by (segment The Fall of the House of Usher)
    • 2012
  • The Second Chance
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • The Latchkey Kid
    • comic
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Feast of the Seven Fishes Holiday Cooking Special
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2011
  • The Game
    • writer
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Romeo Must Hang (2010)
    Romeo Must Hang
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Here There Be Monsters
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Shades of Gray (2009)
    Shades of Gray
    • by
    • 2009
  • Believe (2000)
    Believe
    • based on an original story by
    • 2000

Director

  • Maker (2020)
    Maker
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Joe Pantoliano, Ray Abruzzo, Paul Ben-Victor, Lynn Cohen, Skyler Gisondo, Addison Timlin, Josh Helman, Andrew Schulz, and Madison Iseman in Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
    Feast of the Seven Fishes
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Flicker (2018)
    Flicker
    • episode director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • The Appalachian Food Evangelist
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Grindsploitation (2016)
    Grindsploitation
    • Director (segment Grave of the Gods)
    • 2016
  • 1863 (2013)
    1863
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013–2014
  • That $#!% Will Rot Your Brain: How the Monster Kids Transformed Popular Culture (2014)
    That $#!% Will Rot Your Brain: How the Monster Kids Transformed Popular Culture
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Tradition of Service
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Edgar Allan Poe in Requiem for the Damned (2012)
    Requiem for the Damned
    • Director (segment The Fall of the House of Usher)
    • 2012
  • The Second Chance
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2012
  • The Game
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Here There Be Monsters
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Monster Kid Home Movies (2005)
    Monster Kid Home Movies
    • Director (segment Scream of the Vampire)
    • Video
    • 2005
  • Believe (2000)
    Believe
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Airspeed (1999)
    Airspeed
    • Director
    • 1999
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Shades of Gray
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Shades of Gray

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  • Alternative name
    • Bob Tinnell
  • Born
    • April 27, 1961
    • Fairmont, West Virginia, USA
  • Spouse
    • Shannon Colaianni Tinnell1997 - present
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