John Harrison

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).More