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John Penney is an American film producer, screenwriter and director who has been working in the horror genre for over thirty years.
John Penney is a filmmaker who has written and directed horror and sci-fi movies such as Zyzzyx Rd, Shadows, and Hellgate. He is the son of science fiction writer Raylyn Moore and the stepson of Ward Moore.
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John Penney. Writer: Hellgate. Son of science fiction writer Raylyn Moore and stepson of writer Ward Moore, John started his career as a film editor before turning to writing and directing.
Nov 5, 2011 · Hellgate: Directed by John Penney. With William Hurt, Cary Elwes, Ploy Jindachote, Paula Taylor. A western businessman, his Thai wife and son experience a horrible accident while visiting Bangkok. In the aftermath, they find there is a shadow world between life and death where endless darkness lies.
Award winning writer/director, John Penney, attended UCLA where he studied film and received a degree in English. In addition to his screenplays, John has written short stories that have won him an award from the Adelphi Academy in New York and have been published in the "Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction."