{{short description|American film director}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Ethan Wiley | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = United States | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Screenwriter, film director, film producer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = ''House'', ''House 2: The Second Story'', ''Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror'', ''Journey to the Forbidden Valley'' }}
'''Ethan Wiley''' is an American screenwriter, film producer, director and musician.<ref>Bowen, Chuck (April 10, 2017) [https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/house-two-stories/%5D Slant Magazine]</ref><ref>Wixson, Heather (July 16, 2017) [https://dailydead.com/frightning-strikes-twice-part-1-celebrating-house-ii-the-second-story-with-ethan-wiley-arye-gross-jonathan-stark-and-amy-yasbeck/%5d Review: House Two Stories]</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hiltzik, Michael A.|date=March 24, 2002|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-24-tm-34460-story.html/%5d|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Untangling the Web}}</ref><ref>Trembath, Ron III (May 28, 2013) [https://trainwreckdsociety.com/2013/05/28/ethan-wiley-interview/%5d Ethan Wiley (Interview)]</ref>
Wiley wrote the screenplay for the 1985 film ''House'' and has written and directed several other horror films, including, ''House II: The Second Story'',<ref>Scripps, Dale Stevens (September 7, 1987) "'House II' A Hodgepodge", ''The Fresno Bee'', pC5.</ref> ''Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror'', starring David Carradine and Eva Mendes,<ref>Lea, Rebecca (September 10, 2018) "[https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/revisiting-the-film-of-stephen-kings-children-of-the-corn-v-fields-of-terror/ Revisiting the film of Stephen King’s Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror]", ''Den of Geek''. Retrieved 27 June 2023</ref> ''Blackwater Valley Exorcism'' and ''Brutal'', starring Jeffrey Combs, Michael Berryman and Sarah Thompson.
In 2006, Wiley formed Wiseacre Films, an independent production company. Producing credits include ''Blackwater Valley Exorcism'',''A Dead Calling'', "Drifter", ''Brutal'', ''Deadwater'' (a.k.a. ''Black Ops''), ''Bear'' and ''The Butterfly Room''. Wiley was the co-writer, director and producer of the family comedy movie ''Elf-Man'' and the Chinese action-adventure feature ''Journey to the Forbidden Valley''<ref>Landreth, Jonathan, (August 28, 2012) "China Makes its peace with Bigfoot", Los Angeles Times [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-aug-28-la-et-mn-china-monster-movie-20120829-story.html] </ref> Ethan was a Production Consultant for the Universal Pictures action film ''The Man with the Iron Fists 2'', and teleplay writer for Universal's ''Dead Again in Tombstone''
Earlier in his career, Wiley worked as a special effects artist and puppeteer on ''Return of the Jedi'', ''Gremlins'' and ''Romancing the Stone''.
==Music career== Wiley is a mandolin and mandocello player. He composed and produced the instrumental CD, ''Take A Stand'', featuring Jon Sholle (guitar), Joe Craven (percussion), Jim Whitney (bass) and Joyce Andersen (violin). Ethan composed and performed two songs for the soundtrack of ''Jason X'', has contributed mandolin, mandocello and guitar to other feature film soundtracks, and has performed and recorded with various singer-songwriters and bands.
In 2021, Wiley debuted the Virtuosity Podcast on Spotify and YouTube, with musician Timo Shanko, exploring the world of musical virtuosity.
==Partial filmography== {{div col begin}} *''Return of the Jedi'' *''Gremlins'' *''House'' *''House II: The Second Story'' *''Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror'' *''Blackwater Valley Exorcism'' *''Brutal'' *''Deadwater'' *''Bear'' *''The Butterfly Room'' *''Elf-Man'' *''The Man with the Iron Fists 2'' *''Dead Again in Tombstone'' *''Journey to the Forbidden Valley'' {{div col end}}
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==External links== * [http://www.meanbunny.com Mean Bunny, Inc.] Official website for Ethan Wiley * [https://tubitv.com/person/0db823/ethan-wiley] Tubi list of movies written and directed by Ethan Wiley] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB8qkFaB1nM] "Revisiting House with Ethan Wiley and Simon Barber - Iconicon 2022" * {{IMDb name|0928832|Ethan Wiley}} * {{IMDb name|2387710 |Journey to the Forbidden Valley}} * {{IMDb name|5794440|"Dead Again in Tombstone"}} * {{IMDb name|0863005| "Blackwater Valley Exorcism"}} * {{IMDb name|1018877| "Brutal"}} * {{IMDb name|0820872|"Drifter"}} * [http://www.meanbunny.bandcamp.com Bandcamp] Ethan Wiley's music album * [https://open.spotify.com/show/7mfYuq9igLleQBdA65ik2p?si=5Xh4rfc_QyWDTZ8jhheEtg&dl_branch=1 "Virtuosity Podcast" on Spotify] * [https://kevinmeadeandhighwayone.bandcamp.com/ Kevin Meade & Highway One Bandcamp site] {{Authority control}}
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