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For the American football player, see [Greg Bishop](/source/Greg_Bishop).

American film director

Gregg Bishop Writer, director, producer Gregg Bishop Born Powder Springs, Georgia, United States Occupations Screenwriter, film director, producer Website greggbishop.com

**Gregg Bishop** is an American [film director](/source/Film_director), producer and writer.

## Early life

Gregg Bishop grew up in [Powder Springs, Georgia](/source/Powder_Springs%2C_Georgia) and started making movies with his father's Super 8 film cameras when he was 7 years old. He completed over 50 short films by age 16. Bishop attended [McEachern High School](/source/McEachern_High_School) where he wrote & directed his first full-length feature, a spy-thriller, at 17 years of age.[1]

Bishop attended the [USC School of Cinematic Arts](/source/USC_School_of_Cinematic_Arts) in the Film Production Program. When he was a junior at the film school, he wrote and directed the multi-award winning short film *Voodoo* with his friend [Ke Huy Quan](/source/Ke_Huy_Quan) producing and shooting. The short film won several awards including the Audience Award at the [Slamdance Film Festival](/source/Slamdance_Film_Festival),[2] and it is now screened at orientation for incoming USC film students along with the short films *[Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB](/source/Electronic_Labyrinth_THX_1138_4EB)* by [George Lucas](/source/George_Lucas) and *The Lift* by [Robert Zemeckis](/source/Robert_Zemeckis).[3]

## Career

After graduating from the University of Southern California filmschool, Bishop took the profits he made from his short film *Voodoo* and financed his first feature film *[The Other Side](/source/The_Other_Side_(2006_film))* himself with $15,000.[4] The supernatural action/thriller starred [Jaimie Alexander](/source/Jaimie_Alexander) in her first leading role and premiered at the [Slamdance Film Festival](/source/Slamdance_Film_Festival) in [Park City, Utah](/source/Park_City%2C_Utah) where it was picked up for a 2007 theatrical release.[5] As of 2019 Bishop is currently developing the movie as a TV series.[6]

In 2008, Bishop sold a TV series to [Fox Television Studios](/source/Fox_Television_Studios)[7] and then directed and produced the feature film *[Dance of the Dead](/source/Dance_of_the_Dead_(film))*, starring [Jared Kusnitz](/source/Jared_Kusnitz), [Lucas Till](/source/Lucas_Till), [Blair Redford](/source/Blair_Redford), [Laura Slade Wiggins](/source/Laura_Slade_Wiggins) and Justin Welborn. The movie had its World Premiere at the [SXSW Film Festival](/source/South_by_Southwest) and was hand-picked by director [Sam Raimi](/source/Sam_Raimi) for distribution through [Lions Gate Entertainment](/source/Lions_Gate_Entertainment) and *Ghost House Pictures*.[8] [Rob Tapert](/source/Rob_Tapert) says “This was a movie that [Sam Raimi](/source/Sam_Raimi) and myself watched on a Sunday afternoon, we howled and we howled till Sam’s wife and kids started banging on his office door wondering if we were alright. I think I’ve watched it about five times so far.” [9] [Ain't It Cool News](/source/Ain't_It_Cool_News) hailed the movie as "a cult classic"[10] and Bloody-Disgusting called it "one of the best horror comedies ever made that will be remembered for years to come".[11]

In 2011, Bishop wrote and directed the Webby award-winning short film *The Birds of Anger* starring [Jaimie Alexander](/source/Jaimie_Alexander) for [NBCUniversal](/source/NBCUniversal) *G4Films*. The film was based on the best-selling mobile game, Rovio's *[Angry Birds](/source/Angry_Birds)*, told in the style of the 1963 film *[The Birds](/source/The_Birds_(film))* by [Alfred Hitchcock](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock).[12] In 2019, the film was selected by [Robert Rodriguez](/source/Robert_Rodriguez) to be featured on his [El Rey Network](/source/El_Rey_Network).

Bishop wrote and directed a segment called "Dante The Great" for the third installment of the highly acclaimed *V/H/S* franchise called *[V/H/S: Viral](/source/V%2FH%2FS%3A_Viral)* which hit theaters November 21, 2014.[13]

In 2016 Bishop directed the feature film *[Siren](/source/Siren_(2016_film))*, which is an adaptation of the *V/H/S* segment "Amateur Night" by [David Bruckner](/source/David_Bruckner).[14] It was released in theaters by Universal Pictures and stars [Chase Williamson](/source/Chase_Williamson), Justin Welborn, and [Hannah Fierman](/source/Hannah_Fierman) as Lily. Ain't It Cool News called it a "rock solid monster movie with a strong ensemble cast",[15] Los Angeles Times hailed it a "clever and confident expansion of a terrific short",[16] and Horror Freak News named SiREN as one of the "top horror movies of 2016".[17]

Bishop sold his spec screenplay *Lockdown at Franklin High* in a bidding war to [Sony Pictures](/source/Sony_Pictures) with [Michael Bay](/source/Michael_Bay) and [Platinum Dunes](/source/Platinum_Dunes) attached to produce.[18]

In 2020, it was announced on Deadline that Bishop would be directing the horror film *The Sisters of Samhain* with the producers of Final Destination.[19]

## Filmography

- *[The Other Side](/source/The_Other_Side_(2006_film))* (2006) – Director, writer, producer, editor

- *[Dance of the Dead](/source/Dance_of_the_Dead_(film))* (2008) – Director, producer, editor

- *The Birds of Anger* (2011) – Director, writer, producer, editor

- *[V/H/S: Viral](/source/V%2FH%2FS%3A_Viral)* (2014) – Director, writer, producer, editor, actor (segment "Dante the Great")

- *[Siren](/source/Siren_(2016_film))* (2016) – Director, editor

- *The Sisters of Samhain* (2025) – Director, producer

- *Lockdown at Franklin High* (2027) – Writer

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Peach Buzz"](http://www.ajc.com/hotjobs/content/metro/stories/2008/05/17/buzz.html?cxntlid=inform_artrl). The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Slamdance Announces Winners"](https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/slamdance-2001-announces-winners/). Film Threat. January 28, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2001.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Making a $15,000 feature film"](https://thebitterscriptreader.blogspot.com/2011/02/interview-with-director-gregg-bishop.html). The Bitter Script Reader. February 22, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Interview with Dance of the Dead cast & crew"](http://www.fearnet.com/news/b10509_interview_with_dance_of_dead_cast_crew.html). Fearnet.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Indie Award Winning Film The Other Side Acquired"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140220045823/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/9559/). Bloody Disgusting. Archived from [the original](https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9559) on February 20, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Scott Adkins series Ascenders"](https://cityonfire.com/ascenders-jesse-v-johnson-scott-adkins-ehud-bleiberg-gregg-bishop-series-martial-arts/). City On Fire.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Splat Chat: Exclusive One-onOne with Dance of the Dead's Gregg Bishop"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100105225249/http://www.fearnet.com/news/b13949_splat_chat_exclusive_one_on_one_with.html). Fearnet. Archived from [the original](http://www.fearnet.com/news/b13949_splat_chat_exclusive_one_on_one_with.html) on January 5, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Joe Lynch Overseeing Short Films for G4TV"](https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/47920/joe-lynch-overseeing-three-video-gamehorror-mash-short-films-g4tvcom). Dread Central. September 9, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Waldon, Powel (October 30, 2008). ["Ghost House Underground Review – Eight Movies Handpicked by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert"](https://www.amc.com/talk/2008/10/ghost-house-und). *[AMC](/source/AMC_(TV_channel))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Quint loves up on midnight zombie flick DANCE OF THE DEAD at SXSW!!!"](https://www.aintitcool.com/node/35930/). Ain't It Cool News.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Year in Review: Tim Anderson's Best & Worst Movies of 2008!"](https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/14771/year-in-review-tim-andersons-best-worst-movies-of-2008/). Bloody Disgusting. December 28, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Mixing video games and horror for short movie magic"](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/10/video-games-horror-mashup-/1). USA Today. October 12, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Kit, Borys. ["V/H/S VIRAL a.k.a. V/H/S/3 has landed its roster of directors!"](https://www.aintitcool.com/node/67162). Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["V/H/S Segment Adaptation Siren"](https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117381/hannah-fierman-will-reprise-memorable-role-in-vhs-segment-adaptation-siren/). *DC*. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Bug, Ambush. ["AICN looks at SiREN!"](https://www.aintitcool.com/node/76856/). *Aint It Cool News*. Ain't It Cool News.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["In 'SiREN' a bachelor party goes oh, so wrong"](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-siren-review-20161128-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Top 15 Horror Movies of 2016"](https://horrorfreaknews.com/top-15-horror-movies-2016-5-major-disappointments/13952). Horror Freak News. May 3, 2022.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Sony Pictures preempts spec Lockdown at Franklin High"](https://deadline.com/2012/03/sony-pictures-preempts-spec-lockdown-at-franklin-high-242190/). Deadline. March 10, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["'The Night House' Writing Duo Plot Horror 'The Sisters Of Samhain' With Fangoria, 'Final Destination' Producers & Bloody Disgusting"](https://deadline.com/2020/02/the-night-house-writers-the-sisters-of-samhaim-fangoria-final-destination-bloody-disgusting-1202852995/). Deadline. February 6, 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.greggbishop.com)

- [Gregg Bishop](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084059/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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