Joe Augustyn

Screenwriter

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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About Joe

While a freshman in Temple University's Radio-TV-Film program, Joe Augustyn won a Nissan FOCUS Award (the most heavily endowed student film competition at the time.) The award brought him to Hollywood where he attended AFI's conservatory as a producing fellow.

After graduation he worked in production on indie features as an associate of Steve Golin, then branched off on his own.

Joe wrote and produced the original NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, a perennial Halloween favorite, and later wrote the first sequel in the franchise. In an interview, Quentin Tarantino cited NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 as one of his favorite horror films. A third film and a remake have since been produced, without Joe's creative involvement.

Joe's second film as writer-producer, NIGHT ANGEL was the first film to introduce the proto-feminist demon Lilith to the cinema. Following that production he retired from producing to focus on writing. Over the years he's optioned scripts to Ruddy-Morgan, Cherry Tree Films and Applecreek Communications, and completed writing assignments for companies like Tri-Star, Propaganda, IRS Media and countless indies..

In 2001 Joe moved back east to care for his handicapped parents. He continued his screenwriting career with assignments from Brazos Films and Anonymous Content, where he's currently employed developing a supernatural thriller with VP Laurie Ross.

Joe has also published two horror novels and a true paranormal book.

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Unique traits: Very easy to work with. Lifelong horror fan and history buff.

Gender:
Male

Height:
6' 2"

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Night of the Demons (2009)
Film (Action, Comedy, Horror and Thriller) Based on earlier film I was not NOT involved creatively with this REMAKE - it was based on the franchise I created.
Exit (1996)
Video (Action, Crime, Drama and Thriller) Writer An attempted burglary of a strip club goes awry when one of the three burglars kills a man who draws a gun. This results in the trio taking the dancers and the customers hostage. Why the robbers don't go ahead and escape when the shooting occurs is beyond the viewer. Then all the hostages escape and hide in the club's refrigerator which sort of indicates the intelligence of the stick-up men. Unfortunately, the cops outside are no more intelligent as they stand around outside wondering what to do as one of the strippers who was released crawls back into an extremely large venting system for a small club and rescues the hostages with the help of an ex-cop held inside the club. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
Night of the Demons 2 (1994)
Film (Comedy, Fantasy, Horror and Romance) Writer Angela, the universe's most unpleasant party crasher, returns! Angela's sister, Mouse, is taken by her bullying Catholic school classmates to a party at Angela's favorite haunt, and before long, everybody's being turned into demons and only a butt-kickin' nun, who wields her ruler like a mighty sword of steel, can save the day. Written by Brian J. Wright <bjwright@acs.ucalgary.ca>
Night Angel (1990)
Film (Horror) Writer An evil spirit assumes the disguise of a beautiful young woman, so it can seduce and kill men.
Night of the Demons (1987 - 1988)
Film (Horror) writer.producer Teens get more than they bargained for when they party in a demon-possessed house on Halloween.
American Drive-In (1985)
Film (Comedy) Production coordinator The goings-on at a typical drive-in on a summer night.
Hard Rock Zombies (1985)
Film (Comedy, Horror and Music) Location scout A hard rock band travels to the tiny and remote town of Grand Guignol to perform. Peopled by hicks, rubes, werewolves, murderous dwarves, sex perverts, and Hitler, the town is a strange place but that doesn't stop the band's lead singer from falling in love with a local girl named Cassie. After Nazi sex perverts kill the band to satisfy their lusts, Cassie calls the rockers back from the grave to save her, the town, and maybe the world. Written by D.A. Kellough <dkelloug@infinet.com>