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Nationality | American |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski are an American film screenwriting and executive producing team best known for their work in horror films, and for their collaborations with director David Bruckner, including Siren (2016), The Night House (2020), and Hellraiser (2022).
In October 2012, Collins and Piotrowski began their writing career by drafting the screenplay for Stephanie , which had been included in Blood List best unproduced horror scripts in Hollywood, [1] [2] with the film eventually released in 2017. [3] In 2015, they wrote the screenplay for Siren [4] [5] and A Head Full of Ghosts . [6] In 2017, they scripted the horror film Super Dark Times , which was given a wide release. [7]
In October 2018, they co-executive produced the horror film Boo! , which premiered at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. [8] In 2019, they gained notability from writing the screenplay and story for The Night House , which was theatrically released in 2021, to critical acclaim. [9] In 2020, they wrote the script and story for the 2022 horror film Hellraiser . [10] In June 2023, they wrote the screenplay for the upcoming film She Rides Shotgun. [11] [12]
Year | Title | Writer | Executive producer | Ref. |
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2016 | Siren | Yes | No | [4] |
2017 | Super Dark Times | Yes | Yes | [7] |
Stephanie | Yes | No | [3] | |
2018 | Boo! | No | Yes | [8] |
2020 | The Night House | Yes | Yes | [9] |
2022 | Hellraiser | Yes | No | [10] [13] |
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