Joseph Maddrey

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Joseph Maddrey
Born1979 (age 4445)
Nationality American
Occupation(s)Author, screenwriter

Joseph Maddrey (born 1979) is an American author and screenwriter known for writing and producing the documentary Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film . He worked as a co-author with Lance Henriksen on Henriksen's autobiography, Not Bad for a Human - The Life and Films of Lance Henriksen, and also co-wrote the comic book series To Hell You Ride with Henriksen as well. [1]

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  1. "Not Bad for a Human - About". Not Bad for a Human - The Life and Films of Lance Henriksen. Retrieved 2015-06-08.