Rebekah McKendry

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Rebekah McKendry
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McKendry in 2025
Born
Rebekah McKendry

(1979-10-10) October 10, 1979 (age 45)
Winchester, Virginia
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, Film Journalist, Professor
Years active2005 - Present
Notable work Tales of Halloween (2015), All the Creatures Were Stirring (2017)
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Children2

Rebekah McKendry (born October 10, 1979 in Winchester, Virginia) is an American film director, producer, film journalist, and academic. She is best known for her work on Tales of Halloween (2015) and All the Creatures Were Stirring (2017).

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Career

In 2005, McKendry joined the team at Fangoria Entertainment and was heavily involved in project development and production as Director of Marketing. In 2015, she left Fangoria to work for Blumhouse Productions, becoming the Editor-in-Chief of Blumhouse.com. [1] [2]

Along with Elric Kane and Rob Galluzzo, McKendry hosted the Killer POV podcast, which ran for 140 episodes on Geeknation. [3] In 2016, the team moved to Blumhouse.com and were joined by Ryan Turek to form the Shock Waves podcast. [4]

McKendry co-directed her first feature film with her husband David Ian McKendry titled All the Creatures Were Stirring (2017) starring Constance Wu, Jonathan Kite, Amanda Fuller, and Brea Grant. [5]

McKendry is currently a professor at USC School of Cinematic Arts. [6]

In 2021, McKendry co-wrote a horror film reboot of the 2000 film Bring It On with writer Dana Schwartz. The film is being produced by SYFY. [7]

Education

McKendry has a doctorate focused in Media Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
2018All the Creatures Were Stirring [8] YesYesYes
2019Psycho GrannyYesNoNo
2022 Glorious YesNoNo
2023 Elevator Game YesNoNo

Executive producer only

YearTitleDirectorNotes
TBAThe Dead ThingElric KanePost-production

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2011Zombie's Day OutNoNoYesalso actress: Co-Worker
FeatherNoNoYesalso choreographer
2012The DumpYesStoryYes
2013Wednesday the 13thNoNoExecutive
The BaristaYesNoYes
Scary MaskNoNoYes
Witches BrewYesNoNo
2014FoundYesNoYes
2015Zombies Gone Wild!NoNoYesDocumentary short
Eli Roth on Your Vice and the Genius of MartinoNoNoYes
Exquisite CorpseYesYesNo
2020SeparationYesYesNo

Television

YearTitleWriterProducerNotes
2011Zombies MarchNoExecutiveTV movie
2012-2013Blood and Guts with Scott IanNoYes
2012The Double Life of Deanna SinclairStoryNo1 episode
Inside HorrorYesNo1 episode
20212021 Fangoria Chainsaw AwardsNoYesTV special
2022 Bring It On: Cheer or Die YesNoTV movie

Awards and nominations

YearFestivalAwardNominated workResult
2018 Chattanooga Film Festival Audience Choice AwardAll the Creatures Were StirringWon
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Best Independent FilmNominated

References

  1. "Jason Blum: Announcing the Launch of Blumhouse.com". Red Seat Ventures. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  2. "Blumhouse.com Gets Horror Makeover Online - Dread Central". Dread Central. October 1, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  3. "Bob Odenkirk returns to Nerdist a more experienced man". November 3, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. "'Killer POV' lives! The horror podcast team reassembles as 'Shock Waves'". EW.com. May 2, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. McNary, Dave (December 15, 2015). "Constance Wu, Jonathan Kite to Star in Horror-Comedy 'All the Creatures Were Stirring'". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  6. "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile".
  7. Kiefer, Halle (May 16, 2021). "Let's See Those (Undead) Spirit Fingers for Syfy's Bring It On: Halloween". Vulture. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  8. "Christmas decor turns demonic in 'All the Creatures Were Stirring' movie poster". Entertainment Weekly .