About John Harrison
JOHN HARRISON began his career directing rock videos and collaborating with famed horror director, George A. Romero for whom he composed the scores to both CREEPSHOW and DAY OF THE DEAD.
Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, before helming TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, THE MOVIE for Producer Richard Rubinstein and Paramount Pictures which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France.
He has written and directed multiple TV episodes for a variety of networks as well as world premier TV movies and miniseries, including the two Emmy winning miniseries adaptations of Frank Herbert’s DUNE and CHILDREN OF DUNE. He is also an Executive Producer of the recent Legendary/Warner Bros. theatrical release of DUNE.
He co-wrote the Disney animated feature, DINOSAUR, and wrote and directed the theatrical adaptation of Clive Barker’s BOOK OF BLOOD.
Harrison’s three-episode mini-series, RESIDUE, which he created and wrote, was a Netflix Original. He has recently written and directed episodes of the CREEPSHOW TV series on Shudder/AMC.
He is also the author of four novels. The urban fairy-tale, DESTINY GARDENS, as well as the psychological thrillers, PASSING THROUGH VEILS and RESIDUE, published by WordFire Press.
His latest novel, DID YOU GET THE PACKAGE, will be published by 7th Street Books in the Fall of '26
Harrison wrote and directed multiple episodes of Romero's classic TV series, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, before helming TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, THE MOVIE for Producer Richard Rubinstein and Paramount Pictures which won Harrison the Grand Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France.
He has written and directed multiple TV episodes for a variety of networks as well as world premier TV movies and miniseries, including the two Emmy winning miniseries adaptations of Frank Herbert’s DUNE and CHILDREN OF DUNE. He is also an Executive Producer of the recent Legendary/Warner Bros. theatrical release of DUNE.
He co-wrote the Disney animated feature, DINOSAUR, and wrote and directed the theatrical adaptation of Clive Barker’s BOOK OF BLOOD.
Harrison’s three-episode mini-series, RESIDUE, which he created and wrote, was a Netflix Original. He has recently written and directed episodes of the CREEPSHOW TV series on Shudder/AMC.
He is also the author of four novels. The urban fairy-tale, DESTINY GARDENS, as well as the psychological thrillers, PASSING THROUGH VEILS and RESIDUE, published by WordFire Press.
His latest novel, DID YOU GET THE PACKAGE, will be published by 7th Street Books in the Fall of '26