Gregg Bishop is an award-winning filmmaker whose genre-defying work has earned praise from icons like Sam Raimi, theatrical premieres at SXSW, Sitges, and Slamdance, and critical acclaim from Variety, The LA Times, and Ain’t It Cool News. Known for crafting unforgettable films on bold ideas and lean budgets, Gregg’s work includes the cult classic DANCE OF THE DEAD, the monster horror hit SiREN (Universal Pictures), and his breakout debut feature THE OTHER SIDE, which premiered at Slamdance and earned praise for its ingenuity and intensity.
Gregg’s passion for filmmaking began at age seven when he discovered his father’s Super 8mm camera in the attic and realized he’d found the magic tool to unlock new universes and bring the stories in his head to life. By 17, he had already directed his first feature-length film in his Georgia hometown and went on to attend USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where he wrote and directed the breakout short film VOODOO. Produced by his friend Ke Huy Quan (THE GOONIES, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE), VOODOO won over twenty festivals, including Slamdance, and is now screened at orientation for incoming USC film students alongside works by his filmmaking heroes George Lucas and Robert Zemeckis.
After USC, Gregg self-financed his debut feature, THE OTHER SIDE, for just $15,000. The supernatural thriller had its world premiere at Slamdance, earned praise from Variety as “a lean, propulsively paced movie packed with pulse-pounding excitement,” and was picked up for theatrical release. The film also marked the first leading role for Jaimie Alexander (THOR, BLINDSPOT). Gregg is currently developing the movie as a TV series.
Gregg’s follow-up, DANCE OF THE DEAD, premiered at SXSW and was hand-picked by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for distribution through Lionsgate and Ghost House Pictures. As Tapert recalls, “This was a movie that Sam Raimi and I watched on a Sunday afternoon. We howled and we howled till Sam’s wife and kids started banging on his office door wondering if we were alright.” The film quickly became a modern cult classic, landing on multiple Best of the Year lists, with Ain’t It Cool News hailing it as “a cult classic” and Bloody Disgusting declaring it “one of the best horror comedies ever made.” It also marked an early starring role for Lucas Till (X-MEN, MACGYVER).
Subsequently, Gregg wrote and directed a segment in the acclaimed V/H/S anthology series, which premiered at Fantastic Fest and was released theatrically by Magnet Releasing. He later directed SiREN (Universal), a feature-length adaptation of the V/H/S short Amateur Night. The LA Times called it “a clever and confident expansion of a terrific short,” while Horror Freak News listed it as one of the “Top Horror Movies of the Year.”
His award-winning short films include the Webby Award-winning THE BIRDS OF ANGER (NBC/Universal), starring Jaimie Alexander and curated by Robert Rodriguez for his El Rey Network, as well as festival favorites THE MANY WORLDS OF GEORGE GOODMAN and HOWL AT THE DEAD, which have screened to acclaim at Sitges, Screamfest, PanicFest, and Fantasia.
Gregg also co-wrote the spec screenplay LOCKDOWN AT FRANKLIN HIGH with Joe Ballarini, which sold to Sony Pictures in a bidding war, with Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes producing. Upcoming feature projects include an original science-fiction adventure and the horror film THE SISTERS OF SAMHAIN (with the producers of FINAL DESTINATION).
For Gregg, filmmaking isn’t a choice, it’s a calling. Every story, every frame, reflects his all-consuming passion to entertain, inspire, and connect people through the power of cinema. From discovering a Super 8mm camera in his childhood attic to sharing his films with audiences worldwide, Gregg’s obsession with storytelling continues to fuel everything he does, driven by the belief that movies have the extraordinary ability to unite people from all walks of life.
