With the release of his newest film Brain Dead, Tenney further cements himself as a master filmmaker. For those of you unfamiliar with the cult director, here’s a brief history of how he rose to legendary status with horror aficionados:
After a foreshadowing adventure behind the camera in the sixth grade, Tenney officially began his career at the University of Southern California where he was the first, and still only, student to direct both a senior and graduate film. Both projects earned him recognition; with an Emmy Award for the Best Student Production of The Year for his senior project and an agent at ICM as well as a three picture deal for his graduate work.
He impressed audiences and critics alike with his debut film Witchboard, which became a high grossing cult classic in theaters and went on to sell over 100,000 cassette copies. It was a huge success when it premiered on HBO, beating out other higher budget films and original programs. Tenney followed up on his success with a slew of well received films, such as Night of the Demons, Witchboard 2, The Second Arrival, The Cellar, Night of the Demons II, and most recently, Brain Dead. His films are known for their strong acting, stylish cinematography and unusually well-drawn characters.
Kevin Tenney does not consider himself just a horror director, although his previous works are fine proof that he has a niche in the field. His current film Brain Dead has won numerous film festival awards and has been called “a stylish centerfold of the 80’s awesomeness genre” by Cinesploitation. Tenney has been described as having “concocted his own special blend of blackened brain matter, parasitic perversity, and comic debris.”
Brain Dead, a story about flesh eating zombies tormenting an unlikely group of survivors (including escaped convicts, a televangelist, and lost hikers) is available now on DVD through Breaking Glass Pictures.
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