Richard Stanley

Richard Stanley

November 22, 1966 · 59 years old

Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.

Known For

11 titles
1
Color Out of Space

Color Out of Space

2020 · 1h 51m · Movie

A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.

6.3
2
The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996 · 1h 36m · Movie

After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.

4.6
3
Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

2013 · 1h 30m · Movie

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

8.0
4
Dagon

Dagon

2001 · 1h 38m · Movie

A boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring.

6.2
5
Hardware

Hardware

1990 · 1h 34m · Movie

The head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.

5.9
6
The Abandoned

The Abandoned

2006 · 1h 39m · Movie

An adopted woman returns to her home country and the family home that she never knew and must face the mystery that lies there.

5.5
7
Dust Devil

Dust Devil

1992 · 1h 27m · Movie

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

6.2
8
The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre

2011 · 1h 54m · Movie

A modern horror omnibus inspired by the over-the-top shocks of Paris' early 20th century 'Theatre du Grand Guignol'. Enola Penny sneaks into an abandoned theater and witnesses six bizarre tales.

5.2
9
Replace

Replace

2017 · 1h 41m · Movie

Kira's skin starts to age rapidly, dry out and crumble away. But then she discovers that she can replace her own skin with somebody else's.

4.8
10
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare

Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare

2009 · 30m · Movie

All-new documentary exploring the continued impact and influence of Buddy Giovinazzo's Combat Shock.

7.9
11
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams

Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams

2018 · 1h 50m · Movie

Clark Ashton Smith was a poet, fantasist, sculptor, and painter. This lyrical documentary explore's Smith's work and life as a solitary artist living in Auburn, California. It features interviews with leading scholars such as S. T...