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Joe Harris

Born down in a dead man's town

About Me


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JOE HARRIS makes movies and writes comics skewering the horror genre with tales of superheroes and the supernatural.
As a screenwriter, Harris made his feature debut in 2003 with the Sony Pictures release DARKNESS FALLS. Conceived and co-written by Joe, the hit movie was based on TOOTH FAIRY, a short horror film he wrote and directed which presented a dark twist on the children's bedtime myth.
THE TRIPPER, the politically-themed slasher film Joe co-wrote with actor David Arquette, was released theatrically in 2007. Produced by David & Courtney Cox and directed by Arquette, the movie mixed politics and horror into an outrageous tale of murder, mayhem and the American way. Fox Home Entertainment is releasing on DVD.
As a comic book writer, Harris has launched new titles for both Marvel's X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN franchises, writing what Wizard Magazine has described as 'great teen angst' Joe has also penned stories featuring iconic characters such as BATMAN, HELLBOY'S B.P.R.D. and other big properties from DC Comics, Dark Horse and Wildstorm. THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY, his new graphic novel, was recently published by Fox Atomic Comics and Harper Collins.
Joe's short film, WITCHWISE played dozens of horror and genre film festivals in 2007. The cautionary tale of mischief and murder twisted themes of childhood curiosity and lost innocence with dark fantasy, supernatural horror and witchcraft. Called '...a short masterpiece' by The Horror Review, his latest directorial effort continues to be programmed worldwide.
Harris was interviewed for Bravo's 2006 television special, EVEN SCARIER MOVIE MOMENTS and was featured in Creative Screenwriting Magazine's cover story, THE NEW FACE OF HORROR.
Though he feels like he's in Los Angeles all the time, Joe actually resides in New York City where he was born and raised.
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My Interests



Fiction, Film, Comics, Politics, RISK -- The Game of Global Domination, Sweet Mary Jane, The Small, Delicate Curve of a Woman's Back, Playing Guitar, Tattoos, Sex, Peace, the Overall Building of a Better Joe and the approaching downfall of George W. Bush
Horror movies are my first love, but I cheat on them with edgy, dramatic and indie stuff too.
I'm also spending my time with somebody pretty amazing these days. Now that I know she's reading this, I can surreptitiously leave hidden messages for her to come across...

I'd like to meet:



Music:

Phish, Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ryan Adams, Radiohead, Bright Eyes, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Doors, Pink Floyd, The Who, Trey Anastasio, Kings of Leon, White Stripes, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Gram Parsons, Frank Zappa, Elvis Fucking Presley, Pink Floyd, Allman Brothers Band, Tom Waits, Iron Maiden (yes, I'm serious), Metallica (before they became pussies in the 90s), Jay Z, Jeff Buckley, Fela, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, AC/DC, Mississippi John Hurt, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, George Thurogood and the Destroyers, The Kinks, Oysterhead, The Racounteurs, Stevie Wonder and The Black Crowes

Movies:


Television:

Weeds, Lost, The Sopranos, Deadwood, Rome, Entourage, Real Time With Bill Maher, Hardball, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, The McLaughlin Group, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, South Park, Battlestar Galactica, Dexter, Californication

Books:

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Heroes:

Bill Clinton, George M. Steinbrenner III, Paul O'Neill, Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre, Michael Moore, Orson Welles, John Carpenter, Philip Kauffman, Joe Ezstherhaus

My Blog

Join the WGA Virtual Picket Line!

The good folks at unitedhollywood.com are organizing a virtual picket line for myspacers to join in (assuming you support us -- which you best, honestly!).Use this as your profile picture and join the...
Posted by Joe Harris on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:13:00 PST

WGA Strike Blogging

I know you might be inundated with news regarding the Writers' Guild of America strike. It's been amazing to see how much media and grassroots attention and sympathy we've all actually gotten for our...
Posted by Joe Harris on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:41:00 PST

Reminder: New Website/Blog

I still see traffic filtering through here. Though I appreciate myspace for what it is, I don't find myself blogging much here at all.I am, however, very active on my new site. I urge you all to che...
Posted by Joe Harris on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:25:00 PST

Free Screening of THE TRIPPER in NYC -- 10/15!

Thought you guys might be interested in a FREE SCREENING of THE TRIPPER on 10/15 here in New York City!Fox is releasing the film on DVD the week after. In anticipation, the movie's been touring all b...
Posted by Joe Harris on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:20:00 PST

My New Website is Live!

Just wanted to announce that my website has been completely re-imagined and we just launched minutes ago!I'm really happy with how it's coming together and hope you check it out...www.joeharris.net...
Posted by Joe Harris on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:54:00 PST

Mea Culpa: Can’t We Just Give Them Bush?

George Bush made an unexpected trip to Iraq today to no doubt tout the so-called 'success' his surge is having in securing Baghdad. Forget the fact that these added troops are going to have to stand ...
Posted by Joe Harris on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:08:00 PST

Jenna Bush is Getting Married

Yes, this is old news at this point. Jenna Bush, youngest daughter of George W., is engaged. One of her fellow UT alums sends his congratulations:...
Posted by Joe Harris on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:00:00 PST

The Nightmare Factory PREVIEW at IGN

IGN has an exclusive EIGHT PAGE PREVIEW of THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY graphic novel up this morning.The book goes on sale next tuesday, September 4th and, as you'll see in this great little piece, is fucki...
Posted by Joe Harris on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:24:00 PST

Pre-Order THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY Graphic Novel!

My new graphic novel, THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY, will hit the stores on September 4th... you want to buy a copy. Hell, you want TEN... though I'll understand and try not to trigger any sort of guilt, sha...
Posted by Joe Harris on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:31:00 PST

Mitt Romney’s "Patriotic" sons...

You know, sometimes the farcical nature of things is almost too much to take in one sitting...Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and one of a handful of GOP candidates vying for their presi...
Posted by Joe Harris on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:11:00 PST