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Dustin McNeill is the author of eight books released through Harker Press. A lifelong genre fan, he began his writing career in the pages of HorrorHound Magazine before publishing his first book in 2014. Titled Phantasm Exhumed, this franchise companion was warmly received by fans and filmmakers alike, which encouraged the author to continue his writing efforts. In 2019, he teamed with co-author Travis Mullins for the best-selling and critically acclaimed Taking Shape book series, which the pair followed up in 2022 with Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy. In 2023, Dustin penned yet another solo effort with House of Rejects: The Making of Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy. He has contributed supplemental material to mu ...more

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	Taking Shape: Developing Halloween From Script to Scream by Dustin McNeill (Goodreads Author), Travis Mullins 4.35 avg rating — 728 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels by Dustin McNeill (Goodreads Author), Travis Mullins 4.38 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason 4.13 avg rating — 357 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures in Amity: Tales From The Jaws Ride by Dustin McNeill (Goodreads Author), J. Michael Roddy (Introduction) 4.15 avg rating — 166 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantasm Exhumed: The Unauthorized Companion by Dustin McNeill (Goodreads Author), Angus Scrimm (Introduction) 4.19 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy by Dustin McNeill (Goodreads Author), Travis Mullins 4.46 avg rating — 110 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Further Exhumed: The Strange Case of Phantasm Ravager 4.18 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	House of Rejects: The Making of Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy 4.25 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	J. Michael Roddy's Haunter's Tale by J. Michael Roddy, Tom Savini (Foreword), Dustin McNeill (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantasm. L'universo di Tall Man by Luigi Boccia (Goodreads Author), Lorenzo Ricciardi (Goodreads Author), Dustin McNeill (Goodreads Author) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dustin McNeill rated a book it was amazing The Soul of Wes Craven by Joseph Maddrey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Insightful and revealing, this is wonderfully thorough and surprisingly personal look at a master of horror. Highly recommend.
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Dustin McNeill rated a book it was amazing Running Home to Shadows: Memories of TV's First Supernatural Soap from Today's Grown-Up Kids (Memories from Today's Grown-Up Kids) by Jim Beard (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I’m still convinced that would’ve been genius, a great ending to a mediocre picture.”
― Dustin McNeill, Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason

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“The producer soon approached Carpenter with the idea, who expressed interest in helming the production. Carpenter would agree to a modest salary of $10,000 to write, direct, and score the project. There were several conditions to his involvement, however. First, he would have complete creative control over the film. Second, he would receive above-the-title billing. Third, his then-girlfriend Debra Hill would be hired to co-write and produce. These were rather bold demands given Carpenter’s relative inexperience as a director and Hill’s complete inexperience as a producer. Even so, Yablans took a leap of faith and agreed to all conditions.”
― Dustin McNeill, Taking Shape: Developing Halloween From Script to Scream

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“The audience loves that someone is standing up to Michael Myers. First off, they care so much about Busta’s character. They’re rooting for him. But when he brings back the kung fu that we saw him watching earlier, that seems to be a great payoff for the audience. They really like that.”
― Dustin McNeill, Taking Shape: Developing Halloween From Script to Scream

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