From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Skipp is a bestselling author and screenwriter whose eleven books have sold millions of copies and are reprinted in nine languages. His early works (co-written with Craig Spector) were considered seminal to the "splatterpunk" style of modern horror fiction; Skipp split with Spector in 1993 to begin his successful solo career. Skipp is currently involved in several film projects, functioning as writer, director, and producer. In September 2007, Leisure Press released his novel The Long Last Call, together with his novella, Conscience. This marked Skipp's return to horror fiction, after many years devoted to musical and other endeavors. He edited the 2006 anthology Mondo Zombie (published by Cemetery Dance Publications) which won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology. The collection included his short story "God Save The Queen" which was co-written by Marc Levinthal. In December, 2008, John Skipp released the e-novel and audiobook download, Opposite Sex, under the pen name "Gina McQueen," through new publisher Ravenous Romance. Skipp also released a new novel, "Jake's Wake," co-authored by Cody Goodfellow, from Dorchester Publishing's Leisure Books. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Skipp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 20, 1957 (69)
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Writer and director
- 5 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are John Skipp's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 0
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch John Skipp's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for John Skipp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Great Divide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Dopplebanger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Creepshow(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Monsterland(2016)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Tales of Halloween(2015)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all filmsStay at Home Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Misty Beethoven the Musical! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Class of 1999(1990)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all filmsHot Rod Worm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 1989 to 2024.
How do John Skipp's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 32/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is John Skipp's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does John Skipp work with?
People who share at least 2 of John Skipp's MovieCove titles; Andrew Kasch shares the most, 2.
- Andrew KaschShared titles: Monsterland (2016), Tales of Halloween (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Kasch
