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Brad Sykes

Director, writer, producer and editor, also cinematographer

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Brad Sykes is an American screenwriter and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brad Sykes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, writer, producer and editor, also cinematographer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Brad Sykes' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
66%
Bonds
17%
Ideas
8%
Morality
5%
Society
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
5
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

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 Brad Sykes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Brad Sykes' 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

41 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Transylvania Tapes(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Robot Dracula(2026)

    as Brad

  • Violent Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Dreams of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer

  • Clownado(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Grandma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Mom n' Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom of the 80s/90s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Hi-Fear(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hi-Death(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hi-8 (Horror Independent 8) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Burying the Ex(2014)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Plaguers(2008)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Death Factory: Bloodletting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Characters

  • Cold Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Co-Producer · Second Unit

  • Mutation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Within the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Witchcraft XII: In the Lair of the Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Bloody Tease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Goth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • Demon's Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Death Factory(2002)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Scream Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Liars II: Fit To Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Screenplay

  • The Zombie Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Loving Angelique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Liars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Lord of the Vampires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Coven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Nightmare at Shallow Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Mad Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • B-Witched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Evil Sister 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as Photographer

  • Camp Blood 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Camp Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Babes in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • A Passion to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Greasy Hood

  • Vampire Femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Iron Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Production Assistant

  • Kiss the Girls(1997)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

  • The Pact(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Burying the Ex (2014)

$669K worldwide

Highest rated

Burying the Ex (2014)

Midcredits 18th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 41: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting27 of 41: 4 only directing, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score4thWriting26 of 41: 4 only writing, 22 with another roleProducing11 of 41: 2 only producing, 9 with another roleCinematography2 of 41: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 41: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew4 of 41: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 24 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 22 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2000s23 · 1 acting · 23 crew2010s4 · crew2020s8 · 2 acting · 6 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Brad Sykes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of the 8 of 10 with a score; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 6th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

6thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, cinematographer

Hi-Death (2018)

85th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Burying the Ex (2014)

Midcredits 18th · 27% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Brad Sykes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brad Sykes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josephina Sykes shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles