Jack Ketchum is the pseudonym for American author Dallas Mayr (born in Livingston, New Jersey on November 10, 1946). He is the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, including The Girl Next Door (2007 film) and Red (2008 film). In 2011 Ketchum received the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award for outstanding contribution to the horror genre. Ketchum lives in New York City. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Ketchum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 10, 1946
- January 24, 2018 (aged 71)
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Writer, actor and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Known for
What are Jack Ketchum's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Jack Ketchum's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Jack Ketchum'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
9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Darlin'(2019)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
XX(2017)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Olivia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Woman(2011)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Mail Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Offspring(2009)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Red(2008)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Girl Next Door(2007)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Lost(2006)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2006 to 2019.
Film career
- 2006Screen debut· The Lost
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 Jack Ketchum's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 7 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 Jack Ketchum's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Jack Ketchum work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jack Ketchum's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lucky McKee shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Lucky McKeeShared titles: Darlin' (2019), The Woman (2011), Red (2008), The Lost (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Lucky McKee
Actors
- Pollyanna McIntoshShared titles: Darlin' (2019), The Woman (2011), Offspring (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Pollyanna McIntosh
- Marcia BennettShared titles: The Woman (2011), Red (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Marcia Bennett
Composers and cinematographers
- Ryan ShoreShared titles: Offspring (2009), The Girl Next Door (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Shore
- William M. MillerShared titles: Offspring (2009), The Girl Next Door (2007)See all 2 shared titles with William M. Miller
Producers
- Andrew van den HoutenShared titles: Darlin' (2019), The Woman (2011), Offspring (2009), The Girl Next Door (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Andrew van den Houten
- Robert ToninoShared titles: The Woman (2011), Offspring (2009), The Girl Next Door (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Tonino
- Albert PodellShared titles: The Woman (2011), The Girl Next Door (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Albert Podell
- Arrien SchiltkampShared titles: The Woman (2011), The Girl Next Door (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Arrien Schiltkamp