Paul McGinnis will forever be known as the screenwriter of Killer Rack, especially when he applies for jobs. Paul began his career as a stage actor in Buffalo, New York. A fan of Gregory Lamberson's Slime City, he was thrilled when the director discovered him in a soda shop and asked him to portray a homeless person in Slime City Massacre. Paul advanced to speaking lines in Sam Qualiana's Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, but it was Lamberson who gave him his big break in the horror-comedy Dry Bones, which allowed Paul to show off his comedic skills and to wiggle his squiggle. Paul's original screenplay for the comedy Killer Rack won Best Unproduced Screenplay at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival; the competition was judged by Joseph O'Brien, co-screenwriter of RoboCop: Prime Directives. Lamberson swooped in on that screenplay and teamed up with Paul and Rod Durick to produce the film, in which Paul co-starred with Jessica Zwolak and Debbie Rochon, and sang a duet ("Fun Bags") with Lloyd Kufman. The film screened at 23 film festivals, and won Best Feature at Crimson Scream Film Festival, Best Feature at Scare-a-Con, and Outstanding Comedy Horror at Zed Fest. Paul won Best Screenplay at Shock Stock Film Festival. This was to be the highlight of his life, but that didn't stop him from taking roles in other western New York films, or returning to the stage. Neal Radice adapted Killer Rack as Killer Rack: The Musical, a successful stage production for Alleyway Theatre. Paul was not asked to sing in it.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Producer and actor
- 3 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Paul McGinnis' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
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 Paul McGinnis' films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Paul McGinnis' 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
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Frenzy Moon(2025)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Guns of Eden(2022)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Dry Bones(2013)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2013 to 2025.
How do Paul McGinnis' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 26/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 12. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Paul McGinnis work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul McGinnis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gregory Lamberson shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Gregory LambersonShared titles: Frenzy Moon (2025), Guns of Eden (2022), Dry Bones (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Gregory Lamberson
Actors
- Sheri FairchildShared titles: Frenzy Moon (2025), Guns of Eden (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sheri Fairchild
- Jessica ZwolakShared titles: Guns of Eden (2022), Dry Bones (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jessica Zwolak
- Tim O'HearnShared titles: Guns of Eden (2022), Dry Bones (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Tim O'Hearn
Producers
- Daniel BakerShared titles: Frenzy Moon (2025), Guns of Eden (2022), Dry Bones (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Baker
- Chris CosgraveShared titles: Frenzy Moon (2025), Guns of Eden (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Cosgrave
- Christopher DartonShared titles: Frenzy Moon (2025), Guns of Eden (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Darton
- Dean BeltranoShared titles: Frenzy Moon (2025), Guns of Eden (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Beltrano
Mixed roles
- Kim PiazzaShared titles: Frenzy Moon (2025), Dry Bones (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Piazza