Turner Clay is an American filmmaker, writer, editor, cinematographer, and actor best known for creating and starring in *The Blackwell Ghost* franchise. Beginning with *The Blackwell Ghost* (2017), Clay built one of the most recognizable modern found footage series, handling nearly every aspect of production himself, including directing, writing, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Known for his minimalist DIY filmmaking style and documentary-inspired realism, Clay has become a notable figure in modern independent horror.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Director, writer, cinematographer, editor, producer, composer and actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Turner Clay's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 7 · Dark 1
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Turner Clay in The Blackwell Ghost 3 (2019)
- Shadowas The haunted house entity in The Blackwell Ghost 3 (2019)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous6
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 Turner Clay's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Turner Clay'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
15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
The Blackwell Ghost 8(2024)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Blackwell Ghost 7(2022)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Blackwell Ghost 6(2022)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Blackwell Ghost 5(2020)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Blackwell Ghost: Recovered Footage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Blackwell Ghost 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Blackwell Ghost 3(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Blackwell Ghost 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Raccoon Valley(2018)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Blackwell Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Phoenix Tapes '97 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Disaster L.A.(2014)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
State of Emergency(2011)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Interception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Blackwell Ghost 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2009 to 2024.
Film career
- 2016Screen debut· The Phoenix Tapes '97
- 2016First top-billed film· The Phoenix Tapes '97
By role
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 Turner Clay's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 8 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 Turner Clay work with?
People who share at least 2 of Turner Clay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Justin Ray shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Justin RayShared titles: Raccoon Valley (2018), Disaster L.A. (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Justin Ray
Producers
- Jason PriceShared titles: Disaster L.A. (2014), State of Emergency (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Price
- Jim KehoeShared titles: Disaster L.A. (2014), State of Emergency (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Kehoe
- John Will ClayShared titles: Disaster L.A. (2014), State of Emergency (2011)See all 2 shared titles with John Will Clay
