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Simon Barrett

Simon Barrett

Writer · Born July 29, 1978 · Columbia, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Simon Barrett (born 1978) is an American filmmaker and actor. He frequently collaborates with director Adam Wingard. He is best known for writing the films You're Next (2011), The Guest (2014), Blair Witch (2016), Azrael (2024) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He made his feature directorial debut with the film Seance (2021).

Wrote 18

2010s

  1. 2017

    Temple

    Screenplay

  2. 2016
  3. 2014
  4. 2013
  5. 2012
  6. 2011

    What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape

    Writer

  7. Autoerotic

    Writer

  8. 2010

    A Horrible Way to Die

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2009

    Red Sands

    Writer

  2. 2005
  3. 2004

    Frankenfish

    Writer

Acted in 12

Produced 12

2020s

  1. 2026
  2. 2024
  3. 2023
  4. Heard She Got Murdered

    Executive Producer

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2014
  3. 2013
  4. 2012
  5. 2010

    A Horrible Way to Die

    Producer, Casting, Location Manager

2000s

  1. 2009

    Red Sands

    Co-Producer

  2. 2005

Directed 5

2010s

  1. 2013
  2. 2010

    A Horrible Way to Die

    First Assistant Director

Camera 2

Sound 1

2010s

  1. 2010

    A Horrible Way to Die

    Music Supervisor

Other crew 1

2010s

  1. 2010

    A Horrible Way to Die

    Post Production Supervisor

Appearances4

2020s

  1. 2024

    Generation Terror

    Self

  2. 2020

    Tales of the Uncanny

    Self

2010s

  1. 2017

    Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch

    Self

  2. 2014

    Why Horror?

    Self