Andrew Jones (filmmaker)

Andrew Jones (6 October 1983 – 15 January 2023) was a Welsh screenwriter, producer and director of low-budget independent feature films, mainly in the horror genre.^[1][2][3]

Andrew Jones
Born	(1983-10-06)6 October 1983 Swansea, Wales
Died	15 January 2023(2023-01-15) (aged 39)
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	2005–2021

One of his most successful releases was the Robert the Doll film series.^[4]

Jones died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 39 after a long battle against Cushing's syndrome.^[5][6][7]

Filmography

As director

• The Amityville Asylum (2013)
• The Midnight Horror Show (a.k.a. Theatre of Fear) (2014)
• Valley of the Witch (2014)
• The Last House on Cemetery Lane (2015)
• Poltergeist Activity (2015)
• A Haunting at the Rectory (2015)
• Robert (2015)
• The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund (2016)
• The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016)
• The Toymaker (2017)^[8]
• Cabin 28 (2017)
• Werewolves of the Third Reich (2017)
• The Legend of Halloween Jack (2018)
• Bundy and the Green River Killer (2019)
• Robert Reborn (2019)

As producer

• Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection (2012)
• Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming (2012)
• The Amityville Asylum (2013)
• The Midnight Horror Show (a.k.a. Theatre of Fear) (2014)
• Valley of the Witch (2014)
• The Last House on Cemetery Lane (2015)
• Poltergeist Activity (2015)
• A Haunting at the Rectory (2015)
• Robert (2015)
• Kill Kane (2016)
• The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund (2016)
• The Curse of Robert the Doll (2016)
• The Toymaker (2017)
• Cabin 28 (2017)
• Werewolves of the Third Reich (2017)
• The Legend of Halloween Jack (2018)
• Bundy and the Green River Killer (2019)
• Robert Reborn (2019)

References

1. Dodwell, Fiona (11 June 2019). "Interview with Independent Film Director Andrew Jones". Made in Shoreditch.
2. Gelmini, David (28 November 2017). "Werewolves of the Third Reich Invading Next Month". Dread Central.
3. Barton, Steve (26 January 2013). "Exclusive First Look at The Amityville Asylum". Dread Central.
4. Wain, David (10 January 2020). "Puppet on a Shoestring: Andrew Jones talks Robert the Doll". The Schlock Pit.
5. "In very sad, sad news. Andrew Jones, British Horror Filmmaker, & director of Robert (and, the Charles Band of British Horror) passed away, after suffering the effects of a long-term illness". Lawrie Webster on Twitter. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
6. "Very sad news. Andrew Jones was a warm and passionate filmmaker and the creative force behind countless made-in-Wales horror movies. RIP Andrew". Mark Rees on Twitter. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
7. Burnham, Christine (16 January 2023). "R.I.P. Horror Director Andrew Jones (1983–2023)". Pop Horror. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
8. H., Alice (18 November 2016). "Horrorfilm-Debüt: "Verbotene Liebe"-Star Jo Weil spielt Nazi". Promiflash.de (in German). Retrieved 6 February 2019.

External links

• Andrew Jones at IMDb
• Remembering Andrew Jones and the little film factory 'that could'.