
Richard Stanley
Department: Directing
Biography
Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.
Known For

Dust Devil
1992

Hardware
1990

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996

Cult of Terror
2017

Brave
1994

Vampire Diary
2007

In the Belly of the Beast
2001

The Darkside of Society
2023

Jodorowsky's Dune
2013

Exegesis Lovecraft
2021

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014

Twelve Monkeys
1995

Rites of Passage
1983

The Otherworld
2013

78/52
2017

Uncovering Wolfen
2015

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016

Incidents in an Expanding Universe
1985

Tales of the Uncanny
2020

Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2009

Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
2018

Shadowland
2024

Dagon
2001

Zone
2025

The Dark Fantastic
2025

No Flesh Shall Be Spared
2009

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3
2026

Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble
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All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem
2014