---
name: "David J. Schow"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-j-schow"
fi1m_id: "david-j-schow"
imdb_id: "nm0775017"
tmdb_id: 57703
wikidata_id: "Q5239553"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "13 July 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-30T09:18:28.045902+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# David J. Schow

## Identity

David J. Schow

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-j-schow
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-j-schow
- **IMDb ID:** nm0775017
- **TMDB ID:** 57703
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5239553
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Schow, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5239553, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0775017/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57703

Writer. Born 13 July 1955 in Marburg, Hesse, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 13 July 1955, Marburg, Hesse, Germany
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J._Schow, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5239553, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0775017/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57703

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Crow*](https://film.one/film/the-crow-1994.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David J. Schow is an American author and screenwriter known for his work in horror fiction and film. Born on 13 July 1955 in Marburg, West Germany, he began publishing short fiction in the late 1970s and moved into screenwriting in 1989.

His screen credits include the screenplay for *The Crow* (1994), *Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III* (1990), and contributions to *Critters 3* (1991) and *Critters 4* (1992). He has also written for television series including *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), *The Outer Limits* (1995) and *Masters of Horror* (2005). Schow coined the term "splatterpunk" and won a World Fantasy Award for his short story "Red Light" in 1987.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Crow* (1994), Fi1m 78, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crow-1994.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Creepshow* (2019), series, Writer, Teleplay
- *Mob City* (2013), series, Writer
- *The Lost Skeleton Returns Again* (2010), as Cantina Bartender
- *The Hills Run Red* (2009), Teleplay
- *We All Scream for Ice Cream* (2007), Writer
- *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning* (2006), Story
- *Pick Me Up* (2006), Teleplay, Short Story
- *Masters of Horror* (2005), series, Writer
- *Book of Dreams: Dream 1 - Frank's Dream* (2005), Writer
- *My Life with Morrissey* (2003), as Homeowner
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, Teleplay, Story
- *Perversions of Science* (1997), series, Screenplay
- *The Shining* (1997), series, as Playhouse Ghost #1
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, Writer
- *The Crow* (1994), Screenplay — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crow-1994.md)
- *Critters 4* (1992), Screenplay
- *Critters 3* (1991), Screenplay
- *Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III* (1990), Writer
- *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), series, Writer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 5 nominated

- Locus Award for Best Collection 1995: Locus Award for Best Collection (nominated), for *Black Leather Required*
- Locus Award for Best Anthology 1989: Locus Award for Best Anthology (nominated), for *Silver Scream*
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel 1989: Locus Award for Best Horror Novel (nominated), for *The Kill Riff*
- World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology 1989: World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology (nominated), for *Silver Scream*
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction 1988: World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction (nominated), for *Pamela's Get*
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction 1987: World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction (won), for *Red Light*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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