Billy Wirth

Date of Birth

1962-06-23

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

The Lost Boys, Body Snatchers, Boys on the Side, Powder Blue, Reunion

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The Lost Boys: A New Musical, produced by Patrick Wilson, is coming to Broadway in 2026 and the show's cast has been announced

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Episode 40 of 80s Horror Memories parties on the boardwalk with The Lost Boys

Posted 2 years ago

The 80s Horror Memories docu-series continues its journey through 1987 with a look at the vampire classic The Lost Boys

The 1993 version of Body Snatchers is revisited in the new episode of our video series The Black Sheep. Directed by Abel Ferrara.

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Body Snatchers (1993) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

It’s time for a new episode of our video series The Black Sheep, and in this one we’re discussing the merits of the 1993 film Body Snatchers (watch it HERE). This is a movie that doesn’t get as much praise...

The new episode of our video series Best Horror Party Movies builds a party around Joel Schumacher's 1987 vampire classic The Lost Boys!

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The Lost Boys (1987) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

A new episode of our Best Horror Party Movies video series has been released today, under the general “Revisited” / “Horror Movie Review” banner, and in this one we’re building a party around director Joel Schumacher’s 1987 vampire classic The...

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Nick Groff Investigates… The Lost Boys & Santa Cruz, CA!

Posted 6 years ago

Nick Groff is one of the most respected names in television and beyond when it comes to the paranormal. He has had incredible experiences in some of the most haunted locations in the world. As a friend to Arrow in...

Scout Taylor-Compton plays an antagonist in Abeyance trailer

Posted 7 years ago

Today is HALLOWEEN (2007) heroine Scout Taylor-Compton's birthday, so it seems like the perfect time to share the trailer for her latest film, writer/director Harley Wallen's sci-fi action thriller ABEYANCE. Ten years after she last faced masked slasher Michael Myers...

The truth is a nightmare in the trailer for Echoes, starring Kate French

Posted 11 years ago

In the feature directorial debut from Nils Timm (who also wrote the screenplay), ECHOES explores the murky realm between reality and dreams, and what could happen when these worlds collide. Sleep paralysis is no doubt a terrifying subject—one that is...

Anchor Bay to release Nils Timm’s Echoes, starring Kate French, in April

Posted 11 years ago

A few months ago we brought you the AFM trailer for Nils Timm's directorial debut ECHOES, which stars Kate French, Billy Wirth, Steven Brand, and Steve Hanks in a tale that concerns sleep paralysis, terrifying visions, and ghostly terrors. Now...

AFM trailer for Nils Timm’s Echoes, starring Kate French

Posted 12 years ago

With the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California underway this week we can expect to hear a lot of news regarding upcoming horror titles, and today we have the AFM trailer for Nils Timm's ECHOES, which stars Kate French,...