Yan Birch

Yan Birch

Date of Birth

1965-04-29

Place of Birth

Växjö, Kronobergs län, Sweden

Known for

Strange Days, Sky Sharks, Betrayed, Bless The Child, The People Under the Stairs

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The Test of Time looks back at Wes Craven's 1991 horror film The People Under the Stairs to see if it still holds up

The Test of Time looks back at Wes Craven's 1991 horror film The People Under the Stairs to see if it still holds up

Horror Movie News

The People Under the Stairs: Wes Craven film gets a 4K UHD release in May

Posted 4 years ago

Wes Craven's 1991 film The People Under the Stairs will be getting a 4K UHD release from Scream Factory in May

Deskpop Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the vampire film Beneath Us All, starring Sean Whalen and Yan Birch

Deskpop Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the vampire film Beneath Us All, starring Sean Whalen and Yan Birch

Horror Movie News

Beneath Us All: vampire film starring People Under the Stairs cast members lands distribution

Posted 4 years ago

A few months ago, Deskpop Entertainment gave a digital and VOD release to director Harley Wallen’s “raw and violent” urban legend thriller Ash and Bone. Now Deadline reports that Deskpop has also picked up the worldwide distribution rights to Wallen’s vampire...

Deskpop Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the vampire film Beneath Us All, starring Sean Whalen and Yan Birch

Deskpop Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the vampire film Beneath Us All, starring Sean Whalen and Yan Birch

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Beneath Us All trailer: vampire film reunites People Under the Stairs cast members

Posted 4 years ago

Thirty-one years ago, Sean Whalen and Yan Birch played Roach and The Stairmaster, respectively, in the Wes Craven film The People Under the Stairs (watch it HERE). Now director Harley Wallen has reunited the Craven movie’s cast members for his...

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Terror Tales adds Weirdo/Stairmaster Yan Birch

Posted 10 years ago

The image of the "Stairmaster" in Wes Craven's THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS is one that has stuck with me ever since I first caught a glimpse of him when I was a child. There's just something about a disfigured...

The People Under the Stairs Blu-ray bonus features revealed

Posted 11 years ago

While we wait to see what will happen with the THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS television show that Wes Craven was recently said to be developing, one thing we can definitely look forward to is Scream Factory's August 11th release...

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Weekend Box Office: Spider-Man: Brand New Day only $45 million away from becoming the highest grossing movie ever domestically

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is closing in on Star Wars: The Force Awakens' $936 million record as the highest-grossing movie ever in North America.

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Poll: What’s the best Ridley Scott movie?

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What's Ridley Scott's greatest film? Take the JoBlo poll and let us know!

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Fall 2026 Horror Movie Preview: The Scariest Movies Coming This Season

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See the biggest horror movies coming to theaters in fall 2026, from Resident Evil and Godzilla Minus Zero to Clayface and Stiletto

From The Mist to Oldboy, these are the 10 most shocking movie endings of the 21st century, ranked and loaded with major spoilers

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10 Most Shocking Movie Endings of the 21st Century, Ranked

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From The Mist to Oldboy, these are the 10 most shocking movie endings of the 21st century, ranked and loaded with major spoilers

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Legendary VFX icon Phil Tippett has to close his historic studio after 35 years as decades of props go to auction

Posted 1 day ago

Legendary VFX pioneer Phil Tippett is closing his historic studio after 35 years, auctioning off iconic props, models, and studio gear.

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Five Great Spaghetti Westerns That Don’t Star Clint Eastwood

Posted 1 week ago

Clint Eastwood may be the face of spaghetti westerns, but these five great movies prove the genre had plenty of other legendary gunslingers.

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Every Live-Action Spider-Man Movie Ranked: Which One Is the Best?

Posted 1 month ago

From 2002 to 2026, we're taking a look at every Live Action Spider-man film and ranking them. Let's see how they stack up!

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VHS Gems: The ’80s Movies We Discovered at the Video Store

Posted 3 weeks ago

We take a look back at some eighties classics that weren't huge theatrical hits but became classics on home video.

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Five Great Movies That Were Followed by Absolutely Terrible Sequels

Posted 2 weeks ago

Developing a sequel to a great movie is always difficult, but unfortunately, for each one that succeeds, there's an absolutely terrible one.

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The 10 Best ’80s Movie Villains: From Biff Tannen to Hans Gruber

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No decade had better movie bad guys than the 1980s, but in a decade full of villains, who were the best?

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The Jackal: Is Bruce Willis’s 1997 Thriller Better Than Its Reputation?

Posted 2 weeks ago

1997's The Jackal teamed two box office heavyweights, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere, but has largely sunk into obscurity.