Anthony DiBlasi

Anthony DiBlasi is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work in horror films. He made his directorial debut in 2009 with the film Dread, based on the 1984 short story of the same name by English novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker. DiBlasi also directed and co-wrote the 2014 film Last Shift and the 2018 film Extremity.

Anthony DiBlasi
Born	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Emerson College
Occupations	Film director producer screenwriter
Spouse	Natalie Victoria[1]

Life and career

DiBlasi was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, where he graduated from film school at Emerson College.^[1] While in the program, he held an internship with Marvel Studios in Los Angeles, California, around the time that the 2002 film Spider-Man was in post-production.^[2] After a meeting with novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker and producer Joe Daley, DiBlasi was hired by Barker and Daley as an intern, and he soon began working with them on film projects full-time.^[2] DiBlasi served as an executive producer on the horror films The Midnight Meat Train (2008) and Book of Blood (2009), each based on short stories by Barker.^[1] DiBlasi made his directorial debut in 2009 with the film Dread, based on the 1984 short story of the same name by Barker.^[1][2]

In 2014, DiBlasi directed the film Last Shift, which he co-wrote with Scott Poiley. A reboot of Last Shift, titled Malum, also directed by DiBlasi and written by DiBlasi and Poiley, is slated for release in 2023.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes	Ref(s)
2006	The Plague		Executive
2008	The Midnight Meat Train		Executive
2009	Book of Blood		Executive
2009	Dread	Yes	Executive	Also writer	[2]
2011	Cassadaga	Yes			[4]
2013	The Test	Yes
2013	The Profane Exhibit	Yes		Segment: Mother May I	[5]
2013	Missionary	Yes			[6][7]
2014	Last Shift	Yes		Also co-writer
2015	Wuthering High School	Yes
2015	Most Likely to Die	Yes
2017	Exhume		Executive
2018	Extremity	Yes
2023	Malum	Yes		Also co-writer	[8][9]