Glenn McQuaid

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| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter

| years_active = 2008–present

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| notable_works = I Sell the Dead

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Glenn McQuaid (born 1972/1973){{cite news|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/film/im-selling-my-movie-27891908.html|title=I'm selling ... my movie|last=Murphy|first=Garett|work=The Herald|date=2008-11-11|accessdate=2015-08-18|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043809/http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/film/im-selling-my-movie-27891908.html|url-status=live}} is an Irish film director. He is known for his feature film debut I Sell The Dead and his involvement in the audio play anthology series Tales From Beyond the Pale, both of which were produced by frequent collaborator Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix. He has also directed a segment of anthology horror film V/H/S.

Career

McQuaid began his career at Glass Eye Pix, where he performed visual effects on films such as The Roost (2005) and The Last Winter (2006). Inspired by the muted reception of one of his short films, he made his feature film debut, I Sell the Dead (2008), more comedic. He cites David Cronenberg as an influence.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/16439/exclusive-interview-with-glenn-mcquaid-writer-director-of-i-sell-the-dead/|title=Exclusive Interview with Glenn McQuaid, Writer/Director of I Sell the Dead|work=Dread Central|date=2010-03-25|accessdate=2015-08-18}} Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 73% approval score based on 44 reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1215969-i_sell_the_dead/|title=I Sell the Dead (2008)|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=2015-08-18|archive-date=7 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907030524/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1215969-i_sell_the_dead|url-status=live}} After I Sell the Dead, he worked on the segment Tuesday the 17th in V/H/S, a 2012 horror anthology film. The short was inspired by his enjoyment of early 1980s slasher films.{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/archive/interview-v-h-s-tuesday-the-17th-director-glenn-mcquaid|title=Interview: V/H/S 'Tuesday The 17th' Director Glenn McQuaid|last=Reed|first=Becky|work=DIY|date=2013-01-31|accessdate=2015-08-18|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093343/http://diymag.com/archive/interview-v-h-s-tuesday-the-17th-director-glenn-mcquaid|url-status=live}} In 2014, he directed The Trouble with Dad, a segment in another horror anthology film, Chilling Visions: 5 States of Fear.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/53711/chiller-tv-announces-premiere-date-for-anthology-chilling-visions-5-states-of-fear/|title=Chiller TV Announces Premiere Date for Anthology Chilling Visions: 5 States of Fear|last=Squires|first=John|work=Dread Central|date=2014-05-20|accessdate=2015-08-21|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145537/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/53711/chiller-tv-announces-premiere-date-for-anthology-chilling-visions-5-states-of-fear/|url-status=live}}

McQuaid collaborated with Fessenden again on the audio play anthology series Tales From Beyond the Pale, which he co-created.{{cite web|url=http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/10/28/radio-dramas|title=A Radio Horror Revival In The Podcast Age|last=Ashbrook|first=Tom|work=On Point|publisher=WBUR-FM|date=2011-10-28|accessdate=2015-08-18|archive-date=18 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218003122/http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/10/28/radio-dramas|url-status=live}}

Personal life

McQuaid was born in Dublin, Ireland, and lives in New York City, New York, US.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/fox-takes-once-from-sundance-to-us-1.1194399|title=Fox takes 'Once' from Sundance to US|last=Dwyer|first=Michael|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=2007-02-09|accessdate=2015-08-18|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132602/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/fox-takes-once-from-sundance-to-us-1.1194399|url-status=live}} He is openly gay.{{cite book|title=Out in the Dark: Interviews with Gay Horror Filmmakers, Actors, and Authors|last=Abley|first=Sean|publisher=Lethe Press|year=2013|isbn=9781590212721|page=93|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OTTGAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA93}}