Greg Lamberson

Lamberson was born in Gowanda, New York and grew up in the nearby village of Fredonia.

Having studied filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, his first appearance in a film was an uncredited role in the 1987 horror comedy I Was a Teenage Zombie.{{cite news |last=Metoyer |first=Seth |date=4 June 2014 |title=More cast and crew announced for horror comedy 'Killer Rack' |publisher=MoreHorror }} The next year, he directed and produced the cult film Slime City. In 1991, he wrote, directed, produced, and acted in the horror film Undying Love, and in 1999 did the same for the film Naked Fear.

Lamberson went on to produce various low-budget horror films, including several directed by Sam Qualiana, such as the 2012 film Snow Shark, the 2014 film The Legend of Six Fingers, and the horror film Lake Effect.{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Debi |date=12 June 2011 |title=Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast Wraps Production; More Behind-the-Scenes Stills |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/24758/snow-shark-ancient-snow-beast-wraps-production-more-behind-the-scenes-stills/ |publisher=Dread Central |access-date=26 June 2016 }}{{cite news |date=14 February 2016 |title=Lake Effect – A Winter Creature Feature |url=http://www.buffalorising.com/2016/02/buffalo-filmmaker-sam-qualiana-wraps-production-on-lake-effect/ |publisher=Buffalo Rising |access-date=26 June 2016 }} He directed the 2013 horror film Dry Bones, as well as the 2015 horror comedy Killer Rack, both of which feature his daughter Kaelin in minor roles. In 2010, Lamberson directed Slime City Massacre, a semi-sequel to his feature directorial debut.{{cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/celebrate-halloween-by-watching-these-horror-movies-with-a-buffalo-twist/article_2fc4540c-ecef-55b7-a35e-4d95387fcc3b.html|url-access=subscription|title=Celebrate Halloween by watching these horror movies|date=July 23, 2020|publisher=Buffalo News|last=Bunny|first=Lian}} In 2020 he wrote the screenplay for the fantasy western "Showdown in Yesteryear" and in 2023 he produced the Buffalo Bills Mafia comedy "Unbillievable".

Lamberson is also known for his novels. In 2002, he published Personal Demons the first of his series The Jake Helman Files, which features a former NYPD detective turned private investigator who encounters supernatural phenomena.{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6658097-personal-demons |title=Personal Demons (The Jake Helman Files #1) by Gregory Lamberson |location=Goodreads |access-date=28 June 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://horrornews.net/38735/first-book-in-%E2%80%9Cthe-jake-helman-files%E2%80%9D-offered-as-a-free-e-book-for-15-days/ |title=First Book in "The Jake Helman Files" Offered as a Free e-Book for 15 Days |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=28 June 2016 }} He has since written and published five books in total in the series, with the most recent entry being Storm Demon in 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17707054-storm-demon |title=Storm Demon (The Jake Helman Files #5) by Gregory Lamberson |location=Goodreads |access-date=28 June 2016 }} His 2007 novel Johnny Gruesome received several awards and nominations, including a nomination for the Superior Achievement in a Novel category in the 2009 Bram Stoker Awards.{{cite web |url=http://medallionpress.com/books/johnny-gruesome/ |title=Johnny Gruesome by Gregory Lamberson - Medallion |publisher=Medallion Press |access-date=28 June 2016 }}

On May 19, 1999, he married Tamar Lamberson, and the couple had a daughter named Kaelin.{{cite web |url=http://glamberson.livejournal.com/880708.html |title=It's not hard to believe that there's only one third left to shoot on Dry Bones |date=15 May 2013 |location=Gregory Lamberson |access-date=28 June 2016 }}

• Slime City (1988)
• Undying Love (1991)
• Naked Fear (1999)
• Slime City Massacre (2010)
• Dry Bones (2013)
• Killer Rack (2015)
• Johnny Gruesome (2018)
• Widow's Point (2019)
• Guns of Eden (2022)

• Slime City (1988)
• Undying Love (1991)
• West New York (1996)
• Naked Fear (1999)
• Gruesome (2007 short)
• Slime City Massacre (2010)
• Snow Shark (2012)
• Dry Bones (2013)
• Gave Up the Ghost (2014 short)
• The Legend of Six Fingers (2014)
• Killer Rack (2015)
• Model Hunger (2016)
• Lake Effect (2016)
• Model Hunger (2016)
• Unbillievable! (2023)

• The Jake Helman Files{{cite web |url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/497788.Gregory_Lamberson?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sort=original_publication_year |title=Books by Gregory Lamberson |location=Goodreads |access-date=28 June 2016 }}
• Personal Demons (2004)
• Desperate Souls (2010)
• Cosmic Forces (2011)
• Tortured Spirits (2012)
• Storm Demon (2013)
• Human Monsters (2015)
• Johnny Gruesome (2007)
• The Frenzy Wolves
• The Frenzy Way (2010)
• The Frenzy War (2012)
• The Julian Year (2014)
• Black Creek (2016)
• Cheap Scares! Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets (2008)

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