Kevin S. Tenney

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| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, film producer

| years_active = 1986–present

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Kevin S. Tenney (born October 16, 1955) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for directing horror movies such as Witchboard (1986),{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/15/movies/love-triangle-in-witchboard.html|title=Love Triangle in 'Witchboard'|work=The New York Times|author=James, Caryn|date=March 15, 1987}} and Night of the Demons (1988). He also wrote Night of the Demons 3 (1997).

Biography

Tenney was born at the Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii, where his father was stationed in the United States Air Force.{{cite book|last=Campisi|first=Gabriel|year=2012|title=The Independent Filmmaker's Guide to Writing a Business Plan for Investors|edition=2nd|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn= 978-0-786-49021-9|page=146}} He was primarily raised in Fairfield, California,{{cite web|work=Daily Republic|title='Witchboard,' by Fairfield's Kevin S. Tenney, debuted 30 years ago|last=Wade|first=Tony|date=March 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108012800/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/local-features/local-lifestyle-columns/witchboard-by-fairfields-kevin-s-tenney-debuted-30-years-ago/|url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/local-features/local-lifestyle-columns/witchboard-by-fairfields-kevin-s-tenney-debuted-30-years-ago/|archive-date=January 8, 2023}} where he graduated from Fairfield High School in 1973.{{cite web|work=Daily Republic|title=Catchin' up with Kevin S. Tenney: Q & A |last=Wade|first=Tony|date=February 21, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230108020503/https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/catchin-up-with-kevin-s-tenney-q-a/|url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/fairfield/catchin-up-with-kevin-s-tenney-q-a/|archive-date=January 8, 2023}} He later studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California, but dropped out in his senior year when he began filming his feature debut, Witchboard (1987).

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Writer ! Producer ! Director
1984 \|Book of Joe \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
1986 \|Witchboard \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
1988 \|Night of the Demons \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
rowspan=2\|1989 \|Witchtrap{{cite book\|title=Variety Film Reviews, Volume 21\|year=1989\|publisher=Garland Pub\|isbn=9780835230896\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wHRZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22WitchTrap%22}}{{cite web\|last=Barber\|first=Ryne\|title=Film Review: Witchtrap (1989)\|url=http://horrornews.net/59724/film-review-witchtrap-1989/\|publisher=HorrorNews.net\|accessdate=12 September 2013}}{{cite web\|title=The Arrow interviews...Kevin Tenney\|url=https://joblo.com/arrow/interview69.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030628063236/https://joblo.com/arrow/interview69.htm\|accessdate=16 September 2021\|archive-date=2003-06-28}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}}
The Cellar \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
1990 \|Peacemaker \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
1993 \|Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
1995 \|Witchboard III: The Possession \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}}
1996 \|Pinocchio's Revenge \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
rowspan=2\|1997 \|Night of the Demons 3 \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{no}}
Demolition University \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
1998 \|Arrival II \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
2000 \|Tick Tock \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
2003 \|Endangered Species \|{{yes}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
2007 \|Brain Dead \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}}
rowspan=2\|2009 \|Bigfoot \|{{no}} \|{{no}} \|{{yes}}
Night of the Demons \|{{no}} \|{{yes}} \|{{no}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Writer

! Producer

! Director

1984

|Book of Joe

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

1986

|Witchboard

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

1988

|Night of the Demons

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

rowspan=2|1989

|Witchtrap{{cite book|title=Variety Film Reviews, Volume 21|year=1989|publisher=Garland Pub|isbn=9780835230896|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wHRZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22WitchTrap%22}}{{cite web|last=Barber|first=Ryne|title=Film Review: Witchtrap (1989)|url=http://horrornews.net/59724/film-review-witchtrap-1989/|publisher=HorrorNews.net|accessdate=12 September 2013}}{{cite web|title=The Arrow interviews...Kevin Tenney|url=https://joblo.com/arrow/interview69.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030628063236/https://joblo.com/arrow/interview69.htm|accessdate=16 September 2021|archive-date=2003-06-28}}

|{{yes}}

The Cellar

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

1990

|Peacemaker

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

1993

|Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

1995

|Witchboard III: The Possession

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

1996

|Pinocchio's Revenge

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

rowspan=2|1997

|Night of the Demons 3

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

Demolition University

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

1998

|Arrival II

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

2000

|Tick Tock

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

2003

|Endangered Species

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

2007

|Brain Dead

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

rowspan=2|2009

|Bigfoot

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

Night of the Demons

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

==Acting roles==

class="wikitable"
Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes
1988 \|Night of the Demons \|Customer in Convenience Store \|Uncredited
1989 \|Witchtrap \|Devon Lauder \|
1998 \|Arrival II \|Reporter \|
2003 \|Endangered Species \|Doctor \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes

1988

|Night of the Demons

|Customer in Convenience Store

|Uncredited

1989

|Witchtrap

|Devon Lauder