Zeph E. Daniel

{{Short description|Screenwriter, film director and producer}}

{{Missing information|the subject's early life|date=June 2021}}

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| name = Zeph E. Daniel

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| caption = Zeph Daniel, 2024

| birth_name = Willard Woodward Keith lll

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| other_names = Woody Keith

| occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter|film director|producer}}

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| known_for = Screenwriting, Director, Producer,Talkshow Host and Musician and Producer.

| notable_works = Film: Society (1989), Dementia (1999), Girl Next (2021), Quantum Devil (2023) and Angel's Tide (1995). The Zeph Report Podcast and the books Glassbackwards (2003 fiction)and Girl Next (2023 fiction). Music: "Broken Mirror" (solo), "Gangstalked" (DCP), "Here We Are" (w/ Patricia BK Daniel), "dEVILution" (w/ Kellie Rowley).

| spouse = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123341/?ref_=tt_ov_st_2 Patricia BK Daniel] (m.2004-present)

| children = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16556288/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6 Francesca Keith] 1990-2018

| website = https://crazedhouse.com/

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Zeph E. Daniel (formerly known as Woody Keith){{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/315111/girl-next/|title=Sex, Drugs & Dismemberment: NSFW Trailer for Girl Next Will Creep You Out|last=Millican|first=Josh|date=December 11, 2019|website=Dread Central|access-date=June 17, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/exclusive-trailer-girl-next/|title=Exclusive Trailer: Girl Next, Torture Later|last=Timpone|first=Tony|date=June 11, 2021|website=Fangoria|access-date=June 15, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/girl-next-set-visit/|title=Girl Next Set Visit: Real-life Horror Reimagined|last=Mirabal|first=Marisa|date=June 17, 2021|website=Fangoria|access-date=June 17, 2021}} is an American screenwriter, film director, producer, musician and award winning music producer. He is known for conceiving and co-writing the 1989 American body horror film Society, as well as the 1990 film Bride of Re-Animator, with Rick Fry.{{sfn|Lentz III|2001|p=928}} Daniel also wrote Silent Night , Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990).

Directly after the tragic loss of his daughter [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16556288/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6 Francesca Keith] (1990-2018), Zeph Daniel was motivated to get back into film making. Daniel is a co-founder of the movie production company Crazed House. He has co-produced and co-wrote the films Girl Next (2021) and The Quantum Devil. Crazed House also re-mastered his 1995 film Angel's Tide. A story of a dying woman who is in denial about her health condition.

Daniel is featured in 2023 documentary film The Darkside of Society. An inside look at the 1989 cult classic Society and the events that led to him writing the script.