C. Courtney Joyner
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C. Courtney Joyner | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupations | Author, screenwriter, director, journalist, actor |
| Relatives | Allison Mackie (cousin) |
C. Courtney Joyner is an American author, screenwriter, director, journalist and actor. He is the cousin of actress Allison Mackie.
Author
[edit | edit source]Among the books he has written are Shotgun, a western set in the 1880s,[1] Six Guns and Sleigh Bells and Two Bit Kill. He is a regular columnist for True West Magazine and regularly contributes to The Round-Up, Western Writers of America's monthly magazine. He has twice been nominated for the Peacemaker award for Best Short Story.[2] At one of the Western Writers of America conferences, chairman Paul Andrew Hutton and Johnny Boggs presented Joyner with an award for "Outstanding Service to Western Writers of America".[3]
In March 2021, Joyner appeared on episode 8 of The Ghost of Hollywood radio show to discuss his work on the film Class of 1999.[4]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Books
[edit | edit source]- The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers (2009)[5]
- Hell Comes to Hollywood: An Anthology of Short Horror Fiction Set in Tinseltown (2012, contributor)
- The Peacemakers, Volume 3 (2013, contributor)
- The Peacemakers, Volume 4 (2013, contributor)
- Shotgun (2013)
- Shotgun: The Bleeding Ground (2016)
- Nemo Rising (2017)
- These Violent Times: A Shotgun Western (2018)
- My Favorite Horror Movie (2025)
Short stories
[edit | edit source]- "Bloodhound" (in A Fistful of Legends, 2009)
- "Two-Bit Kill" (in The Law of the Gun, 2010) – Nominated, Best Short Story of the Year 2010, Western Fictioneers
- "Universal Killer" (in Beat to a Pulp, Vol. 2, 2012)
Graphic novels and comics
[edit | edit source]- "I Kill the Dead" (in Wicked West 2: Abomination, 2007)
- The Saga of Billy the Kid (2012)
Filmography
[edit | edit source]As director
[edit | edit source]- Trancers III (1992) (Video)
- Lurking Fear (1994)
- Tomb of Terror (2004) (video segment 2: "Infinite Evil")
- Bunker of Blood Chapter 5 – Psycho Sideshow: Demon Freaks (2018) (Video)
- Bunker of Blood Chapter 6 – Zombie Lust: Night Flesh (2018) (Video)
Audio commentary
[edit | edit source]- Grand Duel (2013, Blue Underground)[6][7]
- The Big Gundown (2013, Blu-ray)[8]
- Compañeros (2014, Blu-ray)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXX (2014 DVD box set, for the "making of" feature for The Black Scorpion)[9]
- Broken Arrow (2018, Plan B, Blu-ray)
- The Ghost of Hollywood (2021; Episode 8: "Class of 1999")[4]
As actor
[edit | edit source]- Murphy's Law (1986, as Bar Patron)
- The Flesh Merchant (1993, as Chick)
- Iron Thunder (1998, as Mark)
- Dead Time Tales (1998, as 3rd DiCaprio Hitman)
- A Friendly Game of Cutthroats (1998, as Mr. Kester)
- Scream Queen (2002, as Detective Hammer)
- Decadent Evil (2005, uncredited)
- Cry of the Mummy (2004, as Lab Tech #2)
As writer
[edit | edit source]- The Offspring (1987)
- Prison (1988, screenplay)[10][11]
- Vietnam, Texas (1990)
- Class of 1999 (1990)[12]
- Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)[13]
- Doctor Mordrid (1992, screenplay)
- Trancers III (1992, screenplay)
- Distant Cousins (1993, screenplay and story)
- Lurking Fear (1994)
- Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995, video game script)
- Public Enemies (1996)
- Veronica 2030 (1999, teleplay)
- Nautilus (2000)
- Guilty as Charged (2000)
- Devil's Prey (2001, screenplay)
- Instinct to Kill (2001)
- Trancers 6 (2002, as Gene Yarbrough)
- Full Moon Fright Night (2002)
- Mega Scorpions (2003, as Gene Yarbrough)
- Lady Jayne: Killer (2003, screenplay)
- Stealing Candy (2003, screenplay)
- White Rush (2003)
- Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003, additional material, as Gene Yarbrough)
- Tomb of Terror (2004, segments Lurking Fear, 2, Infinite Evil)
- Slammed (2004)
- Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004, as Courtney Joyner)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Pagosa Daily Post LIBRARY NEWS: Summer Reading Program Party Tomorrow Archived 2014-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kensington Publishing Corp About: C. Courtney Joyner
- ^ Western Boutique and Cultural Center Meet Author C. Courtney Joyner
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External links
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