Simon Barrett

Writing

Simon Barrett

Columbia, Missouri, USA32 credits

Simon Barrett (born 1978) is an American filmmaker and actor. He frequently collaborates with director Adam Wingard. He is best known for writing the films You're Next (2011), The Guest (2014), Blair Witch (2016), Azrael (2024) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He made his feature directorial debut with the film Seance (2021).

Known For

Generation Terror

Generation Terror

Movie

2024

Azrael
5.9

Azrael

Movie

2024

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
7.0

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Movie

2024

Head Count
5.3

Head Count

Movie

2023

Heard She Got Murdered
8.5

Heard She Got Murdered

Movie

2023

V/H/S/94
6.1

V/H/S/94

Movie

2021

Filmography

Generation Terror
2024Generation Terroras SelfMovie
Azrael
2024AzraelWriterMovie
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireStoryMovie
Head Count
2023Head CountExecutive ProducerMovie
Heard She Got Murdered
2023Heard She Got MurderedExecutive ProducerMovie
V/H/S/94
2021V/H/S/94WriterMovie
O
2021Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolutionas SelfMovie
Seance
2021SeanceDirectorMovie
Tales of the Uncanny
2020Tales of the Uncannyas SelfMovie
T
2017The Day That Brokeas Supporting ArtistMovie
Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch
2017Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witchas SelfMovie
Always Shine
2016Always Shineas Producer #2 (uncredited)Movie
Blair Witch
2016Blair WitchWriterMovie
Why Horror?
2014Why Horror?as SelfMovie
ABCs of Death 2
2014ABCs of Death 2as Assassin's Employer (segment "A")Movie
The Guest
2014The GuestWriterMovie
The Last Survivors
2014The Last Survivorsas Compound SoldierMovie
All the Light in the Sky
2013All the Light in the SkyMovie
You're Next
2013You're Nextas Tiger MaskMovie
24 Exposures
201324 Exposuresas Michael BamfeauxMovie
Contracted
2013Contractedas BJMovie
V/H/S/2
2013V/H/S/2as Steve (segment "Tape 49")Movie
The ABCs of Death
2013The ABCs of Deathas Simon (segment "Q is for Quack)Movie
V/H/S
2012V/H/Sas Steve (segment "Tape 56")Movie
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2011What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date RapeWriterMovie
Autoerotic
2011AutoeroticWriterMovie
A Horrible Way to Die
2010A Horrible Way to Dieas OlsenMovie
Red Sands
2009Red Sandsas Matt CarsonMovie
Dead Birds
2005Dead BirdsWriterMovie
Frankenfish
2004FrankenfishWriterMovie
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2000The Nothing DealDirectorMovie
Onslaught
—OnslaughtWriterMovie