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Calum Waddell

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Fife, Scotland, UK · Active 2006–2025

Calum Waddell was born in Fife, Scotland. He is a producer and director, known for 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015), Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed (2014) and Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015).

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American Grindhouse

American Grindhouse

2011 ★ 6.8
Writer

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

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Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
American Grindhouse (2011)
American Grindhouse
2011
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema (2018)
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
2018
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015)
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust (2021)
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
2021
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed (2014)
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
2014

Filmography

104 credits
2020s 7 credits
2023
From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema as self
Movie
2022
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film as Self
Movie
2021
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust as Self
Movie ★ 4.4
2020
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic as Self
Movie
2020
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King as self
Movie
2020
The Emmanuelle Effect as Self
Movie
2020
A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren as Self
Movie
2010s 6 credits
2018
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci as Himself
Movie ★ 7.0
2018
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan as Himself
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
Me Me Lai Bites Back as Self
Movie
2018
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema as Self
Movie ★ 5.5
2017
Seeding of a Trend: The Birth of Hong Kong Splatter Cinema as Self
Movie
2000s 1 credit
2006
The Raven as Priest #2
Movie ★ 2.6
Crew Credits
2020s 14 credits
2025
The Unassuming Journeyman: The Exploitation Express of Ferdinando Baldi Producer
Movie ★ 8.0
2025
The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary Producer
Movie
2023
Fine Archery: The Brave Archer Franchise Producer
Movie
2023
From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema Producer
Movie
2022
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves Director
Movie ★ 8.0
2022
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves Producer
Movie ★ 8.0
2022
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film Producer
Movie
2021
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust Director
Movie ★ 4.4
2021
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust Writer
Movie ★ 4.4
2020
Tactics: Reflections on a Seventies Horror Classic Producer
Movie
2020
Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King Producer
Movie
2020
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic Producer
Movie
2020
An Italian Aenigma: Appraising Late Day Fulci Producer
Movie
2020
A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren Director
Movie
2010s 73 credits
2019
The Strange Story of the Eurocine Cannibal Film Director
Movie
2019
Prince: The Peach and Black Times Director
Movie ★ 6.5
2019
Franco-Philes: Musings on Madrid's B-Movie Maverick Director
Movie
2019
Franco-Philes: Musings on Madrid's B-Movie Maverick Producer
Movie
2018
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci Producer
Movie ★ 7.0
2018
Images of Apartheid: Filmmaking on the Fringe in the Old South Africa Director
Movie
2018
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan Director
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film Director
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan Producer
Movie ★ 6.0
2018
Me Me Lai Bites Back Producer
Movie
2018
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema Director
Movie ★ 5.5
2018
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema Producer
Movie ★ 5.5
2017
Grindhouse All-Stars: Notes from the Sleaze-Cinema Underground Director
Movie
2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo Director
Movie ★ 6.6
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Producer
Movie ★ 7.8
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Writer
Movie ★ 7.8
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Director
Movie ★ 7.8
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film Director
Movie ★ 7.3
2015
Terror in Times Square: A Guide To Nightmare's Grindhouse Kingdom Director
Movie
2015
Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix Director
Movie ★ 5.0
2015
Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix Producer
Movie ★ 5.0
2015
Hallmark of the Devil Director
Movie
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film Producer
Movie ★ 7.3
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film Writer
Movie ★ 7.3
2014
Behind the Swinging Blade Director
Movie
2014
Behind the Swinging Blade Producer
Movie
2014
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs Producer
Movie ★ 4.1
2014
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs Director
Movie ★ 4.1
2014
Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times Director
Movie
2014
Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times Writer
Movie
2014
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed Director
Movie ★ 8.0
2014
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed Producer
Movie ★ 8.0
2014
Can't Get Enough of The Stuff: Making Larry Cohen's Classic Creature Feature Director
Movie
2014
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers' Director
Movie ★ 5.5
2014
Remo, Rambo, Reagan and Reds: The Eighties Action Movie Explosion Director
Movie ★ 8.0
2014
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers' Producer
Movie ★ 5.5
2014
Screaming for a Sequel: The Delirious Legacy of Demons 2 Director
Movie
2014
Screaming for a Sequel: The Delirious Legacy of Demons 2 Producer
Movie
2014
A Soundtrack for Splatter: An Interview with Composer Simon Boswell Director
Movie
2014
A Soundtrack for Splatter: An Interview with Composer Simon Boswell Producer
Movie
2014
The Demons Generation: Roy Bava Discusses a Legacy in Lacerations Director
Movie
2014
The Demons Generation: Roy Bava Discusses a Legacy in Lacerations Producer
Movie
2014
All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem Director
Movie ★ 6.0
2014
All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem Writer
Movie ★ 6.0
2014
All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem Producer
Movie ★ 6.0
2013
Carnage at the Cinema: Lamberto Bava and his Splatter Masterpiece Director
Movie
2013
Dario and the Demons: Producing Monster Mayhem Director
Movie
2013
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce Director
Movie
2013
Don't Go In The Backwoods - Rural Rampages and the Horror Film Director
Movie
2013
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky Director
Movie ★ 2.0
2012
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever Director
Movie ★ 5.2
2012
All Out of Bullets Director
Movie ★ 3.5
2012
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie Director
Movie ★ 5.7
2012
Aliens, Cannibals and Zombies: A Trilogy of Italian Terror Director
Movie ★ 6.0
2012
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie Producer
Movie ★ 5.7
2012
Your Date's on a Plate: The Making of Frankenhooker Director
Movie ★ 9.5
2012
Ladies of Italian Horror Director
Movie ★ 7.0
2012
Ladies of Italian Horror Producer
Movie ★ 7.0
2012
Ladies of Italian Horror Writer
Movie ★ 7.0
2011
American Grindhouse● Writer
Movie ★ 6.7
2011
AKA Sarah Keller: Cinzia Monreale Remembers 'The Beyond' Director
Movie
2011
American Grindhouse● Co-Producer
Movie ★ 6.7
2011
Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist Director
Movie ★ 5.0
2011
Naschy of the Full Moon Director
Movie ★ 10.0
2011
Naschy of the Full Moon Producer
Movie ★ 10.0
2011
Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena Producer
Movie ★ 7.0
2011
Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell Director
Movie
2011
All in the Head: Brian Yuzna on the Re-Animator Chronicles Director
Movie ★ 10.0
2011
One Step Beyond: Catriona MacColl Remembers a Spaghetti Splatter Classic Director
Movie ★ 7.0
2010
The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat' Director
Movie
2010
The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat' Producer
Movie
2010
Joe of the Dead: Acting in a George Romero Classic Director
Movie
2010
Joe of the Dead: Acting in a George Romero Classic Producer
Movie
2000s 2 credits
2009
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter Writer
Movie
2009
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter Producer
Movie
s 1 credit
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The Forgotten War: Hollywood's Vietnam in the Philippines Director
Movie