Ken Wheat, a director and writer, made his mark in the late 1980s with After Midnight (1989), where he served as both director and writer, crafting a unique blend of horror and dark comedy. He also contributed to the genre with Silent Scream (1979) as a writer, showcasing his knack for suspenseful storytelling. Wheat's work often reflects the eccentricities of cult cinema, evident in his later writing for It Came from Outer Space II (1995) and The Fly II (1989), where he navigates the bizarre and the macabre.
Silent Scream
Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels' seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in the attic, but her son Mason helps the students get settled. Soon one of the students is killed. The policemen on the case begin uncovering the Engels family secret as the remaining students become endangered.
