E. Elias Merhige
Directing
- Born
- June 14, 1964 (age 62) · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Edmund Elias Merhige (born June 14, 1964) is an American film director best known to mainstream audiences for the black comedy horror film "Shadow of the Vampire" (2000), and to underground audiences for the surrealist horror cult classic "Begotten" (1989).
As he says in his audio commentary to the Shadow of the Vampire DVD, Merhige views cinema as the only meaningful art form of the present era. He regards literature and drama as once-needed forms which are past their time and which have been superseded by film. He is also very interested in the occult and the paranormal, and images and themes derived from these traditions suffuse his films.
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Born in Brooklyn, Merhige currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Known for
Shadow of the Vampire
August 30, 2000
Suspect Zero
August 27, 2004
Begotten
June 5, 1991
Din of Celestial Birds
September 5, 2006
Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget
September 27, 2004
Marilyn Manson: God Is In the TV
November 9, 1999
Polia & Blastema
September 30, 2022
Krung Thep
March 30, 2026
The Begotten Cycle
November 3, 2023
Howl
Behind the camera11
- 2026Krung Thep Co-Director
- 2023The Begotten Cycle Director, Writer
- 2022Polia & Blastema Director
- 2006Din of Celestial Birds Writer, Producer, Director
- 2004Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget Director
- 2004Suspect Zero Director, Producer
- 2000Shadow of the Vampire Director
- 1999Marilyn Manson: God Is In the TV Director
- 1991Begotten Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
- 1983Implosion