Peter Atkins

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Peter Atkins

Writing 70 November 2, 1955

Liverpool, England, UK

Author of the novels Morningstar, Big Thunder and Moontown, and the screenplays Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III, Hellraiser IV, and Wishmaster. His short fiction has appeared in suc…

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Good Omens

Good Omens

8.0 2019 TV Show
Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

6.4 1988 Movie
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

5.6 1992 Movie
Wishmaster

Wishmaster

6.1 1997 Movie
Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline

5.3 1996 Movie
Nightbreed

Nightbreed

6.4 1990 Movie
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

5.7 1999 Movie
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell

Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell

4.4 2001 Movie
Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled

Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled

4.6 2002 Movie
Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

4.3 1995 Movie
Prisoners of the Sun

Prisoners of the Sun

3.9 2013 Movie
Perversions of Science

Perversions of Science

6.2 1997 TV Show

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Author of the novels Morningstar, Big Thunder and Moontown, and the screenplays Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III, Hellraiser IV, and Wishmaster. His short fiction has appeared in such best-selling anthologies as The Museum of Horrors, Dark Delicacies II, and Hellbound Hearts, and has been selected eight times for one or more of the various 'Year's Best' anthologies. He is a three-time nominee for the British Fantasy Award, most recently for his collection Rumors Of The Marvelous.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

    Movie Self

  2. 2019
    Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

    Movie Self

  3. 2019
    Good Omens

    TV show Teleplay

  4. 2015
    Hellraiser: Evolutions

    Movie Himself

  5. 2015
    Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

    Movie Self

  6. 2015
    Hell on Earth: The Story of Hellraiser III

    Movie Himself

  7. 2014
    The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen

    Movie Self

  8. 2013
    Prisoners of the Sun

    Movie Writer

  9. 2009
    Hellraiser: Deader – Winter's Lament

    Movie Characters

  10. 2009
    Crustacean

    Movie Professor Nightwind

  11. 2008
    The Boneyard Collection

    Movie The Queen's Musicians - Guitar (segment "Her Morbid Desires") / Band of Ghouls (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")

  12. 2008
    The Double Born

    Movie Music

  13. 2006
    Lugosi: The Dark Prince

    Movie Self

  14. 2006
    Karloff: The Gentle Monster

    Movie Self

  15. 2006
    Hellraiser: Prophecy

    Movie Characters

  16. 2005
    The Naked Monster

    Movie Titanic Captain

More credits
  1. 2002
    Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled

    Movie Characters

  2. 2001
    Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell

    Movie Characters

  3. 1999
    Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

    Movie Characters

  4. 1997
    Wishmaster

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1997
    Perversions of Science

    TV show Screenplay

  6. 1997
    Wicked Wishes: Making the Wishmaster

    Movie Self

  7. 1996
    Hellraiser: Bloodline

    Movie Writer

  8. 1995
    Fist of the North Star

    Movie Writer

  9. 1994
    Down on the Waterfront

    Movie

  10. 1992
    Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

    Movie Rick the Barman / Cenobite (uncredited)

  11. 1992
    Inside Out 2

    Movie Writer

  12. 1991
    Inside Out

    Movie Writer

  13. 1990
    Horror Cafe

    Movie Self

  14. 1990
    Nightbreed

    Movie Man in Club

  15. 1988
    Hellbound: Hellraiser II

    Movie Screenplay

  16. 1978
    The Forbidden

    Movie Faust

  17. —
    Faces of Horror

    Movie