Inspired at age 6 by a viewing of ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Frank Dietz has found success in the film industry as a writer, producer, director, actor and animator. Frank grew up on Long Island, N.Y, and then attended the State University at Oswego, where he majored in theatre and art. He starred in a series of now-cult low-budget horror films like ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE, ROCK N' ROLL NIGHTMARE, BLACK ROSES and THE JITTERS.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Long Island, New York, USA
- Actor, writer, director and producer, also editor
- 12 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Frank Dietz's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 9 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Johnny Pratt in Black Roses (1988)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Frank Dietz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Beast Wishes (2012) · director, writer, producer · free
- Creepshow (2019) · writer · free
- I Hate Kids (2019) · writer, producer · free
- Magic in the Mirror (1996) · writer · free
- Tales of Halloween (2015) · actor · free
- Black Roses (1988) · actor · free
- Naked Souls (1996) · writer · free
- Zombie Nightmare (1987) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Frank Dietz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Creepshow(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
I Hate Kids(2019)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Long Live the King(2016)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Tales of Halloween(2015)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Beast Wishes(2012)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Cold Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Magic in the Mirror(1996)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Naked Souls(1996)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Mischievous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Berlin-Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Black Roses(1988)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Zombie Nightmare(1987)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Faces of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Rednecks vs Aliens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 1987 to 2019; peak year 1987.
Film career
Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1987Screen debut· Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Frank Dietz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 35/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Frank Dietz's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Frank Dietz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frank Dietz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Fasano shares the most, 3.
Directors
- John FasanoShared titles: Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare (2019), Black Roses (1988), Zombie Nightmare (1987)See all 3 shared titles with John Fasano
- Trish GeigerShared titles: Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare (2019), Long Live the King (2016), Beast Wishes (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Trish Geiger
Actors
- Rachel BostonShared titles: I Hate Kids (2019), Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Rachel Boston
- Tom Everett ScottShared titles: I Hate Kids (2019), Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Tom Everett Scott
- Brian HoweShared titles: Long Live the King (2016), The Lost Skeleton Returns Again (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Howe
- Fay MastersonShared titles: The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015), The Lost Skeleton Returns Again (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Fay Masterson
Cinematographers and editors
- Andrew KaschShared titles: Long Live the King (2016), Beast Wishes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Kasch
- Matthew RenoirShared titles: Long Live the King (2016), Beast Wishes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Renoir
- Bill Bryn RussellShared titles: The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015), The Lost Skeleton Returns Again (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Bryn Russell
Producers
- Frank WinspurShared titles: Long Live the King (2016), Beast Wishes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Winspur
- Michael SchlesingerShared titles: The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster (2015), The Lost Skeleton Returns Again (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Schlesinger
Mixed roles
- Dana GouldShared titles: Long Live the King (2016), Beast Wishes (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Gould
