Who wrote the book upon which the plot of the Amityville Playhouse is associated?
The Amityville Playhouse The Amityville Playhouse is a 2015 horror film and is loosely based on "The Amityville Horror" but only using the location as a plot point. Instead of the usual 112 Ocean Avenue house, it is about a haunted theatre in Amityville. It had a limited theatrical release and was released on DVD in the UK April 13, 2015 with a US release on June 23, 2015. The film was directed by John R. Walker and co-written with Steve Hardy.
Gary Blackwood (author) Gary Blackwood (born October 23, 1945) is an American author known for "The Shakespeare Stealer" trilogy. Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Blackwood sold his first story when he was nineteen. In 1998, he published "The Shakespeare Stealer", a historical fiction novel about an orphan, Widge, who is sent to steal "Hamlet" from William Shakespeare and The Lord Chamberlain's Men. After it won the 1999 ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Blackwood published two sequels, "Shakespeare's Scribe" (2000) and "Shakespeare's Spy" (2003). Since then, he has continued writing historical fiction, such as "Around the World in 100 Days" (2010), which the "Smithsonian" named a 2010 Notable Book for Children and "Kirkus Book Reviews" one of 2010's Best Books for Teens.