William Malone (born July 21, 1953)[2] is an American horror filmmaker who directed several movies such as the 1999 remake House on Haunted Hill, Scared to Death, Creature, and FeardotCom.

After a brief career in makeup and costumes, he attended UCLA film school and moved on as a director thereafter.

[1] He is of Irish and Ukrainian descent; his grandmother immigrated to the United States from Ukraine.

[1] In high school, he played in a Beatles-inspired garage band called The Plagues.

Malone moved to California at age 19 to pursue a career in music.