Wiley wrote the screenplay for the 1985 film House and has written and directed several other horror films, including, House II: The Second Story,[1] Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, starring David Carradine and Eva Mendes,[2] Blackwater Valley Exorcism and Brutal, starring Jeffrey Combs, Michael Berryman and Sarah Thompson.
Producing credits include Blackwater Valley Exorcism, A Dead Calling, Drifter, Brutal, Deadwater (a.k.a.
Ethan was the co-writer, director and producer of the family comedy movie Elf-Man and the Chinese action-adventure feature Journey to the Forbidden Valley.
Earlier in his career, Wiley worked as a special effects artist and puppeteer on Return of the Jedi, Gremlins and Romancing the Stone.
He composed and produced the instrumental CD, Take A Stand, featuring Jon Sholle (guitar), Joe Craven (percussion), Jim Whitney (bass) and Joyce Andersen (violin).