Dennis Paoli, a renowned writer, gained immense popularity in the 80s by crafting wickedly witty scripts for two superior H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond", both directed by the esteemed Stuart Gordon.
Paoli and Gordon initially crossed paths while working for the experimental Organic Theater in Chicago. Besides these two films, Paoli has also written "The Pit and the Pendulum", "Castle Freak", "Dagon", and the "Masters of Horror" episodes "H.P. Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch-House" and "The Black Cat" for Gordon.
Paoli has collaborated with Charles Band on several screenplays, including a segment of the horror anthology "Pulse Pounders", "Spellcaster", "Meridian", and "Ghoulies II". He co-wrote the script for Abel Ferrara's sci-fi/horror winner "Body Snatchers" with Larry Cohen and Nicholas St. John.
In addition to these credits, Paoli wrote the gruesome "The Dentist" for Brian Yuzna. Outside of his screenwriting career, Dennis Paoli holds a day job as a Writing Instructor and Coordinator of the Hunter College Writing Center at Hunter College in New York.
Paoli is particularly knowledgeable on Irish literature and has taught a course on Gothic fiction at Hunter College.
