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József Gallai

József Gallai

Writing·b. 1988·Sopron, Hungary

10 horror credits

After watching Lady in the Water (2006), József Gallai decided to deal with filmmaking and started writing screenplays and short stories. Between 2009 and 2012 he was mainly involved in amateur films in various genres.

In 2014, he wrote and co-directed Hungary's first feature length found footage horror Bodom (2014). In this year the movie opened the Bram Stoker International Film Festival in Whitby, UK as well as collected numerous nominations on film festivals including 30 Dies Festival in Andorra, Golden Rake Award for Indie Horror and New York Scary Film Awards in the US and Amazon Horror Awards in Brazil.

In 2015 Bodom was in the final competition at the Full Moon Horror & Fantasy Film Festival in Romania, competing with award winning films such as Welp (2014), Horsehead (2014) and Réalité (2014).

Director10 films

The Final Frame

The Final Frame

Director

2025
The Black-Eyed Children

The Black-Eyed Children

Director

2025
A Stranger in the Woods

A Stranger in the Woods

Director

2024
The Poltergeist Diaries

The Poltergeist Diaries

Director

2021
Spirits in the Dark

Spirits in the Dark

Director

2020
The Whispering Man

The Whispering Man

Director

2019
Echoes

Echoes

Director

2018
A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex

A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex

Director

2016
Moth

Moth

Director

2016
Bodom

Bodom

Director

2014

Writer9 films

The Final Frame

The Final Frame

Writer

2025
The Black-Eyed Children

The Black-Eyed Children

Story / Screenplay

2025
A Stranger in the Woods

A Stranger in the Woods

Writer

2024
The Poltergeist Diaries

The Poltergeist Diaries

Writer

2021
Spirits in the Dark

Spirits in the Dark

Writer

2020
Echoes

Echoes

Writer

2018
A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex

A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex

Writer

2016
Moth

Moth

Writer

2016
Bodom

Bodom

Writer

2014

Producer2 films

The Black-Eyed Children

The Black-Eyed Children

Producer

2025
Spirits in the Dark

Spirits in the Dark

Producer

2020

Cinematographer2 films

Spirits in the Dark

Spirits in the Dark

Cinematography

2020
The Whispering Man

The Whispering Man

Cinematography

2019

Actor6 films

The Black-Eyed Children

The Black-Eyed Children

The Man in Black

2025
A Stranger in the Woods

A Stranger in the Woods

Peter

2024
The Poltergeist Diaries

The Poltergeist Diaries

Documentary Filmmaker

2021
Spirits in the Dark

Spirits in the Dark

Gil

2020
Echoes

Echoes

Skull Face

2018
Moth

Moth

Adam

2016

Other Crew1 film

Echoes

Echoes

Casting

2018