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Somtow Sucharitkul

  • Writer
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Somtow Sucharitkul in The Laughing Dead (1989)
Somtow Sucharitkul was born on 30 December 1952 in Bangkok, Thailand. He is a writer and composer, known for The Laughing Dead (1989), The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror (2021) and Ill Met by Moonlight (1994).
BornDecember 30, 1952
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BornDecember 30, 1952
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    The Laughing Dead (1989)
    The Laughing Dead
    4.6
    • Writer(as S. P. Somtow)
    • 1989
    The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror (2021)
    The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2021
    Ill Met by Moonlight (1994)
    Ill Met by Moonlight
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1994
    Amphibious Creature of the Deep (2010)
    Amphibious Creature of the Deep
    3.4
    • Writer
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Writer

    • The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror (2021)
      The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Amphibious Creature of the Deep (2010)
      Amphibious Creature of the Deep
      3.4
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Adrienne Barbeau in Burial of the Rats (1995)
      Burial of the Rats
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • screenplay (as S.P. Somtow)
      • 1995
    • Ill Met by Moonlight (1994)
      Ill Met by Moonlight
      5.7
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • The Laughing Dead (1989)
      The Laughing Dead
      4.6
      • written by (as S. P. Somtow)
      • 1989
    • Corey Burton and Tress MacNeille in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989)
      Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1989
    • C.O.P.S. (1988)
      C.O.P.S.
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1988
    • Dinosaucers (1987)
      Dinosaucers
      6.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1987
    • The Little Wizards (1987)
      The Little Wizards
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1987–1988

    Composer

    • Apocalypse, Inc.
      • composer
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror (2021)
      The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Buddha's Lost Children Revisited (2009)
      Buddha's Lost Children Revisited
      7.2
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Buddha's Lost Children (2006)
      Buddha's Lost Children
      7.7
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Terror at Tate Manor (2002)
      Terror at Tate Manor
      1.7
      • Composer
      • 2002
    • C. Thomas Howell in Charades (1998)
      Charades
      4.0
      • Composer
      • 1998
    • Ill Met by Moonlight (1994)
      Ill Met by Moonlight
      5.7
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Mente criminal (1991)
      Mente criminal
      • Composer (as Somtow Sucharitnul)
      • 1991
    • The Laughing Dead (1989)
      The Laughing Dead
      4.6
      • Composer
      • 1989

    Actor

    • Dream! (2025)
      Dream!
      6.5
      • Governor of Lampang
      • 2025
    • The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror (2021)
      The Maestro: A Symphony of Terror
      6.7
      • The Maestro
      • 2021
    • The Laughing Dead (1989)
      The Laughing Dead
      4.6
      • Dr. Um-tzec (as S. P. Somtow)
      • 1989

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • S. P. Somtow
    • Born
      • December 30, 1952
      • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Other works
      Darker Angels. London: Gollancz, 1997.

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      President of the Horror Writers Association since 1998.

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