Paul McGinnis

Paul McGinnis will forever be known as the screenwriter of Killer Rack, especially when he applies for jobs. Paul began his career as a stage actor in Buffalo, New York. A fan of Gregory Lamberson's Slime City, he was thrilled when the director discovered him in a soda shop and asked him to portray a homeless person in Slime City Massacre. Paul advanced to speaking lines in Sam Qualiana's Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast, but it was Lamberson who gave him his big break in the horror-comedy Dry Bones, which allowed Paul to show off his comedic skills and to wiggle his squiggle. Paul's original screenplay for the comedy Killer Rack won Best Unproduced Screenplay at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival; the competition was judged by Joseph O'Brien, co-screenwriter of RoboCop: Prime Directives. Lamberson swooped in on that screenplay and teamed up with Paul and Rod Durick to produce the film, in which Paul co-starred with Jessica Zwolak and Debbie Rochon, and sang a duet ("Fun Bags") with Lloyd Kufman. The film screened at 23 film festivals, and won Best Feature at Crimson Scream Film Festival, Best Feature at Scare-a-Con, and Outstanding Comedy Horror at Zed Fest. Paul won Best Screenplay at Shock Stock Film Festival. This was to be the highlight of his life, but that didn't stop him from taking roles in other western New York films, or returning to the stage. Neal Radice adapted Killer Rack as Killer Rack: The Musical, a successful stage production for Alleyway Theatre. Paul was not asked to sing in it.