Eric Luke
Writing
Biography
Eric Luke is an American screenwriter, director and novelist. Screenplays include: Explorers for Paramount Pictures, numerous screenplays for MGM and others, and writing and directing the latter two films in the Not Quite Human trilogy for the Disney Channel. Television work includes scripts for the Tales from the Cryptkeeper series and co-plotting the Gargoyles pilot five-parter for The Walt Disney Company. He Executive Produced, Story Edited and scripted the Fox TV animated series Xyber 9, which later aired on the Toon Disney channel and scripted episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) . His initial work in comics was Project: Overkill, a story drawn by artist Phill Norwood that appeared in Dark Horse Presents #30. He wrote the entire first series (1995–98) of Ghost (Dark Horse), a run of 36 issues and the Ghost Special (1994). After Ghost ended, he began a 3 year run writing Wonder Woman DC Comics after his initial Annual #7 proved successful with editors. His most recent work includes the novel Interference, a meta-horror audiobook about an audiobook that kills, a best seller on Audible.com.
Known For
In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.
Gargoyles
When four pet turtles were bathed in alien ooze, they began to mutate and became the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Raised in New York City sewers by their foster father and wise sensei, Master Splinter, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael wage war against crime. Led by Master Splinter, the four turtles learn the ancient martial art of Ninjitsu, mastering skills of stealth, weapons, and fighting. They stop evildoers in all forms, whether barbaric gangs, lowlife crooks, deranged cyborgs, or even the crime syndicate The Foot, led by their archrival, The Shredder.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated series aimed at children made by Nelvana Limited, PeaceArch Entertainment, kaBOOM! Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It was shown on TVO and ABC, and is still shown near Halloween on Teletoon. It was based on the live-action television show, Tales from the Crypt, which aired concurrently on HBO. Being directed at children, Tales From the Cryptkeeper was significantly milder than the live-action HBO version.
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
Explorers
Superheroes are commissioned by the U.S. government to protect the world from their terrorist counterparts, who have evil plans to take over.
UltraForce
After a magic spell in 10th century Scotland turns them to stone, a group of gargoyles that turn to flesh and blood when the sun goes down are resurrected by an opportunistic billionaire with sinister intentions.
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
In the final film of the series, Chip and his "father" attend a robotics convention. Here, Dr. Carson is kidnapped and replaced by an android. Can Chip and his newfound friends save Dr. Carson from a dangerous competitor?
Still Not Quite Human
Chip, the android boy is back. This time, he is off to college, suffering from a computer virus and in love with Roberta, another android. Will there be a happy ending?
Not Quite Human II
Captures the parallel lives and intersection of two downhearted strangers staying at the same hotel on New Year's Eve.