Person

Luke Bates

Directing · Born 2007-07-24 · Welwyn Garden City - Hertfordshire - England - UK

Luke Bates is an independent horror filmmaker known for his hands-on approach, frequently serving as writer, director, cinematographer, editor, and producer on his own projects. His filmography spans found-footage and supernatural horror titles including Liminal Space (2023), The Woodland Massacre, Skinwalker, Cataclysm, and Dark Minds. With a strong DIY aesthetic and recurring interest in psychological breakdown and alternate-dimension terror, Bates has built a consistent body of indie genre work across shorts and features.

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  Dark Minds

  Director

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  Delirium

  Cinematography

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  Chess

  Man playing black

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  Liminal Space

  Director

• Skinwalker

  Boy

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  The Director

  Director

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  The Hollowing

  Director

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  Cataclysm

  Writer

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  Bereavement

  Director

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  The Woodland Massacre

  Noah

• 2025DeliriumCinematography
• 2025ChessMan playing black
• 2025The HollowingDirector
• 2025The DirectorDirector
• 2025Dark MindsDirector
• 2024CataclysmWriter
• 2024BereavementDirector
• 2023SkinwalkerBoy
• 2023Liminal SpaceDirector
• 2023The Woodland MassacreNoah
• 2017The Hooded Man and The Dimension BoxBoy