David Schmoeller (born December 8, 1947) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is notable for directing several full-length theatrical horror films including
Tourist Trap (1979),
The Seduction (1982),
Puppet Master (1989),
Catacombs (1988),
Netherworld (1992) and
Crawlspace (1986) starring
Klaus Kinski. In May, 2012, Schmoeller was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Fantaspoa Film Festival in Porto Alegre, Brazil where his new feature film,
2 Little Monsters (2012) was screened along with his other notable films.