Tom Holland

Tom Holland is an American director and screenwriter of horror and thriller films. His early writing projects include Class of 1984 (1982) and the Robert Bloch inspired Psycho II (1983), the latter starring Anthony Perkins as the menacing psychopath, Norman Bates which spawned the Psycho franchise.

Tom gained more notoriety, however, as a director. His directorial debut was the popular 1980s Vampire film, Fright Night (1985) which, at the time, was said to have been responsible for redefining the sub-genre, influencing later films like The Lost Boys (1987) and Near Dark (1987). The film was a box office hit and garnered three Saturn Awards and one Dario Argento Award. Last year Tom produced a documentary of the film called "You're So Cool Brewster" – The Story of Fright Night.

For his next project, Child's Play (1988), Tom again cast Chris Sarandon. The film was a Number One box-office hit in America and a worldwide success, despite controversy over its thematic content. It, like Fright Night (1985) has since gathered a cult following amongst horror fans and they have made 8 films in total. Tom then went onto direct two films based upon adaptations of Stephen King's novels: The Langoliers (1995) for TV and the feature film Thinner (1996). He also took a cameo role in the Stephen King miniseries The Stand (1994). He recently completed production on the thriller 'Rock, Paper, Dead' starring Michael Madsen set for release in 2018.

Tom also wrote the films 'Class of 1984', 'Cloak & Dagger' and 'The Beast Within' Tom's other projects have included _The Incredible Hulk_ episode 'Another Path', Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (1985), three episodes of Tales from the Crypt (1989), and the prestigious Masters of Horror (2005) anthology. He starred in A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) with Ingrid Bergman.

In 2009 Tom took a starring role in Hatchet II (2010) alongside Kane Hodder and Tony Todd.

Interview recorded on 2023-10-22.