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'''Stephen Susco''' is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for writing horror films such as ''[[The Grudge]]'', ''[[The Grudge 2]]'', and ''[[Texas Chainsaw 3D]]''. His directorial debut film, ''[[Unfriended: Dark Web]]'', had its premiere at [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] on March 9, 2018.
'''Stephen Susco''' (born October 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for writing horror films such as ''[[The Grudge]]'', ''[[The Grudge 2]]'', and ''[[Texas Chainsaw 3D]]''. His directorial debut film, ''[[Unfriended: Dark Web]]'', had its premiere at [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] on March 9, 2018.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==

Revision as of 21:44, 19 February 2024

Stephen Susco
Susco in 2007
Susco in 2007
BornOctober 24, 1972
United States
OccupationScreenwriter
Film director
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Spouse
Bridget Foley
(m. 2005)
Children2

Stephen Susco (born October 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for writing horror films such as The Grudge, The Grudge 2, and Texas Chainsaw 3D. His directorial debut film, Unfriended: Dark Web, had its premiere at SXSW on March 9, 2018.

Early life and education

Susco graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1995 and from USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1999.

Career

Susco appears as a character in Jonathan Maberry's Ghost Road Blues trilogy, alongside Ken Foree, Jim O'Rear, Tom Savini, and Debbie Rochon.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Susco also wrote the 2008 film Red[7][8] and then he wrote Texas Chainsaw 3D, which released in 2013 by Lionsgate.[9] He wrote the storybook to the Paramount Pictures project The Butcherhouse Chronicles.[10] He also co-wrote and co-produced the Adrien Brody film, High School. In 2018, his directorial debut film, Unfriended: Dark Web premiered at SXSW on March 9.[11]

Personal life

Susco married author Bridget Foley in 2005. They live in Bellevue, Washington and have two children.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1996 Mr. October No No Yes Short film
2004 The Grudge No Yes No
2005 Intoxicated Demons No No Associate Short film
The Grudge 2 No Yes No
2007 Last Call No No Executive Short film
2008 Red No Yes No
2010 High School No Yes Executive
2012 The Possession No No Co-producer
2013 Texas Chainsaw 3D No Story No
2014 Beyond the Reach No Yes Executive
2018 Unfriended: Dark Web Yes Yes No Directorial debut
Hell Fest No Story No
Creepers No Yes No Post-production
The Descendant No Yes Executive

References

  1. ^ Ghost Road Blues - A new novel from Jonathan Maberry Archived November 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Interview With Jonathan Maberry: Part Two. "BC Books Interviews Author Jonathan Maberry". Blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  3. ^ Maberry, Jonathan. "Bad Moon Rising". Pinnacle Press, 2005.
  4. ^ Horror Chronicles Features Debbie Rochon Archived February 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "MTV Artist Focus On Tom Savini". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  6. ^ "Horror Unlimited Ingrid Pitt Award - Debbie Rochon". Horrorunlimited.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  7. ^ Holden, Stephen (2008-08-08). "Red". The New York Times.
  8. ^ <%- movieName %> (2008-08-08). "EXCL: Red Screenwriter Stephen Susco". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  9. ^ MrDisgusting on October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09). "Twisted Revs Up 'Texas Cainsaw' in 3D". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ MrDisgusting on November 11, 2009 (2009-11-11). "Stephen Susco Doing Rewrite on 'Butcherhouse Chronicles'". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Squires, John (10 March 2018). "Blumhouse Unleashes Secret Sequel 'Unfriended: Dark Web' at SXSW". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  12. ^ Campbell, Megan (15 June 2015). "Happy Endings: A relationship built on stories". theeastsidescene.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.