Tom Holland(I)
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
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.
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.
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. Tom then went onto
direct two films based upon adaptations of
Stephen King's novels:
The Langoliers (1995)
and Thinner (1996). He also took a cameo
role in the Stephen King miniseries
The Stand (1994).
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.
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.
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.
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. Tom then went onto
direct two films based upon adaptations of
Stephen King's novels:
The Langoliers (1995)
and Thinner (1996). He also took a cameo
role in the Stephen King miniseries
The Stand (1994).
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.