Sean Hood (born August 13, 1966) is an American screenwriter best known for horror films, and more recently, action/thrillers.
Early life
Hood graduated from Brown University, with a double major in pure mathematics and studio art, and then spent several years working in Hollywood as a set dresser, prop assistant and art director working with filmmakers as diverse as James Cameron, David Fincher and David Lynch. He continued his studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, graduating in 1997 with an MFA in production. His student short film, “The Shy and the Naked†won a grant from the Sloan Foundation for the positive portrayal of science.
Career
Screenwriting
Hood sold his first spec screenplay to MTV Films in 2000, and went on to sign a deal with Dimension Films, which included rewrites on Halloween: Resurrection and Cursed. He went on to work on Conan the Barbarian for producer Avi Lerner,. He recently birthed Hercules: The Legend Begins. He's currently working on a science fiction film, Subterranean, with director Marcus Nispel.
Television
He wrote the episode Echoes for the NBC horror anthology series Fear Itself. Similarly, he contributed to the Showtime horror anthology series Masters of Horror by penning the episode Sick Girl.
Hood is currently working on Sick for The CW and The Dorm for MTV.
Directing
He was one of the founding members of Filmmakers Alliance and often collaborates creatively with FA's president, Jacques Thelemaque. His most recent short film is Melancholy Baby.
Blogging
Hood writes the blog Genre Hacks.
Teaching at USC
He is a part-time lecturer at the prestigious USC School of Cinematic Arts. He teaches the courses "Writing the Feature Script" and "Advanced Rewriting".
Credits
Filmography
- Hercules: The Legend Begins (2014) (writer)
- Conan the Barbarian (writer)
- Melancholy Baby (2008) (short film) (writer/director)
- Nellie Bly (in development) (written by)
- The Breathtaker (in development) (written by)
- The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) (screenplay by)
- Cursed (2005) (uncredited rewrite)
- Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) (screenplay by) (story by)
- Halloween: Resurrection (2002) (screenplay by)
- The Shy and the Naked (1998) (short film) (writer/director)
Television
- Sick (in development) (written by)
- The Dorm (filming) (written by)
- Fear Itself (2008) (episode 1.10 "Echoes") (written by)
- Masters of Horror (2006) (episode 1.10 "Sick Girl") (written by)
References
External links
- Sean Hood at the Internet Movie Database