About Tom Holland (filmmaker)
Thomas Lee Holland (born July 11, 1943) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and former actor. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, penning the screenplay for Psycho II (1983), the sequel to the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho; writing and directing the cult vampire film Fright Night (1985); and directing and co-writing Child's Play (1988), the first entry in the long-running Child's Play franchise. He also wrote and directed the Stephen King adaptations The Langoliers (1995) and Thinner (1996), and directed an episode of Masters of Horror (2007). Holland is a Saturn Award recipient for Best Writing for Fright Night, which also won the Avoriaz Dario Argento Award and the Fantasporto Critics' Award. In 2020, Holland published his debut novel, The Notch, through Cemetery Dance Publications, and has continued expanding the Fright Night universe through novels, comic books, and a 40th anniversary cast reunion podcast. == Early life and education == Holland was born on July 11, 1943, in Poughkeepsie, New York, to Lee and Tom Holland. His father worked for a department store chain, and the family relocated frequently during Holland's childhood. "By the time I was two, I had been in almost every state. I've been in five schools," Holland recalled in a 1966 interview. He later said that the experience of being perpetually new left him feeling like an outsider: "I always felt left out in school." Holland attended Ossining Public High School in Ossining, New York, before transferring to Worcester Academy, where he graduated in 1962.
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