Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sean Sexton Cunningham (born December 31, 1941, in New York City) is an American film director, producer, and writer. He is best known for creating the Friday the 13th series of horror films, which introduced the fictional killer Jason Voorhees. He also produced many horror films, such as Wes Craven's debut feature and House film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean S. Cunningham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Fall of Camp Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film
2022
Writer
In The Fall of Camp Blood, we pick up following the events of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Camp Blood has been shutdown after the gruesome murd...

The Story Of The '80s Slasher Craze
2020
Between 1980 and 1989, the horror genre gave us well over 200 slasher flicks; most of them were cheap, and very few of them had much of a lasting impa...

Outta Space: The Making of Jason X
2020
as Self
Featuring Interviews with Noel Cunningham, Sean S. Cunningham, Kane Hodder and Todd Farmer. Discussions include writing and pre-production, the influe...

In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Sea...

In Search of Darkness
2019
as Self
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact ...

Clark
2018
as Jonathan
A man kidnaps a boy to ransom back to his parents and receives a surprise when he discovers that the boy is much more than he appears to be.

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017
as Self
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story is the harrowing story of a stuntman overcoming a dehumanizing childhood filled with torment and bullying in S...

Ding Dong, You're Dead! The Making of "House"
2017
Retrospective documentary taking a look back at the making of House, the 1985 horror film that became a nice little hit when it was originally release...

It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"
2017
Retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Ethan Wiley, Sean S. Cunningham, Arye Gross and Jonathan Stark, among others.

Home Deadly Home: The Making of "House IV"
2017
Retrospective documentary featuring interviews with director Lewis Abernathy, producer Sean S. Cunningham, stars Terri Treas and William Katt, actor/s...

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the...

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office a...

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010
as Self
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spa...

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010
Executive Producer
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spa...

The Last House on the Left
2009
Producer
When athletic teen Mari Collingwood opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the...

Friday the 13th
2009
Producer
A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentio...

Surviving Sid
2008
as Glyptodon Boy (voice)
Sid the Sloth takes a school of children out on a camping trip from home, only to find that in typical Sid style, he is not a very good guide and the ...

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films'...

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006
as Self
The saga behind this modern horror classic. Featuring Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss and many more.

Trapped Ashes
2006
Director
Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.

Hitchcocked!
2006
as Self
A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

The House That Freddy Built
2006
as Self
How “A Nightmare on Elm Street” launched New Line Cinema and their legacy of horror films.

The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.

Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
2004
as Self
Behind-the-scenes featurette detailing the production of the 'Friday The 13th' movies.
Secrets Galore Behind the Gore
2004
as Himself
Behind the scenes of Friday the 13th.

The Friday the 13th Chronicles
2004
as Self
Behind-the-scenes featurette detailing the production of the 'Friday The 13th' movies.

Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
2003
as Himself

Freddy vs. Jason
2003
Producer
Freddy enlists Jason to kill on his behalf on Elm Street, after realizing that he can't haunt dreams because people no longer fear him.

Celluloid Crime of the Century
2003
as Self
40-minute documentary on the making of Wes Craven's 1972 classic, The Last House on the Left.

Terminal Invasion
2002
Director, Executive Producer
Aliens in human disguise commandeer a rural airport during a snowstorm. To survive, the people trapped inside must determine which of their own is not...

It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
2002
as Self
Produced for the 30th anniversary of the film's theatrical release, this documentary gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a film about brut...

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
2002
as Self
A documentary charting the rise and fall (and inevitable undead rise) of fictional killer Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th series, which takes i...
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
2002
as Self(uncredited)
Produced for the "Jason X" Special Edition DVD.

Jason X
2001
Executive Producer
In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous se...

XCU: Extreme Close Up
2001
Producer, Director
An unpredictable and irresistible thriller about instant celebrity, primetime morality and America's endless appetite for junk food TV. Television pro...

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
as Self
Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.

Welcome to Primetime
1999
as Self
A documentary about the Nightmare on Elm Street series.

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993
Producer
Jason Voorhees is tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone h...

My Boyfriend's Back
1993
Producer
Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win he...

House IV
1992
Producer
Unaware that it's plagued by a host of supernatural phenomena, a mother and her daughter, still reeling from a car crash which claimed the life of Rog...

The Horror Show
1989
Producer
Vowing revenge on the detective who apprehended him, serial killer "Meat Cleaver" Max Jenke returns from beyond the grave to launch a whole new reign ...

DeepStar Six
1989
Director, Producer
The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to...

A Taste of Hemlock
1989
Presenter
A loner answers a simple newspaper ad and finds himself framed for murder.

House II: The Second Story
1987
Producer
Jesse moves into an old family property where his parents were mysterious murdered years before. He soon finds himself with unexpected guests in the f...

House
1985
Producer
Roger Cobb, a divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son, inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatura...

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985
Characters
Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by t...

The New Kids
1985
Director, Producer
A brother and his young sister come to a small town to find out a local gang terrorizes the population.

Spring Break
1983
Director, Producer
Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.

A Stranger Is Watching
1982
Director
A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.

Friday the 13th
1980
Director, Producer
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

Here Come the Tigers
1978
Director, Producer
A cop and his partner manage a little league baseball team, trying to turn the group of misfits into a competitive team.

Manny's Orphans
1978
Director, Producer
Manny coaches soccer for the fashionable Creighton Hall school, but is relieved of duty because he is 'not a good match' for the school. He finds a jo...

The Case of the Smiling Stiffs
1973
Director, Producer
Is Emma a voyeur vampire who can turn into a bat? Apparently, and she leaves many smiling faces on her victims after going down on them during a full ...

The Last House on the Left
1972
Producer
On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some d...

Together
1971
Director, Writer, Producer
A mockumentary about sex in America.

The Art of Marriage
1970
Director, Writer, Producer
A host lectures on how to increase one's pleasure in the sack in marriage.

House
N/A
Producer
Upcoming horror comedy centering around the birth of a haunted house. A contemporary reimagining of the cult classic supernatural series, with monster...