Biography
Tom Holland (born July 11, 1943) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films "Fright Night" (1985), "Fatal Beauty" (1987), "Child's Play" (1988), "The Temp" (1993) and "Thinner" (1996).
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025
as Horror Film Expert
Why do people no longer see this type of stories nowadays? How can this notion be awakened? Which films should begin to feed back from the past and ba...

Doc of Chucky
2024
as Self
The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine H...

The Occult
2024
as Uncle Walter
When a young man falls for a seductive but mentally unstable fortune-teller, he begins to suspect her family is hiding a diabolical secret.

King on Screen
2023
as Self
1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than...

In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that ...

The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
Screenplay, Director
In this mesmerizing experimental film, a Stephen King television movie is compressed and transformed through hypnotic black and white collage animatio...

A Place Among the Dead
2020
as TH
An exploration of our cultural obsession with vampires and what they reveal about the human psyche.

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 ...

Rock, Paper, Scissors
2017
After being released, a reformed serial killer moves into his family's ancestral estate and is haunted by his past -- both the living and the dead.

Rock, Paper, Scissors
2017
Director
After being released, a reformed serial killer moves into his family's ancestral estate and is haunted by his past -- both the living and the dead.

The DePatie/Frelang Collection: The Blue Racer
2017
as Japanese Beetle
Unlike other high-velocity cartoon characters, nothing about DePatie-Freleng's supersonic Blue Racer could be described as "streamlined". While surely...

Faith
2017
Thanks
Adolfo, the town's priest, gets a phone call from a desperate family. They believe that their daughter is possessed by the devil.

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
2016
as Himself
An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, rare ...

Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
2016
as Himself
An in-depth look at the hidden meanings and blistering truth buried within Ed Wood's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, which has long been considered the worst...

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015
as Himself
The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd ...

Digging Up the Marrow
2015
as Himself
A documentary filmmaker turns his lens on an enigmatic conspiracy theorist who claims he's found the entrance to a vast underground city populated ent...

Out of Print
2014
as Self
A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a uniq...

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014
Director, Writer
Horror legend Tom Holland dares you to join him for nine nerve-shredding, totally Twisted Tales. Serving up a mind-bending assortment of the macabre, ...

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012
as Self
A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstruc...

Fright Night
2011
Original Film Writer, Story
A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and mag...

The Psycho Legacy
2010
as Self
The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what ...

Hatchet II
2010
as Uncle Bob
Picking up right where the original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about h...

The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited - Part I
2009
A mockumentary exploring the Jason Vorhees murders at Crystal Lake with interviews from local townsfolk, skeptics, and historians.

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
as Self
A look at the horror movies of the 1980's.

We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
as Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Years ago, they pulled a disastrous childhood prank on the neighborhood ice cream delivery man that got him killed, but now as they've become adults w...

We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
Director
Years ago, they pulled a disastrous childhood prank on the neighborhood ice cream delivery man that got him killed, but now as they've become adults w...

The Initiation of Sarah
2006
Story
A sorority girl unwittingly becomes the focus of a battle between good and evil.

Hollywood Halloween
1997
as Self
Horror documentary with interviews to William Friedkin, Stan Winston, John McNaughton, Tom Holland and Ridley Scott.

Thinner
1996
Director, Screenplay
An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized cri...

The Temp
1993
Director
A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temporary secretary.

Two-Fisted Tales
1992
Director
The foul-mouthed, wheelchair-bound Mr. Rush introduces three adventure tales inspired by the EC Comics of the 1950s: "Showdown," "King of the Road," a...

Tales from the Crypt: Volume 2
1992
Director
Two experienced horror filmmakers, Tom Holland (Child's Play) and Mary Lambert (Pet Sematary) plus a "comedian" (Pretty in Pink) for three stories of ...

The Owl
1991
Executive Producer, Writer, Director
After the violent murder of his family, a man becomes a vigilante dispensing his own kind of justice to people in need. ["The Owl" originally aired on...

The Stranger Within
1990
Director
A troubled young man mysteriously appears in a rural Minnesota town from which he claims he was abducted 16 years ago.

Introducing Chucky: The Making of Child's Play
1988
as Himself
A vintage featurette about the making of Child's Play (1988).

Child's Play
1988
Screenplay, Director
An innocent-looking doll is inhabited by the soul of a serial killer who refuses to die.

Fright Night Part 2
1988
Characters
After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandridge was a serial killer posing as a vampire. But w...

Fatal Beauty
1987
Director
Detective Rita Rizzoli is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and mor...

Fright Night
1985
Director, Screenplay
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; ...

Scream for Help
1984
Writer
A teenaged girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but when she tells people, no one will believe her.

Cloak & Dagger
1984
Screenplay
Davey Osborne is an average 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He spends his days playing video games and pretending to be a spy with his...

Psycho II
1983
as Deputy Norris
Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most fam...

Psycho II
1983
Writer
Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most fam...

Class of 1984
1982
Story, Screenplay
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is...

The Beast Within
1982
Writer
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty na...

The Initiation of Sarah
1978
Story
Shy misfit Sarah Goodwin has a secret gift: the ability to control — and destroy — with her mind. When Sarah goes off to college with her more outgoin...

Josie's Castle
1971
as Leonard Robbins
Three free spirits cut their ties with the old-fashioned square world and shack up in a love commune. A Seventies cult favorite featuring Star Trek's ...

A Walk in the Spring Rain
1970
as Boy (as Tom Fielding)
A sophisticated, middle-aged grandmother, wed to a New York law professor, falls in love with a down-to-earth Tennessee farmer.

The Young Lawyers
1969
as David Harrison (as Tom Fielding)
Attorney Michael Cannon leaves his Boston law firm to become director of the Neighborhood Law Office, where he guides three law students on a case inv...

Model Shop
1969
as Gerry
While trying to raise money to prevent his car from being repossessed, George is attracted to Lola, a Frenchwoman who works in a "model shop", an esta...

Robot Dracula
N/A
as Tom
A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.