A Message From Sean Hood

Posted by Michael Pantazi Feb 17, 2009

Sean Hood is an American horror screenwriter who has been writing for tv and film since 1998, having contributed in the art department of many films before that, stretching back to 1990. His IMDB profile also credits him as director, cinematographer, editor and producer for various projects.

While some of his writing projects (such as Halloween: Resurrection & The Crow: Wicked Prayer) were far from well received, it’s important to remember that a) these kinds of films are virtually pre-destined to fail on several fronts and b) that the vast majority of writers in the American film industry are hands-for-hire, bid to write-up someone’s terrible ideas and endlessly tweak them according to the whim of studio financiers – most of whom wouldn’t know a strong script if they were beaten half to death with it. Of course, the same level of “compromise” is often required of directors and actors alike.

Most recently, Sean has worked on the acclaimed tv series Masters of Horror (Season 1 – Episode 10, Sick Girl) and Fear Itself (1 episode – Echoes).

The reason for highlighting these points is that I’ve recently received a mail from Mr. Hood, drawing attention to his own article on meeting with Friday the 13th director Marcus Nispel to discuss his next outing. Hit the link below to read that article on Sean’s blog, which gives a great insight into how quirky the initial process of selecting crewmen into a film production can be.

"My Dinner With Marcus" article.

So, congratulations to Sean and good luck to both him and Nispel in developing what will be the director’s own film concept in the upcoming Subterranean (a.k.a Pod). Also, check out Nispel’s linked response at the end of the article – the man seems to enjoy a very strange diet indeed.

Of course, I couldn’t let the chance pass me by of asking Sean for an interview when production on Subterranean is further along. He very kindly obliged, noting that “the next step for Beacon Pictures is to assemble a cast and partner with a studio”.

Now I’ve yet to see the new Friday the 13th movie, but it’s been doing extremely well at the box-office. What that should mean – irrespective of the film itself - is that Nispel can now carry some real clout to the next studio, which will hopefully keep any creative interference to a minimum.

Check back for updates on these developments, which should provide Suite readers with valuable feedback on the film-production process and some pretty exclusive insights to what we can expect from Subterranean.