Stephen Susco

Stephen Susco (born October 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for writing horror films such as The Grudge, The Grudge 2, and Texas Chainsaw 3D. His directorial debut film, Unfriended: Dark Web, had its premiere at SXSW on March 9, 2018.

Stephen Susco
Susco in 2007
Born	October 24, 1972 United States
Occupation	Screenwriter Film director
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame
Spouse	Bridget Foley ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	2

Early life and education

Susco graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1995 and from USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1999.

Career

Susco appears as a character in Jonathan Maberry's Ghost Road Blues trilogy, alongside Ken Foree, Jim O'Rear, Tom Savini, and Debbie Rochon.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} Susco also wrote the 2008 film Red^[7][8] and then he wrote Texas Chainsaw 3D, which released in 2013 by Lionsgate.^[9] He wrote the storybook to the Paramount Pictures project The Butcherhouse Chronicles.^[10] He also co-wrote and co-produced the Adrien Brody film, High School. In 2018, his directorial debut film, Unfriended: Dark Web premiered at SXSW on March 9.^[11]

Personal life

Susco married author Bridget Foley in 2005. They live in Bellevue, Washington and have two children.^[12]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1996	Mr. October	No	No	Yes	Short film
2004	The Grudge	No	Yes	No
2005	Intoxicated Demons	No	No	Associate	Short film
2006	The Grudge 2	No	Yes	No
2007	Last Call	No	No	Executive	Short film
2008	Red	No	Yes	No
2010	High School	No	Yes	Executive
2012	The Possession	No	No	Co-producer
2013	Texas Chainsaw 3D	No	Story	No
2014	Beyond the Reach	No	Yes	Executive
2018	Unfriended: Dark Web	Yes	Yes	No	Directorial debut
	Hell Fest	No	Story	No
TBA	Do Not Enter	No	Yes	No	Post-production
TBA	The Descendant	No	Yes	Executive