Daniel Farrands (born September 3, 1969) is an American filmmaker who specializes in the horror film genre. His first major credit was as screenwriter of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). He has subsequently worked as a producer, writer, and director of both feature and documentary films.
He produced the 2009 horror film The Haunting in Connecticut before directing Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010), a documentary on the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. Farrands subsequently wrote, produced and directed Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013), a documentary film on the Friday the 13th film series.
Biography Farrands was born September 3, 1969, in Providence, Rhode Island, but was raised in Santa Rosa, California, in a "strict Catholic household." Farrands developed an interest in horror films as a child, and became enamored with John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) after seeing it air on television as an NBC "Movie of the Week." He graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1987 before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film.
In 1990, Farrands approached Halloween producer Moustapha Akkad with a screenplay for a sixth installment in the Halloween film series. A sixth installment was not considered for production until 1995, after Miramax acquired the rights to the Halloween series, and Farrands was appointed as screenwriter. The film, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), was released in September 1995. Though Farrands wrote the original screenplay, developing subplots that had been obliquely established in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), the final version of the film released to theaters was significantly altered by Miramax and much of the final act was ghostwritten without Farrands' involvement.
Farrands later wrote the horror film The Tooth Fairy (2006), before serving as producer of The Haunting in Connecticut (2009).
In 2010, Farrands directed Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, a documentary on the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series, and subsequently wrote, produced and directed Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th, an expansive documentary film on the Friday the 13th film series.
Farrands' other directorial credits include The Amityville Murders (2018), The Haunting of Sharon Tate, The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson (both 2019), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, and Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (both 2021).
Filmography Films Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 1993 Rave, Dancing to a Different Beat 1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 2006 The Tooth Fairy 2007 The Girl Next Door Also actor 2009 The Haunting in Connecticut 2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Also archive material provider and music editor 2011 The Trouble with the Truth 2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Also archive material provider 2015 The Id 2018 Havenhurst 2017 Amityville: The Awakening 2018 The Amityville Murders 2019 The Haunting of Sharon Tate The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson 2021 Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman
Other Year Title Role 2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror Documentary; himself and archival material provider Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film Documentary; special thanks 2014 The Taking of Deborah Logan Special thanks 2019 Demon House Documentary; special thanks
Television Year Show Credit Notes Director Writer 2000–2001 History's Mysteries 3 episodes: "Amityville: The Haunting" "Amityville: Horror or Hoax" "The True Story of Rob Roy" (also co-producer) 2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Producer 2011 Scream: The Inside Story Also producer 2012 Paranormal Paparazzi Pilot: "Teen Exorcism Squad" Short films Year Title Role 2006 Halloween: The Shape of Horror Co-producer 2007 The Making of The Girl Next Store Himself 2009 The Fear is Real: Reinvestigating The Haunting (In Connecticut) Director, writer, producer The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Producer New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning Jason Lives: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part VI Mind Over Matter: The Truth About Telekinesis Director Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Director, producer New York Has a New Problem: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Writer, producer 2012 The Shadow of October Dedicatee
Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2019 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Awards Best Picture The Haunting of Sharon Tate Best Horror Movie Best Director 2020 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Picture Worst Screenplay Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property
See also :Category:Films directed by Daniel Farrands
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