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Steven Schneider(I)

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Steven Schneider
A former film critic and scholar with M.A. Degrees in Philosophy from Harvard University and the University of London and in Cinema Studies from New York University, producer Steven Schneider has quickly risen the ranks of Hollywood to become one of the go-to experts in genre films. After having authored and edited numerous books on world cinema and horror, Schneider moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in producing. Following the record-breaking success of 2009's PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, a film he helped bring to the screen, Schneider quickly amassed a slate of impressive films and television series with A-list filmmakers at the helm, including James Wan's INSIDIOUS (2011), Barry Levinson's THE BAY (2011), William Brent Bell's THE DEVIL INSIDE (2011), Oren Peli's AREA 51 (2012), Rob Zombie's THE LORDS OF SALEM (2012), and the 2011 ABC/DreamWorks Television pilot, The River. He is actively developing projects for such studios as Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures.
BornJanuary 25, 1974
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    Known for

    Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat in Paranormal Activity (2007)
    Paranormal Activity
    6.3
    • Producer
    • 2007
    Ty Simpkins in Insidious (2010)
    Insidious
    6.8
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2010
    James McAvoy in Split (2016)
    Split
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and James McAvoy in Glass (2019)
    Glass
    6.6
    • Producer
    • 2019

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    Producer



    • The Long Walk
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Silent Night, Deadly Night
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Untitled Sony/Blumhouse Insidious
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Violence
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • Send a Scare
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Halloween Store
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
    • Hokum
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Watchful Eye
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • The Night House
      • executive producer
      • In Development
    • Archangel
      • producer
      • Post-production



    • The Plague (2025)
      The Plague
      8.2
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Please Don't Feed the Children (2024)
      Please Don't Feed the Children
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
      V/H/S/Beyond
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Mena Suvari, Brandon Routh, and Malina Pauli Weissman in Ick (2024)
      Ick
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Josh Hartnett in Trap (2024)
      Trap
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Kristine Froseth in Desert Road (2024)
      Desert Road
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Dead Mail (2024)
      Dead Mail
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Kyle Gallner and Willa Fitzgerald in Strange Darling (2023)
      Strange Darling
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Lin Shaye, Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, and Ty Simpkins in Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
      Insidious: The Red Door
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Late Night with the Devil (2023)
      Late Night with the Devil
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Dave Bautista, and Abby Quinn in Knock at the Cabin (2023)
      Knock at the Cabin
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Maika Monroe in Watcher (2022)
      Watcher
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
      Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Bella Thorne in Masquerade (2021)
      Masquerade
      3.9
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Old (2021)
      Old
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2021

    Writer



    • 1, 001 Movies You Must See (Before You Die) (2014)
      1, 001 Movies You Must See (Before You Die)
      8.0
      Short
      • book by (as Steven Jay Schneider)
      • 2014

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    • Alternative name
      • Steven Jay Schneider
    • Born
      • January 25, 1974
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Author/editor of numerous books on film, including 1001 MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE (Barrons/Cassell Illustrated), FEAR WITHOUT FRONTIERS: HORROR CINEMA ACROSS THE GLOBE (FAB Press), HORROR INTERNATIONAL (Wayne State UP), HORROR FILM AND PSYCHOANALYSIS: FREUD'S WORST NIGHTMARES (Cambridge UP), 100 EURO-HORROR FILMS (British Film Institute), TRADITIONS IN WORLD CINEMA (Edinburgh UP), UNDERGROUND USA: FILMMAKING BEYOND THE HOLLYWOOD CANON (Wallflower Press), NEW HOLLYWOOD VIOLENCE (Manchester UP), DARK THOUGHTS: PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS ON CINEMATIC HORROR (Scarecrow Press), and THE HORROR FILM (TASCHEN).

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    • Trivia
      PhD candidate in Philosophy at Harvard University, and in Cinema Studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Received MA degree in Philosopy from the University of London.

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