Mike P. Nelson

Director

December 18, 1982 (43 years)

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Michael Paul Nelson (born December 18, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the horror films The Domestics (2018), Wrong Turn (2021) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025).

Filmography

5.9

Wrong Turn

Jen and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life.

6.4

Silent Night, Deadly Night

After witnessing his parents' brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness.

6.1

The Domestics

A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

5.7

V/H/S/85

Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five chilling tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a gore-filled journey through the grim underbelly of the forgotten 1980s.

N/A

The Goodbye

A Screenwriter struggling to complete a ninja script must confront the death of the love of his life in order to move on with his own.

5.2

Sweet Revenge

A group of friends staying at the Cabins at Crystal Lake find themselves stalked by a masked killer.

7.9

Summer School

Having spent the last three days watching crappy B grade horror films, to catch up on his website movie reviews, Charles attempts to attend his first day of Summer School. All he wants to do is get his Physics class out of the way before starting senior year. Attending Summer School as well, by court order no less, are two of Charles' friends Dennis and Steve. Also his crush Lindsey appears to finally be noticing him. If his teacher, Mrs. Wickham, doesn't drive him insane what lurks in the school just might

N/A

The G.I.

World War II, Winter, 1944. Michael, a corporal in the 89th Division Rolling W's, gets separated from his squad during a Nazi ambush. He soon realizes that the Nazis and the piercing cold are the least of his worries, for what lurks in the woods is even more horrific.

N/A

The Retirement of Joe Corduroy

A quiet dentist finds a new purpose in retirement when his nephew is left comatose by a violent mugging. Joe takes to the streets to show the city's riffraff a new light; the muzzle flash of a Mauser pistol.

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