
Mike P. Nelson
Directing
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).
Known For

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.
Wrong Turn

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.
Silent Night, Deadly Night

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

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.
V/H/S/85
A team of young doctors on a humanitarian mission through the Amazon rainforest come to realize that not everyone – or everything – is happy to see them. Their arrival draws the attention of an ancient predator, the "Boiúna", This ancient killer, dominant on land and water, emerges to reclaim the jungle. The ensuing fight for survival blurs the roles of hunter, prey, and hero.
Boiúna: Legend of the Amazon

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

After winning one championship, Jonsey must survive the zombie apocalypse.
Ahockalypse

Feeling guilty about her parents death and determined to live up to their expectations, Rylee will stop at nothing to become an actress, no matter what the cost.
Edge of Insanity

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
Summer School

Horror drama about a team-up for wealth.
One Minnesota

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.
The Retirement of Joe Corduroy

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.