Jesse Thomas Cook is a Canadian director and producer of
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Mo ...
s. Based in
Collingwood,
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
, in 2018 he and his wife Liv Collins cofounded the Collingwood Film Co. to produce independent horror films in the
Simcoe County
Simcoe County is a county and census division located in the central region of Ontario, Canada. The county is located north of the Greater Toronto Area, and forms the north western edge of the Golden Horseshoe. The county seat is located in Mi ...
region of Ontario, working with almost entirely local performers and artisans.
He has also been a partner with John Geddes and Matt Wiele in Foresight Features.
[Jason McBride]
"Foresight Features: Canada’s unlikely horror film factory"
''Maclean's
''Maclean's'' is a Canadian magazine founded in 1905 which reports on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, trends and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean, established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian ...
'', June 6, 2012.
Filmography
*''Forlorn'' - 2006
*''Scarce'' - 2008
*''
Monster Brawl
''Monster Brawl'' is a 2011 independent film, independent Canadian horror comedy film directed by Jesse Thomas Cook.
Plot
The film depicts a wrestling-style fight to the death set inside an abandoned and cursed graveyard, shown in a pay-per-vi ...
'' - 2011
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Septic Man'' - 2013
*''
The Hexecutioners'' - 2015
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The Hoard'' - 2018
*''Deadsight'' - 2018
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Cult Hero Cult Hero may refer to:
*a pseudonym used by an extended lineup of The Cure to release the 1979 single "I'm a Cult Hero"
* ''Cult Hero'' (film), a 2022 Canadian thriller film
* Cult Hero Records, an independent record label owned and operated by th ...
'' - 2022
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The Hyperborean'' - 2023
References
External links
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Canadian film production company founders
Film directors from Ontario
Film producers from Ontario
Canadian horror film directors
Horror film producers
People from Collingwood, Ontario
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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