Eric Heisserer

ERIC HEISSERER wrote film "The Thing," with Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. directing and Marc Abraham producing. Prior to that, he wrote the screenplay for "A Nightmare on Elm Street," starring Jackie Earle Haley as the iconic Freddy Krueger.

Heisserer wrote the actioner "Seized", based on the book by Max Hardberger. Also wrote Heisserer's "Inhuman," with Takashige Ichise producing, as well as "Hours," based on his short story for Popcorn Fiction.

He also wrote for the television series "Stranger Adventures," an interactive show that received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement for Enhanced or Interactive Programming: New Delivery Platforms, as well as a Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Video Content for Non-Traditional Delivery Platforms and Outstanding Broadband Program - Drama.

Heisserer grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Houston after high school. He worked for Space Industries at NASA as a computer artist for space program technologies before pursuing creative writing through tabletop gaming publications such as Cyberpunk 2020.

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