Steven Schneider

Steven Schneider (born January 25, 1974.) is an American producer best known for the success of Paranormal Activity (2007), which grossed over $193 million at the global box office on a $15,000 production budget and became the first installment of a multimillion dollar franchise that has made over $400 million to date.
Schneider is also well known for the Insidious franchise (2011–present), the successful thrillers Split (2016), Glass (2019), and Knock at the Cabin (2023), as well as notable horror films Blair Witch (2016) and Pet Sematary (2019). His projects have grossed a combined $2.5 billion to date at the global box office. He is currently partnering with Malkier and Sinister Studios on an upcoming slate including a range of IP-driven horror, animation, and thriller projects.
Schneider moved to Los Angeles to commence his career in the late 2000’s, making his debut with the 2009 release of Paranormal Activity, followed by the subsequent box office successes of Paranormal Activity 2 (2010), Insidious (2010), Paranormal Activity 3 (2011), and the The Devil Inside (2012).
==Early life and education==
Steven Jay Schneider was born on January 25, 1974, in New York City. He attended Hunter High School before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and English from the University of California at Berkeley.
Schneider went on to further his education earning a Master of Arts in Philosophy at the University of London with a focus on the philosophy of psychoanalysis and a study of the relationship between Descartes' Meditations and Saint Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises. His interest in the philosophy of film led him to seek dual PhDs at Harvard University and at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
Schneider attributes a love for reading, in both his personal and professional life, as a major aspect that contributed to his overall development, creativity, and success.
==Career==
===Academia & Film Criticism===
Passionate about cinema, literature, philosophy, and psychoanalysis, Schneider spent the majority of his twenties focused on a career in academia and film criticism, having studied and developed research in the likes of University of California at Berkeley, University of London, Harvard University, and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
===Book Publishing===
A published author specialized in the horror genre and film psychoanalysis, Schneider has written and published over twenty books about the history of cinema, the horror genre, Hollywood stars, directors, and film psychoanalysis and philosophy. Notable titles include Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe, Horror Film and Psychoanalysis: Freud's Worst Nightmare (Cambridge Studies in Film), and Dark Thoughts: Philosophic Reflections on Cinematic Horror'.
===Early Producing===
In the late 2000’s, Schneider moved from New York to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He landed his first project as a producer with the 2009 release of Paranormal Activity, which grossed over $193 million globally on a $15,000 production budget and became the first installment of a multimillion dollar franchise that has made over $400 million at the global box office to date. Schneider’s next notable project was Insidious in 2010, which made over $100 million across the globe on a $1.5 million production budget, catapulting Schneider's career for the next decades. 
He is currently working with Malkier and Sinister Studios on an upcoming slate of films across horror, animation, and thriller.. Titles in development include the music-driven “Janus”, which Schneider and company will produce alongside Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash; and the period horror piece “The Worthless Remains” in which Schneider will serve as a producer alongside Spooky Pictures partner Roy Lee, known for It, Barbarian, and The Grudge
==Filmography==
===Feature Films===
Year	Title
2007	Paranormal Activity
2008	100 Feet
2010	Insidious
2010	Paranormal Activity 2
2010	Phase 7
2011	The FP
2011	Paranormal Activity 3
2012	The Devil Inside
2012	Paranormal Activity: The Chronology
2012	The Tall Man
2012	The Lords of Salem
2012	The Bay
2012	Paranormal Activity 4
2013	Pawn Shop Chronicles
2013	Insidious: Chapter 2
2013	Haunt
2013	SX_Tape
2013	Wer
2014	Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
2014	Cooties
2014	Flight 7500
2014	The Houses October Built
2014	Acid Girls
2015	Exeter
2015	Lady of Csejte
2015	Area 51
2015	Insidious: Chapter 3
2015	Intruders
2015	Visions
2015	Estranged
2015	The Visit
2015	Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
2015	The Unspoken
2016	Split
2016	The Worthy
2017	The Tank
2017	The Houses October Built 2
2018	Insidious: The Last Key
2018	Delirium
2018	Mara
2019	Glass
2019	Pet Samatary
2020	His House
2021	Old
2021	Masquerade
2021	Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
2022	Watcher
2023	Knock at the Cabin
2023	Late Night with the Devil
2023	Insidious: The Red Door
Category:1974 births
Category:People from New York City
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