[4] In 2003, Koontz took a nearly ten-year detour where he worked in video game production as a producer and QA tester-manager for companies like EA Sports, THQ and Zynga.

[6] Through Paper Street, Koontz wrote and directed multiple short films including the award-winning Honor Student.

[9] Old Man, starring Stephen Lang, came out in the fall, followed by Blood Relatives which premiered at Fantastic Fest, before releasing in select theaters on Thanksgiving week,[10] and Snow Valley.

The film premiered at Fright Fest in August, before streaming exclusively on Shudder in December,[12] which was called a "superior and superbly silly sequel" by MovieWeb.

[19] In May 2024, Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy and Melinda Nishioka were revealed to be executive producers on Shelby Oaks, under their production company Intrepid Pictures.