He has worked as a screenwriter on the thriller Disturbia and most of the films in the Paranormal Activity found-footage horror series.
He wrote and made his directorial debut on the satirical thriller film Burning Palms (2010).
[3] Landon, following his father Michael Landon's footsteps in filmmaking, studied screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University, but dropped out three years into the course to pursue a career when film director Larry Clark offered him a writing job after reading one of his scripts.
"[4] He moved from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, contemplating the future of his career, which he revived only a few years later.
[5][4] He is worked on a screenplay for a film adaption of Lisa McMann's young adult novel Wake.
[citation needed] Landon made his directorial debut with Burning Palms (2010), an ensemble comedic thriller that was poorly received.
"[11][12] Landon came out as gay in 1999, having only written the script of Another Day in Paradise, unafraid of his sexuality harming his career potential.