Jack Sholder (born June 8, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American director, best known for his work in the horror film genre, notably Alone in the Dark, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, The Hidden, and Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies.
[1] In the DVD commentary of The Hidden, Jack Sholder states that his favorite film director is Jean Renoir.
[2] In September 2004, he joined the faculty of Western Carolina University in the Department of Stage and Screen,[3] retiring in 2017.
Through a mutual friend, he met Robert Shaye of New Line, for whom he edited trailers, foreign films, and title sequences on a regular basis.
"[5] Sholder went on to make A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge for New Line, which was a commercial success.