Chris VanderKaay

Writer
Producer
Director

Trailer for the 2024 found footage horror film .ask, from writer/director Chris Vander Kaay.

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Chris Vander Kaay is a filmmaker, author, marketing consultant, and former screenwriting professor. His first script, The Redemption of Henry Myers, was produced and premiered on the Hallmark Movie Channel in 2014. Since then, he has become known for directing, producing, and starring in several found footage horror films including .ask (2024), Go to Sleep (2026), and Peak Form (2026).

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Known for

.ask

6.0

Writer

2024

Found Footage Finds

9.1

TV Series

Writer

Aaron Loman's Diary

Short

Writer

2017

Fear Man

Writer

2018

Credits

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Writer

Go to Sleep
4.1
- writer
- 2026
Peak Form
- writer
- 2026
Found Footage Finds
9.1
TV Series
- Writer
- 2025
Hammer's Law
Podcast Series
- Writer
- story by
- writer
- 2024
.ask
6.0
- screenplay
- 2024
JoBlo Horror Originals
8.3
TV Series
- Writer
- created by
- 2020
The Cult Of...
TV Series
- Writer
- 2019
Other People's Movies
TV Series
- Writer
- 2019
Left Lane Ends
Short
- Writer
- 2019
Fear Man
- Writer
- 2018
Aaron Loman's Diary
Short
- Writer
- 2017
The Redemption of Henry Myers
6.5
- Writer
- 2014
Freund
Short
- writer
- 2013
Cross Threads
7.4
Short
- writer
- 2012
Deadly Motive
Short
- Writer
- 2011

Producer

Director

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Personal details

Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Spouse
- Kathleen Killian FernandezMarch 3, 2004 - present
Other works
The Anatomy of Fear: Conversations with Cult Science Fiction and Horror Filmmakers- During in-depth conversations with 21 horror and science-fiction film writers and directors, Chris Vander Kaay finds answers to this question, along with the inside story on the inspiration, creation, and behind-the-scenes experiences of box office blockbusters.