commemorating the life and films of Herschell Gordon Lewis. That same year he contributed a short film about the Easter Bunny to the horror film anthology Holidays. The short was praised by both secular and religious writers online as a disturbing examination of faith. McCarthy directed the horror-thriller The Prodigy for Orion Pictures, which was released on February 8, 2019. The film was written by Jeff Buhler and starred Taylor Schilling and Jackson Robert Scott. Award nominations At the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, McCarthy's original short version of The Pact was nominated for a Short Filmmaking Award in the category of U.S. Dramatic Film. At 2014's South by Southwest Film Festival the audience nominated home for an award in the Midnighters category. Personal life In 2007 McCarthy married college friend Alexandra Lisee, a television, film and video producer who also produced McCarthy's first short for Sundance. They have a daughter, Agatha. Filmography References External links Nicholas McCarthy on Vimeo 1971 births Horror film directors Living people People from Brookline, Massachusetts People from New Hampshire Brookline High School alumni