▁Death ▁ 2 ▁( 2 0 1 4 ). ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁writer , ▁with ▁Graham ▁Re zn ick , ▁of ▁the ▁B AF TA ▁Award - win ning ▁Sony ▁Play Station ▁video ▁game ▁Until ▁Da wn . ▁He ▁has ▁acted ▁in ▁numerous ▁films ▁including ▁Like ▁Me ▁( 2 0 1 7 ), ▁In ▁a ▁Valley ▁of ▁Vi ol ence ▁( 2 0 1 6 ), ▁We ▁Are ▁Still ▁Here ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁Jug ▁Face ▁( 2 0 1 2 ), ▁and ▁Bro ken ▁Flow ers ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁F ess enden ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁attended ▁St . ▁Bernard ' s ▁School , ▁then ▁Phill ips ▁Academy , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁exp elled . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Beck ▁Under wood ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁have ▁one ▁child . ▁ ▁Career ▁F ess enden ▁has ▁operated ▁the ▁production ▁company ▁G lass ▁E ye ▁P ix ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁F ess enden ▁regards ▁the ▁old ▁Universal ▁Mon sters ▁as ▁a ▁substantial ▁influence ▁for ▁him . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁F ess enden ' s ▁film ▁Wend igo ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Dave ▁Ke hr ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁stated , ▁" The ▁independent ▁film maker ▁Larry ▁F ess enden ▁has ▁set ▁himself ▁a ▁challeng ing ▁project : ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁them es ▁and ▁thr ills ▁of ▁the ▁classic ▁American ▁horror ▁mov ies ▁through ▁a ▁determined ly ▁modern ▁approach , ▁as