Jack Sholder (born June 8, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a 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. In the DVD commentary of The Hidden Jack Sholder states that his favorite film director is Jean Renoir. He currently works as a teacher at Western Carolina University in the department of stage and screen. During his interview for "Behind the Curtain Part II" (2012), he confessed that of all the films he had made, "Arachnid" (2001) was his least favorite. In the same interview, he cited "Alone in the Dark" (1982), "The Hidden" (1987), "By Dawn's Early Light" (1990), and "12:01" (1993) as his favorite films of his own.