Trent Haaga

Career

Haaga came to the attention of the horror community after co-starring in the Troma film Terror Firmer. He went on to fill the role of screenwriter as well as assistant director on the fourth film in the Toxic Avenger series, Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV.{{cite book

He has worked in many aspects of filmmaking (writing, producing, acting) and enjoys them all.

Haaga works in independent film and has stated that he likes the advances made in digital cinematography.

Haaga has praised the speed of digital filmmaking.

Haaga directorial debut Chop, which stars Will Keenan, Tanishaa Mukherji and Billy Bakshi, was released in 2011. He wrote the script for the independent thriller alongside Adam Minarovich. The movie is a revenge thriller within the tradition of Fargo and Oldboy. Haaga narrated the Indie thriller flick Fetch.

Haaga has also written for video games; he worked on the DLC for the survival horror game The Evil Within and was the lead writer on the game's sequel. The story for The Evil Within 2 was created by the Japanese developers and Haaga was tasked with fleshing out the characters in the game.

Filmography

Acting credits

Directing credits

• Deathcember (2019)
• 68 Kill (2017)
• Chop (2011)

Writing credits

• Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000) (writer)
• Hell Asylum (2002) (V) (writer)
• Feeding the Masses (2004) (V) (writer)
• Damage Control (2005) TV series (unknown episodes)
• Raving Maniacs (2005) (screenplay)
• Make Your Own Damn Movie! (2005) (book)
• Deadgirl (2008) (writer)
• Poor Things (2008) (screenplay) (story)
• Fetch (2009)
• Cheap Thrills (2013) (writer)
• Killing Mommy (2016) (writer) (TV Movie)
• 68 Kill (2017) (screenplay) (director)
• The Evil Within 2 (2017) (video game) (writer)
• It Came From the Desert (2017) (writer)
• Girl on the Third Floor (2019) (writer)
• Deathcember (writer) (2019) (segment "Operation Dolph)

Producer credits

• Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil (2002) (line producer)
• Dead & Rotting (2002) (producer)
• Hell Asylum (2002) (line producer)
• The Ghouls (2003) (associate producer)
• Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! (2006) (producer)
• Chop (2011) (producter)
• The Dead Reborn (2013) (producer)

References

References

1. [http://www.horror-asylum.com/interview/trenthaaga/interview.asp Interview with Haaga] for horror-asylum.com
2. (11 December 2009). "The Dude's Got 'Chop'(s): A Visit to the Set of Trent 'What the Fuck' Haaga's Directorial Debut". BloodyDisgusting.
3. [https://mattstaggs.blogspot.com/2007/01/interview-with-actor-trent-haaga.html Interview with Haaga] for Skullring.org
4. (30 May 2012). "Deadgirl Writer Now Set to Show Us How to Chop". DreadCentral.
5. (26 October 2009). "Troma Vet, 'Deadgirl' Writer Trent Haaga to Direct 'Chop'". BloodyDisgusting.
6. (4 December 2009). "First Look: Trent Haaga's Bloody 'Chop'". BloodyDisgusting.
7. (17 October 2012). "Indie Film Fetch Sets a Premiere Date". DreadCentral.
8. "Reliving the Evil within - an interview with Shinji Mikami, John Johanas, and Trent Haaga".
9. (12 July 2012). "EXCL: Casting Update and Behind-the-Scenes Photos for Fetch". DreadCentral.