Michael Tiddes

Michael Tiddes is an American filmmaker, best known for directing A Haunted House, A Haunted House 2, and Scary Movie.

Career In 2013, Tiddes made his feature film directing debut with the horror comedy film A Haunted House, based on the script by Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez. The film was released domestically on January 11, 2013 by Open Road Films, and grossed more than $60 million with a budget of just $2.5 million.

In 2014, Tiddes directed the sequel to his first film, A Haunted House 2, based on the script by Wayans and Alvarez. The film was released domestically on April 18, 2014 by Open Road, grossing $24 million with a budget of just $4 million.

Tiddes directed another spoof film, Fifty Shades of Black, again scripted by Wayans and Alvarez. The film was released on January 29, 2016 by Open Road.

In late 2024, Tiddes was hired to direct the Wayans-led Scary Movie. The film will serve as a "rebooquel" for the Scary Movie franchise and is the first film in the series with the involvement of the Wayans family since Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The film was released theatrically on June 5, 2026.

Future projects In July 2014, Tiddes was hired to direct an action-comedy film Diablo Run based on the 2013 Black List script by Evan and Shea Mirzai, which Mark Canton would produce through his Atmosphere Entertainment along with David Hopwood and Matthew Einstein. Later in November 2014, Voltage Pictures came on board to finance the film, while Voltage's Craig Flores would also produce the film.

Filmography Feature film Year TitleDirector Producer 2013 A Haunted House 2014 A Haunted House 2 2016 Fifty Shades of Black 2017 Naked 2019 Sextuplets 2024 Half Baked: Totally High 2026 Scary Movie

Short film Year TitleDirector ExecutiveProducerWriter 2007 Crawl Space 2015 #DreamRideLA

Television Year Title Notes 2010 Fred Episode "The Babysitter's a Vampire- Official Music Video" (Also writer) 2011 In the Flow with Affion Crockett 6 episodes 2013 The Burn with Jeff Ross 4 episodes 2025 Laugh It Forward 5 episodes (Also executive producer)