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About Fathom House

Fathom House exists for those who crave meaning in their craft - for the filmmakers and thinkers who want to create with depth.

Fathom House began as a home for stories that reach below the surface. It’s a creative studio and learning space devoted to filmmaking that challenges, unsettles, and moves, especially within the genre (horror/scifi/fantasy) and documentary worlds.

Built on the belief that storytelling is both art and investigation, Fathom House develops and produces films that explore fear, truth, and the human condition, while also guiding others to do the same through workshops and mentorship.

Storytelling is both an art form and a form of inquiry: a way to understand who we are and what we can become.

About Manon

Founder of Fathom House

Manon de Reeper is a writer, director and producer drawn to the psychology of belief, crafting films that explore how people make sense of the inexplicable. With a background in Psychology and Criminology and experience across documentary and narrative work, she approaches storytelling as both art and investigation.

A life spent sailing across continents has instilled in her a deep sense of resilience and curiosity, qualities that guide both her creative work and her collaborations. As an educator, Manon is known for her openness and clarity, guiding emerging creators to find confidence in their voice and meaning in their craft. Through Fathom House, she shares her experience from years of international filmmaking - from Australia to Los Angeles to the Caribbean - fostering a creative community driven by curiosity, empathy, and fearless storytelling.

Manon's mentors include Aron Eli Coleite (Locke & Key, Daybreak, The Spiderwick Chronicles), Jeff Howard (Oculus, The Haunting of Hill House, Resident Evil) and C. Robert Cargill (Doctor Strange, The Black Phone, Sinister).

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“Manon is a true gem. As both a film director and writer, she drew on her innate compassion and keen insight into others’ life experiences to produce creative training videos for an adherence counseling program for Black people with chronic conditions, including HIV. She aptly translated the team’s vision of integrating client testimonials into the training, ensuring that the videos met both clinical and cultural needs. Her work went above and beyond, additionally helping with dissemination of the videos to ensure meaningful social impact.”

Dr. Laura Bogart

Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation
Hired Manon to create an 11-video series

"Their passion and intelligence drew me in, their unique voices kept me hooked, and their flair for visual storytelling continually excites me to champion their work."

Sandra Leviton
Independent producer and former FX network executive
Executive Producer on Manon's feature film
(referring to Manon and producer, Anna Tran)

"Manon is the type of writer that a showrunner dreams about having on staff. The kind of writer who is always coming up with new ideas and isn’t satisfied until she gets it write. Manon is an incredible writer. Her dialogue, action, description and pure imagination are amazing. I find her writing to not only be sharp and inventive, but Manon also took a leadership role - constantly making herself available to collaborate with the other writers in order to finish the work."

Aron Eli Coleite
Showrunner: Locke & Key (Netflix), Daybreak (Netflix), The Spiderwick Chronicles (Roku)
Worked with Manon on a comic book series

"Working with Manon really strengthened my confidence in my writing. Her mentorship and thoughtful feedback helped developed my storytelling and structure skills all of which guided me in completing a short script for a program. I genuinely appreciate working with her as no idea is too small to build from."

Monica Anegbeode
Writing mentee

"Manon is a compelling storyteller, drawing from a wealth of life experiences and expertise to build characters and worlds that speak deeply to the flawed and hopeful duality of the human condition across her prose, comic books, and screenplays. A master of genre, she is adept at building curiosity and suspense in her audience that will always be satisfied. Working with Manon is a no-brainer if you want high quality, tantalizing content."

Diandra Pendleton-Thompson
TV staff writer (Star Trek: Prodigy)
Co-wrote 1st issue of graphic novel with Manon