West's directorial work includes the 2001 short "The Wicked", and feature films "The Roost" (2005), "Trigger Man" (2007), "The House of the Devil" (2009), "The Innkeepers" (2011), and "The Sacrament" (2013). He appeared in 2004's "The Woman Who Split Before Dinner" as Old Man Conrad. In 2009, West wrote, produced and directed the web series "Dead & Lonely" for IFC Films. The first series run ended in October 2009. West disowned the 2009 horror film "", citing massive interference and re-editing as the reasons. He wanted to remove his name completely from the film and give directing credit to Alan Smithee, but his request was denied.