Horror Director Watch List
List of new/acclaimed/creative horror movie directors to check and see if they have released any new movies.
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Rob Savage is a multi-award winning writer/director and 2013 Screen International Star of Tomorrow, working in shorts, features and commercials. He wrote, directed, shot, co-produced and edited micro- budget feature film Strings at age 18, which has screened at a number of prestigious International Festivals, including Raindance for its UK premiere and the Rome Film Festival for its European. The film has been acquired for release by Vertigo Films and recently won a British Independent Film Award, following in the footsteps of acclaimed director Ben Wheatley, whose debut feature "Down Terrace" won the same award three years previously. Rob is a Berlinale Talent Campus alumnus and has won a number of awards for his short films, including the BFI Future Film Award for sci-fi short "Sit in Silence" in 2011. He is represented by Jack Thomas at Independent Talent as a Writer and Director and Outsider for commercials.Host, Dashcam- Director
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Ti West is most notable for directing horror films, as well as being an actor, writer, producer, and editor. Ti broke out, after directing various projects, in 2009, when he directed two feature films - 2009's The House Of The Devil and Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever. Ti later directed, with his production company Glass Eye Pix, the widely popular 2011 horror film The Innkeepers, which starred actors Sara Paxton, Pat Healy and Kelly McGillis. Ti also starred as "Tariq" in Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett's horror film, You're Next (2011). More recently he has been a director for MTV's Scream and Fox's The Exorcist. His acting roles include him portraying "Dave" in Joe Swanberg's rom-com, Drinking Buddies (2013) and a cameo as "Favorite Teacher" in The House Of The Devil.X, The House of the Devil, V/H/S- Director
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Matt Bettinelli-Olpin was born on 19 February 1978 in Oakland, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023) and Scream (2022).Scream, Ready or Not, Southbound, V/H/S- Director
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Chloe Okuno was born on 1 August 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Slut (2014).Slut, Watcher- Director
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Jacob Gentry was born on 5 April 1977 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is a director and editor, known for Synchronicity (2015), The Signal (2007) and Night Sky (2022).The Signal, Synchronicity- Writer
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Rob Jabbaz is a Canadian Filmmaker known for writing and directing "The Sadness" (2021) Rob is a self-taught animator and has created several fully-animated short films, as well as music videos and commercials. Although, Rob was born and raised in Mississauga, Canada, The majority of his early work was produced in Taipei, Taiwan.The Sadness- Cinematographer
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William Eubank was born on 15 November 1982. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Signal (2014), Love (2011) and Underwater (2020).Underwater, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin- Writer
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Fede Alvarez was born on 9 February 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is a writer and producer, known for Don't Breathe (2016), Evil Dead (2013) and The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018).Evil Dead, Don't Breathe- Director
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Ben Wheatley was born in May 1972 in Billericay, Essex, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Free Fire (2016), Kill List (2011) and Sightseers (2012).Kill List, Free Fire- Writer
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Giulio De Santi, born on 6 January 1985 in Rome, is the founder and co-president of NECROSTORM: a multimedia studio born in 2009 that develops and distributes art/products in form of: Movies, Games, Cartoons, Comics, Musics and Merchandise. Giulio De Santi and Tiziana Machella are fully involved in every single development stage of NECROSTORM's art/products.Hotel Inferno- Writer
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Alexandre Bustillo was born on 10 August 1975 in France. He is a writer and director, known for Inside (2007), The Deep House (2021) and Among the Living (2014).Inside, Leatherface- Director
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Rose Glass was destined to be a director from a young age. Upon leaving home she studied film and video at London College of Communication, UAL - where she directed her first 'proper' shorts - and also gained experience as a runner on professional sets. Eventually she made her way to the NFTS, where she made acclaimed short Room 55 and began working on the idea for Saint Maud.
In the years following she waitressed and worked as a cinema usher whilst working on the treatment and teamed up with fellow Breakthrough Brit Oliver Kassman. Initially Rose was intimidated by the idea of directing a feature, especially after finding the writing process quite isolating, but once she started, the collaborative nature of the experience made everything a complete joy.Saint Maud- Writer
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Christopher Landon was born on 27 February 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Freaky (2020), Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) and We Have a Ghost (2023).Happy Death Day, Freaky, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones- Writer
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Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his filmography is characterized by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), and the black comedy thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite also being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history.
All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions, although both Snowpiercer and Okja (2017) are mostly in the English language. Two of his films have screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival-Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, which was a first for a South Korean film. Parasite also became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first film not in English to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50.Memories of Murder, Mother, Parasite- Director
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Brandon Cronenberg was born on 10 January 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Possessor (2020), Infinity Pool (2023) and Antiviral (2012).Antiviral, Possessor- Writer
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Na Hong-jin born in 1974 is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. His debut film The Chaser (2008) won Best Director at the 45th Grand Bell Awards in 2008. The film also won the award for Best Film. His follow up film, The Yellow Sea, was released in South Korea on December 15, 2010. It is scheduled to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.The Chaser, The Wailing- Producer
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Travis Cluff was born in southern California, but lives in Central California with his wife Amber and their four children. He Co-wrote and Co-directed "The Gallows" with Chris Lofing. Travis partnered with Chris Lofing to start Tremendum Pictures in 2011. Known for having the least expensive movie in history to go straight to a worldwide theatrical release.The Gallows, Held- Director
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Born and raised in Istanbul, Evrenol studied Film Studies and Art History at the University of Kent at Canterbury. Upon graduating, he has independently written, directed and produced short horror films, which won him several international awards, as well as being officially selected to more than 40 international genre film festivals around the world.
His feature debut film Baskin (2015), based on his 2013 short film of the same title, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival's Midnight Madness section, and awarded the Best Director at Austin Fantasticfest's New Wave Awards.Baskin, Housewife- Director
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David F. Sandberg is a Swedish film director from Jönköping who is known for directing the superhero comedy film Shazam and the horror films Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation. He lives on the autism spectrum. He also provided the voice of Mister Mind at the end of Shazam and made several short horror films throughout his career.- Actor
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Oz Perkins was born on 2 February 1974 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) and Legally Blonde (2001).- Director
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Adam graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.
Robitel's latest film, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, has recently been released to the delight of Escape Room fans. His three last films have been theatrical releases and have grossed 370 million dollars worldwide. Robitel is in pre-production on his forthcoming Netflix Series The Craving, produced by Darren Aronofsky, and Protozoa Pictures, for which he will serve as Co-creator / Show Runner and director.
Robitel made a big splash in the genre world as a horror auteur having co-written, directed and produced The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) (2014) a found-footage horror thriller. The Taking of Deborah Logan was named a "Netflix Horror Gem" by The Wrap and won an iHorror Award for best direct release of 2014. Paramount Studios then hired Robitel to do some rewrites on Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015) (2015).
Robitel made headlines after being tapped to direct Blumhouse's creep-fest franchise Insidious: The Last Key (2018) (2017). The Last Key opened on January 5th, to fantastic domestic box office, grossing 30 million dollars on its opening weekend and more than 167 million dollars worldwide, making it the most lucrative Insidious to date.
Robitel's latest film, Escape Room (2019) which he developed and directed for Original Films and Sony Pictures Studios, opened at number 2 in the domestic box office with a stellar haul of 18 million dollars, twice its production budget. Escape Room has now grossed 156 million dollars world wide.
Robitel's original supernatural thriller idea Liminal sparked a bidding war and sold to Fox2000 with Nina Jacobson producing. Robitel will serve as executive producer with Chris Landon writing the screenplay and directing. The scribe has also written a gritty reinvention of the slasher genre with Cropsey based on the infamous maniac who has haunted the imaginations of campers for over a hundred years for Peter Facinelli A7SLE Seven films.