Directors of the horror genre

Directors of the Horror Genre

James Wan was born on February 26, 1977 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. He is a writer and director, known for Saw (2004), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) and The Conjuring (2013). His work has been very influential in the horror genre and many people find his work fascinating and his work to be scary and gripping. His modern filmmaking has inspired many horror directors to think of new ideas and sequels which can be gripping in the 21st century.

Neil Marshall born 25 May 1970 is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005. Marshall also directed Doomsday in 2008, and wrote and directed Centurion in 2010. The rise of cult films has attracted many, the idea of cult films adds to the horror genre well as it has a lot of untold mystery.

Alfred Hitchcock born 13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980 was an English film director and producer. He was one of the most famous and influential directors world wide of psychological thrillers. He had coined many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. Many directors in the 21st century strive to be like Hitchcock taking and adapting his techniques into their films. Hitchcock directed the famous 'Psycho' which many know the famous shower scene and music from. Psycho is almost certainly Hitchcock's best-known film.Produced on a constrained budget of $800,000, it was shot in black-and-white on a spare set. The unprecedented violence of the shower scene, the early death of the heroine, the innocent lives extinguished by a disturbed murderer became the defining hallmarks of Hitchcock's new horror movie genre and have been copied by many authors of subsequent horror films.