Horror Genre Directors

1.    Alfred Hitchcock (Born:13^th August 1899, died:29^th April 1980, aged 80)

·         Hitchcock was an English film director and producer of films but mainly famous for his horror and thriller films, e.g. Psycho

·         He began his film making career in 1919 illustrating title cards for silent films at Paramount's Famous Players-Lasky studio in London. There he learnt scripting, editing and art direction, and rose to assistant director in 1922

·         His first completed film as director was The Pleasure Garden in 1925

·         Hitchcock then went on to produce

·         In physcho he created one of the most iconic scenes in the history of the horror film genre. This is when a woman got murdered in the shower and the music that was created for this scene is still used today in horror films.

Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/bio

2.    Wesley Earl “Wes” Craven (Born: 2^nd August 1939, age 73)

·            Wes is an American film director, writer, producer and actor

·            He was best known for his directing of horror films, e.g. A Nightmare on Elm Street

·            Craven wrote, directed and edited his first film in 1972; The Last House of the Left

·            Craven also directed the entire Scream series, The Hills Have Eyes and many more well-known horror films

·            Craven is most famous for A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Scream series for their box office hits and being so successful that they created him a cult following

·            The most recent film that Craven directed was Scream 4 in 2011.

Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Craven

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000127/bio

3.    Oren Peli (Born:1970, age 41-42)

·            Peli is an Israeli American film director, producer and screenwriter

·            He is most famous for his creation and directing of Paranormal Activity in 2007 a very successful and well-known horror film

·            He also produced Paranormal Activity 2, 3 and Insidious in 2010 and 2011

·            Peli is in the process of producing Paranormal Activity 4, which is due to come out this year

·            Peli is most well-known for the production of the horror film Paranormal Activity, which was a box office hit, even with a very low budget of only $15,000.

Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oren_Peli