![]() It featured a former vampire slayer, Stone Temple Pilots music video nymphet, and Scream franchise murder victim. Back to back classic haunted-house-with-a-pissed-off-ghost-revenge-movies (albeit, with the ever-recognizable Japanese twist), Shimizu repackaged the first film for the US market in 2004. In 2002 he wrote and directed Ju-on, and in 2003 graced his Japanese brethren with Ju-on 2. Shimizu is of the poster children for this. So we're waiting for the day when we make a movie, it's sequel, then are asked to do it all over again for a different market. ![]() They've yet to have solid stateside success (the only "American" movies they've made are the lackluster The Messengers and the Nicolas Cage flog Bangkok Dangerous), but maybe it's because they need to stick to horror…? Just a thought, Brothers Pang. 2 more Eye movies have come out since the original in 2002 – The Eye 2 (2004) and The Eye 10 (2005). The kicker: her new eyes make her see ghosts – yikes. Danny and Oxide penned and directed The Eye, the terrifying opus about a blind girl who is bestowed sight after she receives an experimental eye transplant surgery. These brothers from Hong Kong have franchised their way into the big leagues over the past 8 years. Will he be able to cross over like the Raimis and Cronenbergs of the world (read further if you don't know who the hell I'm talking about)? Maybe… but I kind of wanted to see what other horror he could conjure from the depths of Appalachia… ![]() He's penned and directed 2 cult horror hits ( Dog Soldiers, The Descent) and it looks like the latter of his creations could turn into a full fledged franchise (he took the EP credit on The Descent 2.) He definitely meets the profile we're trying to set as the precedent here… but his next project, Centurion, is a discernible departure from his horror roots. He's a relatively new guy on the scene, but Marshall is climbing the ranks with a lot of momentum. Points were given for creating lasting and successful franchises, and extra credit was given for creating seminal characters. For the purpose of this list, the filmmaker needed to hold a writer AND director credit for their films to be considered. We're not really in horror season yet, but we thought we'd step back and take a look at the top horror filmmakers of all time – the true creators of horror. ![]()
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