Directors of horror films

James Wan

 James Wan was born in Malaysia on 27^th February 1977. He is an Australian producer, screenwriter and film director. He is famously known for directing the Saw movies. This was released in January 2004 and is one of many in the series. He has also directed Dead Silence, Death Sentence and Insidious. The styles of his films are mainly crime, horror thriller.

Takashi Shimizu

Takashi Shimizu was born on the 27^th July 1972 and is a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for the film, ‘The Grudge’ which is one of a series and was released in October 2004. His genre is mainly horror and crime, often including murder mystery.

Oren Peli

Oren Peli was born in 1970 and is an Israeli American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Paranormal Activity. This was released in October 2009 and was the first of many in the series. His main genres are horror and thriller.