Novel by - Stephen King - One
of the most well-known writers of horror novels of all time, King has written
many novels that have gone on to become critically acclaimed feature films. These
include: “Carrie”, “Salem’s Lot”, “The Shining”, “It”, “Misery” and “Christine”.
Director - Wes Craven -
Primarily a writer, Wes Craven has gone on to become one of the most renowned
creators of Horror films of all time. Some of his more recent work includes “My
Soul to Take” and “Scream 4”. However he is credited with directing the
original “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (which he also wrote), “The Last House on
the Left”, the original “The Hills Have Eyes” and the entire “Scream” series.
Executive Producer - Sam Raimi -
The co-founder of Ghost House Pictures was first noticed after producing the
original “The Evil Dead”. During the prime of his career he placed several
Horror films under his belt, including “Drag me to Hell”, “The Messengers”,
“Boogeyman” and “The Grudge”. His most
recent work includes the remake of his original production “The Evil Dead”, “The
Possession”, and he has now been announced as the producer of the remake of the
1982 Horror classic “Poltergeist”.
Co Producer - Joseph Drake -
The second half of the pair who founded Ghost House Pictures, Drake has been
involved in many of Raimi’s ventures, including “The Possession”, “Drag Me to
Hell” and “The Grudge”.
Produced by - Jason Blum - Blum
is credited with producing the terrifying “Paranormal Activity” films.
Produced by - Richard Saperstein - Produced one of King’s popular novels “The Mist”. Saperstein has produced many more Horror films, including “Se7en” and “Mother’s Day”.
Produced by - Richard Saperstein - Produced one of King’s popular novels “The Mist”. Saperstein has produced many more Horror films, including “Se7en” and “Mother’s Day”.
Cinematographer - Maxime Alexandre -
This director of photography has worked on many horror films previously, for
example “The Crazies” and “Mirrors”. More recently he has done the
cinematography for the sequel “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D”.
Casting - Lisa Fields - Its
lucky to find a casting director that works almost exclusively on Horror films,
and that is what Fields does. The Horror films that she has cast for includes
“The Innkeepers”, “The Amityville Horror”, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and
“Friday the 13th”
Costume Designer - Leslie Kavanagh -
Kavanagh worked in the costume department for all but one of the “Saw” series.
Music Composer - Christopher Young -
Young has written music for a total of 110 titles. Included in those titles are
many films belonging to the Horror genre. For example: “Drag Me to Hell”, “The
Uninvited”, “Sinister”, “Urban Legend” and “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”.
Production Designer - Anthony
Tremblay - As a production designer Anthony Tremblay has worked on many
horror films, for example “Halloween” and “The Devils Rejects”.
Editor - Michael N Knue - Knue
has edited many horror movies, in particular remakes of Japanese classics like
“Shutter” and “The Ring 2”.
Make up Department Head - Eleanor
Sabduquia - Make up is an extremely important element of any horror film.
Sabduquia has worked on the sets of “Saw” (the type of film where make up is
essential), “Insidious”, “Paranormal Activity 2” and “Boogeyman 2”.
Visual Effects Supervisor - Jason
Piccioni - “Sinister” is primarily the most recognizable horror film that
Piccioni has worked on. However he was also the visual effects supervisor for
several episodes of what has rapidly become one of the most critically
acclaimed horror series of all time - “American Horror Story”.
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