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| THE TRUE MASTER OF HORROR |
YEPPA-YEPPA-YEPPA! Zombie Zane here once again from the seven six one oh seven! What’s poppin’ slime? Another day, another possible heat stroke. It’s so hot here I can hear trees calling the dogs over to piss on them. Anyway, how about for today’s post I run down ten of the best horror directors of all time? I mean let’s face it. If the director sucks the sac, then most likely the movie will too. And there are plenty of directors that suck the sac. Hey! I just had an idea! Maybe I could do a list of the top ten sac sucking directors of all time. But we’ll save that for another day. So, enough sac sucking, enough foreplay, let’s get to this weeks shit, yes.
THE TOP TEN HORROR MOVIE DIRECTORS OF ALL TIME
10. David Cronenberg - One of the founders of what is known as the ‘body horror’ genre. By that I mean bodily transformation and infection and shit like that. He’s done other films outside the horror genre, but I won’t go into all that. You can look him up if you want to know more. I’m not Wikipedia or Google. A couple of his horror films include, ‘The Fly’ (1986) and ‘Scanners’ (1981)
9. Dario Argento - An Italian film director, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work in the horror subgenre known as giallo. Giallo films are characterized by longer than average murder sequences, excessive blood, unique and stylish camera work, and weird ass musical arrangements. Some of his horror films include: ‘Suspiria’ (1977) and ‘Trauma’ (1993) He also directed ‘Jenifer’ and ‘Pelts’ which are two episodes from the ‘Masters of Horror’ Showtime-T.V. series.
8. Guillermo Del Toro - A Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, and designer. I just recently learned more about this dude this week (Thank you Tav!) And it turns out I’ve seen more of his movies than I realized. ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ (2006) and the ‘Hellboy’ franchise are a couple just to name a few.
7. Clive Barker - An English author, film director and a visual artist. He is best known for his work in the horror and fantasy genre. Now I’m not a huge fan of this guy, I honestly could give shit one about ‘Hellraiser.’ I know that I may get banged on for that, but whatever. But personal taste aside, this dude had to be on the list. I may not like his work, but I got respect for him. A couple of Barker directed films include: ‘Hellraiser’ (1987) and ‘Nightbreed’ (1990).
6. Sam Raimi- An American film director, producer, actor, and writer. He is best known for directing cult horror films and producing films such as ‘The Grudge’ and ‘The Grudge 2' and also the 2005 horror movie, ‘Boogeyman.’ He also directed the ‘Evil Dead’ series and the 2009 horror film, ‘Drag Me to Hell.’
5. George A. Romero - Everybody knows this guy. Or at least should. He’s an American film director, screenwriter, editor, and sometimes actor. One word comes to mind when Romero’s name comes up, and that word is zombie. Obviously everyone knows his 1968 classic ‘Night of the Living Dead’ which was the first of several zombie movies directed by Romero. He also directed ‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978), ‘Day of the Dead’ (1985), ‘Land of the Dead’ (2005), ‘Diary of the Dead’ (2007) which is my personal fave and 2009's ‘Survival of the Dead.’ This guy is the zombie master.
4. Wes Craven- An American film director and writer. He is best known for creating the iconic character Freddy Krueger and for the ‘Scream’ series. He’s directed over 20 horror movies and has produced just as many. I like pretty much everything this guy does. How could you not. Some of his other works include: ‘The People Under the Stairs(1991), ‘Last House on the Left’ (1972) and ‘The Hills Have Eyes.’(1977)
3. John Carpenter - American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and sometimes actor. Obviously known for 1978's ‘Halloween’ and 1982's ‘The Thing’ He also directed ‘The Fog’ (1980), ‘Christine’ (1983) and is currently working on ‘Fangland’ due out sometime in 2011.
2. Tobe Hooper - This guy could be numero uno on most people’s list. And I damn near put him there on mine. But as it is, he’s number two. Hooper is an American film director, and screenwriter best known for his work on ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and the Steven Spielberg produced, ‘Poltergeist.’ Other work includes, ‘Salem’s Lot’ (1979), ‘Lifeforce’ (1985) and ‘TCM 2' (1986)
1. Alfred Hitchcock - An English film maker and producer who founded many of the techniques used in today’s horror and suspense films. This guy started the whole enchilada. He directed the first slasher film, 1960's ‘Psycho.’ Which in turn spawned a prequel, a sequel, and a shitty-ass remake and a television series. His other works include such classics as ‘The Birds(1963), and ‘Vertigo’ (1958). Anyway, he may not be everyone’s overall number one, but he’s my pick. Really any of the top three could be moved around in any order, but I went old school.
Well, there you have it. Shit almighty that was a lot of writing!! There’s my list of the top ten horror directors of all time. So before you get outta here, be sure and check out Sasha’s stuff. If your lucky, she may show it to you again. So until tomorrow, take care, stay a-scared and I am out!
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