Horror by director

Dario Argento

20 films · giallo

Wes Craven

19 films · slasher

Terence Fisher

16 films · gothic

George A. Romero

15 films · psychological horror

Darren Lynn Bousman

14 films · survival horror

Roger Corman

14 films · gothic

John Carpenter

13 films · slow burn

Lucio Fulci

13 films · atmospheric

Takashi Shimizu

13 films · atmospheric

Mario Bava

12 films · atmospheric

Takashi Miike

12 films · dark comedy

Tobe Hooper

12 films · slasher

David Cronenberg

10 films · body horror

Jaume Balagueró

10 films · slow burn

Johannes Roberts

9 films · survival horror

Lloyd Kaufman

9 films · camp

Patrick Lussier

9 films · serial killer

Renny Harlin

9 films · slasher

Ti West

9 films · psychological horror

Brian Yuzna

8 films · body horror

James Wan

8 films · ghost story

Joe Dante

8 films · camp

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

8 films · dark comedy

Paco Plaza

8 films · slow burn

Rob Zombie

8 films · exploitation

Roy Ward Baker

8 films · gothic

Tyler Gillett

8 films · dark comedy

William Brent Bell

8 films · psychological horror

Alexandre Aja

7 films · survival horror

Alexandre Bustillo

7 films · isolation

David Bruckner

7 films · psychological horror

David Lynch

7 films · psychological horror

Eli Roth

7 films · survival horror

Julien Maury

7 films · isolation

Mike Flanagan

7 films · atmospheric

Paul W. S. Anderson

7 films · creature feature

Sam Raimi

7 films · horror comedy

Scott Derrickson

7 films · psychological horror

Sion Sono

7 films · body horror

Steve Miner

7 films · creature feature

Stuart Gordon

7 films · body horror

Aaron Moorhead

6 films · slow burn

Adam Wingard

6 films · found footage

Álex de la Iglesia

6 films · dark comedy

Anthony C. Ferrante

6 films · camp

Banjong Pisanthanakun

6 films · ghost story

Ben Wheatley

6 films · psychological horror

Brian De Palma

6 films · psychological horror

Christopher Landon

6 films · horror comedy

Christopher Smith

6 films · slow burn

David DeCoteau

6 films · camp

Don Coscarelli

6 films · cult horror

Eduardo Sánchez

6 films · found footage

Frank Henenlotter

6 films · body horror

Freddie Francis

6 films · gothic

Guillermo del Toro

6 films · gothic

Ishirō Honda

6 films · creature feature

Jack Arnold

6 films · creature feature

Jeff Burr

6 films · creature feature

Jeff Wadlow

6 films · supernatural

John Hough

6 films · atmospheric

Justin Benson

6 films · slow burn

Kevin Greutert

6 films · survival horror

Lucky McKee

6 films · psychological horror

M. Night Shyamalan

6 films · psychological horror

Mick Garris

6 films · psychological horror

Neil Marshall

6 films · creature feature

Osgood Perkins

6 films · atmospheric

Ryuhei Kitamura

6 films · serial killer

Steven Kostanski

6 films · splatter

Umberto Lenzi

6 films · exploitation

Uwe Boll

6 films · action horror

Víctor García

6 films · supernatural

Victor Salva

6 films · creature feature

Xavier Gens

6 films · survival horror

Adam Green

5 films · horror comedy

Adrián García Bogliano

5 films · atmospheric

André Øvredal

5 films · creature feature

Andrew Traucki

5 films · isolation

Anthony DiBlasi

5 films · psychological horror

Becky Sloan

5 films · dark comedy

Brad Anderson

5 films · psychological horror

Brandon Christensen

5 films · psychological horror

Brian Trenchard-Smith

5 films · camp

Bryan Bertino

5 films · psychological horror

Damien Leone

5 films · killer clown

David R. Ellis

5 films · camp

Declan O'Brien

5 films · backwoods horror

Dick Maas

5 films · camp

Greg McLean

5 films · survival horror

Hideo Nakata

5 films · atmospheric

Jacques Tourneur

5 films · atmospheric

Jean Rollin

5 films · atmospheric

Joe Begos

5 films · body horror

Joe Lynch

5 films · splatter

John Landis

5 films · horror comedy

John R. Leonetti

5 films · supernatural

Joseph Pelling

5 films · dark comedy

Kiah Roache-Turner

5 films · creature feature

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

5 films · atmospheric

Lamberto Bava

5 films · cult horror

Larry Cohen

5 films · camp

Sergio Martino

5 films · giallo

Shusuke Kaneko

5 films · creature feature

Tod Browning

5 films · atmospheric

Tommy Wirkola

5 films · splatter

Adam Robitel

4 films · death game

Alberto Rodríguez

4 films · family horror

Andy Muschietti

4 films · haunted house

Anthony Hickox

4 films · camp

Brett Simmons

4 films · slasher

Bruno Forzani

4 films · body horror

Chad Archibald

4 films · psychological horror

Christian Alvart

4 films · psychological horror

Christophe Gans

4 films · creature feature

Christopher Ray

4 films · creature feature

Colin Minihan

4 films · isolation

Daniel Myrick

4 films · atmospheric

Daniel Stamm

4 films · psychological horror

Danny Pang Phat

4 films · atmospheric