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In the realm of current movie-making, a innovative generation of artists is stretching the edges of the horror film genre. Ranging from social commentaries to visceral chillers, these 8 directors are producing memorable journeys that redefine dread for a current generation.

The Mind Behind Get Out

The creator of Get Out has crafted pointed metaphors examining the dangers, subtleties, and conflicts of Black life in the US. His impact is clear from the abundance of copycats, with the finest within them nurtured by the director by way of his production company.

Robert Eggers

An expert explorer of the most obscure corners of the past, this director of The Witch, The Lighthouse, and Nosferatu excels in uncovering the unfamiliar aspects of past epochs and showing them devoid of contemporary revisionism. His unholy historical explorations unlock gateways to insanity, longing, and transformation.

Voice of a Generation

The modern creator with their focus most in touch with the generation’s spirit, as aware of the loneliness, and significant relationships, of an digitally-obsessed era. Weaving themes of bonding and pop culture via trans experiences and the history of corporeal fear, films such as I Saw the TV Glow explore the eeriest fissures of the psyche.

Damien Leone

The director's three-part saga of Terrifier features is this era's great scary movie triumph, proof that fan support can still generate bona fide hits from expertly crafted small-scale violence. Beyond the new horror villain, deranged icon Art the Clown is proof that the public’s desire for gore – gratuitous, comical, unrestrained – remains insatiable.

Blurrer of Realities

Blurring the division between delusion and reality, with her films Saint Maud and Love Lies Bleeding, The director has assembled a collection of intense women compelled to extremes by the depth of their devotion to twisted ideals. Given to fantastical grand finales that question easy understandings into question, her movies stay with you – though not so much like a pebble in your shoe than a nail in your sole.

Danny and Michael Philippou

From the early beginnings of online video arrived a pair of brothers taking over the world with a zeitgeisty type of controversy. With their movies Talk to Me and Bring Her Back, they presented violent spectacles in between authentic portrayals of how today’s youth behave. Aspiring directors idolize them as if they’re freshly made icons.

Arthouse Horror Pioneer

The director's polished, symbolism-rich combination of horror elements with arthouse touches gained her a prestigious award, the historic moment the event awarded its highest honor to a scary film. Bearing the blood-soaked flag of the extreme cinema wave, the Titane creator indulges the appetites of the alienated to remarkable result.

Na Hong-jin

Among the most intriguing filmmakers to come forth from the Asian continent in recent years, the Korean filmmaker has crafted one gem of traditional terror (The Wailing) and co-scripted a second one (The Medium). Arranged with total confidence and precise mood management, his work transposes mainstream formulas into horrifying, original styles.

These eight filmmakers represent the varied and creative future of the horror genre, propelling the limits of fear into fresh territories.