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Chris Jericho To Star In Creature Horror ‘I Am The Teeth’, Epic Launches Sales For AFM • Nov. 3, 2026, 12:05 PM ET (Deadline)
New Indian Horror Lab Aims to Push Genre Past Ghosts and Comedy Hybrids (EXCLUSIVE) • Nov. 2, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Variety)
Belfast Horror Festival 2026 to host a range of local talent • Oct. 31, 2026, 2:38 AM ET (BBC)

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Brian De Palma in 2006, wearing a dark collared jacket and shirt, looking at the camera with a slight smile.
Brian De Palma
American director and screenwriter
Guillermo del Toro smiles on the red carpet in a black suit, black shirt, and black tie at the Venice International Film Festival.
Guillermo del Toro
Mexican director
Tod Browning, wearing a pinstripe suit and bow tie, stands in profile examining a strip of film held above his head in a black-and-white portrait.
Tod Browning
American director
lobby card for The Comedy of Terrors
Jacques Tourneur
French-American director
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William Castle
American director
Roger Corman smiling and wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and a dark jacket at the Los Angeles premiere of Flags of Our Fathers.
Roger Corman
American writer and director
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James Whale
American director
David Cronenberg wearing black glasses, a black suit, and a black tie, standing in front of a dark backdrop with white logos.
David Cronenberg
Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor
Vincent Price
Vincent Price
American actor
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
American actor
Sam Raimi wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie, smiling at the Los Angeles premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Sam Raimi
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Dracula
Bela Lugosi
Hungarian-American actor
Poster for Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Honda Ishirō
Japanese director
Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein, directed by James Whale, shown in black and white with heavy makeup and bolts on his neck.
Boris Karloff
British actor
Christopher Lee poses for a portrait wearing a brown jacket and patterned scarf against a dark background.
Christopher Lee
English actor
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Robert Wiene
German film director
Wes Craven smiles at a formal event, wearing a black shirt and jacket, with a step-and-repeat banner in the background.
Wes Craven
American director and screenwriter
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Michael Gough
British actor
Portrait of film director George A. Romero smiling outdoors at the 66th Venice Film Festival, with greenery blurred in the background.
George A. Romero
American director, writer, and producer

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