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Directors are ranked according to overall movie critic score

1	George A. Romero	2.9531	12	1960s - 1 1970s - 4 1980s - 4 1990s - 1 2000s - 2	1. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 2. Dawn of the Dead (1978) 3. Martin (1977) 4. Day of the Dead (1985) See all George A. Romero movie rankings
2	David Cronenberg	2.9223	23	1960s - 3 1970s - 5 1980s - 5 1990s - 4 2000s - 6	1. Fly, The (1986) 2. Dead Zone, The (1983) 3. Videodrome (1983) 4. Dead Ringers (1988) See all David Cronenberg movie rankings
3	John Carpenter	2.8933	23	1960s - 5 1970s - 3 1980s - 8 1990s - 5 2000s - 2	1. Halloween (1978) 2. Christine (1983) 3. Fog, The (1980) 4. In the Mouth of Madness (1995) See all John Carpenter movie rankings
4	Joe Dante	2.8845	13	1960s - 1 1970s - 2 1980s - 5 1990s - 3 2000s - 2	1. Gremlins (1984) 2. Howling, The (1981) 3. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 4. Piranha (1978) See all Joe Dante movie rankings
5	Terence Fisher	2.8295	50	1940s - 6 1950s - 27 1960s - 16 1970s - 1	1. Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) 2. Dracula (1958) 3. Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957) 4. Devil Rides Out, The (1968) See all Terence Fisher movie rankings
6	Tod Browning	2.8257	59	1910s - 28 1920s - 23 1930s - 7 1960s - 1	1. Unknown, The (1927) 2. Freaks (1932) 3. Dracula (1931) 4. Mark of the Vampire (1935) See all Tod Browning movie rankings
7	Wes Craven	2.8208	19	1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 6 2000s - 3	1. Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) 2. Scream (1996) 3. Hills Have Eyes, The (1977) 4. Last House on the Left, The (1972) See all Wes Craven movie rankings
8	James Whale	2.8155	21	1930s - 17 1940s - 3 1960s - 1	1. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Frankenstein (1931) 3. Invisible Man, The (1933) 4. Old Dark House, The (1932) See all James Whale movie rankings
9	Steve Miner	2.7717	13	1980s - 5 1990s - 5 2000s - 3	1. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) 2. Friday the 13th Part III (1982) 3. House (1986) 4. Warlock (1989) See all Steve Miner movie rankings
10	Roger Corman	2.7335	49	1950s - 22 1960s - 23 1970s - 3 1990s - 1	1. House of Usher (1960) 2. Bucket of Blood, A (1959) 3. Tales of Terror (1962) 4. Pit and the Pendulum (1961) See all Roger Corman movie rankings
11	Sam Raimi	2.6784	15	1970s - 2 1980s - 3 1990s - 5 2000s - 5	1. Evil Dead, The (1981) 2. Army of Darkness (1993) 3. Darkman (1990) 4. Gift, The (2000) See all Sam Raimi movie rankings
12	Roy Ward Baker	2.6726	20	1940s - 1 1950s - 3 1960s - 7 1970s - 8 1980s - 1	1. Scars of Dracula (1970) 2. Asylum (1972) 3. And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) 4. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) See all Roy Ward Baker movie rankings
13	William Castle	2.6102	51	1940s - 14 1950s - 24 1960s - 12 1970s - 1	1. Tingler, The (1959) 2. House on Haunted Hill (1959) 3. Mr. Sardonicus (1961) 4. Strait-Jacket (1964) See all William Castle movie rankings
14	Edgar G. Ulmer	2.5976	39	1930s - 13 1940s - 17 1950s - 5 1960s - 4	1. Black Cat, The (1934) 2. Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) 3. Bluebeard (1944) 4. Amazing Transparent Man, The (1960) See all Edgar G. Ulmer movie rankings
15	Alfred Hitchcock	2.5809	57	1920s - 10 1930s - 15 1940s - 14 1950s - 11 1960s - 5 1970s - 2	1. Psycho (1960) 2. Birds, The (1963) See all Alfred Hitchcock movie rankings
16	Dario Argento	2.5567	16	1970s - 5 1980s - 4 1990s - 2 2000s - 5	1. Phenomena (1985) 2. Inferno (1980) 3. Cat o' Nine Tails, The (1971) 4. Trauma (1993) See all Dario Argento movie rankings
17	Jack Arnold	2.5431	29	1950s - 19 1960s - 5 1970s - 5	1. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) 2. It Came from Outer Space (1953) 3. Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957) 4. Tarantula (1955) See all Jack Arnold movie rankings
18	Erle C. Kenton	2.5127	103	1910s - 2 1920s - 57 1930s - 22 1940s - 18 1950s - 3 1960s - 1	1. Island of Lost Souls (1933) 2. Ghost of Frankenstein, The (1942) 3. House of Frankenstein (1944) 4. House of Dracula (1945) See all Erle C. Kenton movie rankings
19	Larry Fessenden	2.4950	17	1970s - 2 1980s - 9 1990s - 2 2000s - 4	1. Wendigo (2001) 2. Habit (1997) 3. Last Winter, The (2007) 4. Wendigo (2002) See all Larry Fessenden movie rankings
20	Peter Jackson	2.4715	11	1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 3 2000s - 5	1. Dead Alive (1992) 2. Bad Taste (1987) 3. Frighteners, The (1996) See all Peter Jackson movie rankings
21	Ridley Scott	2.4651	22	1960s - 1 1970s - 2 1980s - 4 1990s - 4 2000s - 11	1. Alien (1979) See all Ridley Scott movie rankings
22	Steven Spielberg	2.4585	31	1950s - 1 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 6 2000s - 9	1. Jaws (1975) 2. Jurassic Park (1993) 3. Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) See all Steven Spielberg movie rankings
23	John Hough	2.4224	15	1960s - 1 1970s - 7 1980s - 5 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. Legend of Hell House, The (1973) 2. Watcher in the Woods, The (1980) 3. Incubus, The (1981) 4. Twins of Evil (1971) See all John Hough movie rankings
24	William Friedkin	2.4137	5	1970s - 2 1980s - 1 2000s - 2	1. Exorcist, The (1973) See all William Friedkin movie rankings
25	Neil Jordan	2.4105	16	1980s - 4 1990s - 7 2000s - 5	1. Company of Wolves, The (1984) 2. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 3. In Dreams (1999) 4. High Spirits (1988) See all Neil Jordan movie rankings
26	Freddie Francis	2.4074	25	1960s - 15 1970s - 9 1980s - 1	1. Paranoiac (1963) 2. Creeping Flesh, The (1973) 3. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) 4. Evil of Frankenstein, The (1964) See all Freddie Francis movie rankings
27	Gordon Hessler	2.4041	17	1960s - 4 1970s - 6 1980s - 6 1990s - 1	1. Scream and Scream Again (1969) 2. Oblong Box, The (1969) 3. Cry of the Banshee (1970) 4. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) See all Gordon Hessler movie rankings
28	Herschell Gordon Lewis	2.4025	20	1960s - 16 1970s - 3 2000s - 1	1. Blood Feast (1963) 2. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) 3. Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002) 4. Wizard of Gore, The (1970) See all Herschell Gordon Lewis movie rankings
29	Frank Henenlotter	2.3865	8	1980s - 2 1990s - 3 2000s - 1	1. Basket Case (1982) 2. Brain Damage (1988) 3. Frankenhooker (1990) 4. Basket Case 2 (1990) See all Frank Henenlotter movie rankings
30	Roy William Neill	2.3832	74	1910s - 6 1920s - 20 1930s - 28 1940s - 20	1. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) 2. Woman in Green, The (1945) 3. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) 4. Pearl of Death, The (1944) See all Roy William Neill movie rankings
31	William Lustig	2.3643	8	1980s - 5 1990s - 3	1. Maniac (1980) 2. Maniac Cop (1988) 3. Uncle Sam (1997) 4. Maniac Cop 2 (1990) See all William Lustig movie rankings
32	Robert Wise	2.3026	39	1940s - 9 1950s - 18 1960s - 6 1970s - 5 1980s - 1	1. Body Snatcher, The (1945) 2. Curse of the Cat People, The (1944) 3. Audrey Rose (1977) 4. Haunting, The (1963) See all Robert Wise movie rankings
33	F.W. Murnau	2.2960	21	1910s - 1 1920s - 18 1930s - 2	1. Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror (1922) 2. Faust (1926) 3. Bucklige und die T�nzerin, Der (1920) 4. Two-Faced Man, The(1920) See all F.W. Murnau movie rankings
34	William Beaudine	2.2851	275	1910s - 85 1920s - 58 1930s - 28 1940s - 65 1950s - 35 1960s - 3 1970s - 1	1. Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) 2. Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966) 3. Ape Man, The (1943) 4. Living Ghost, The (1942) See all William Beaudine movie rankings
35	Don Coscarelli	2.2846	9	1970s - 2 1980s - 3 1990s - 2 2000s - 2	1. Phantasm (1979) 2. Phantasm II (1988) 3. Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) 4. Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) See all Don Coscarelli movie rankings
36	Guillermo del Toro	2.2621	6	1990s - 1 2000s - 5	1. Hellboy (2004) 2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) 3. Mimic (1997) 4. Killing on Carnival Row (2007) See all Guillermo del Toro movie rankings
37	Victor Halperin	2.2585	10	1920s - 1 1930s - 9	1. White Zombie (1932) 2. Supernatural (1933) 3. Revolt of the Zombies (1936) 4. Torture Ship (1939) See all Victor Halperin movie rankings
38	Michael Curtiz	2.2554	109	1910s - 4 1920s - 19 1930s - 42 1940s - 21 1950s - 19 1960s - 4	1. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) 2. Doctor X (1932) 3. Walking Dead, The (1936) 4. Mad Genius, The (1931) See all Michael Curtiz movie rankings
39	Herbert L. Strock	2.2553	8	1950s - 5 1960s - 2 1970s - 1	1. How to Make a Monster (1958) 2. Crawling Hand, The (1963) 3. I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) 4. Blood of Dracula (1957) See all Herbert L. Strock movie rankings
40	Richard Franklin	2.2509	11	1970s - 3 1980s - 4 1990s - 3 2000s - 1	1. Psycho II (1983) 2. Patrick (1978) 3. Visitors (2003) 4. Link (1986) See all Richard Franklin movie rankings
41	Stephen Hopkins	2.2102	11	1980s - 2 1990s - 5 2000s - 4	1. Predator 2 (1990) 2. Ghost and the Darkness, The (1996) 3. Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child, A (1989) 4. Reaping, The (2007) See all Stephen Hopkins movie rankings
42	Jeff Lieberman	2.2084	4	1970s - 2 1980s - 2	1. Blue Sunshine (1976) 2. Squirm (1976) 3. Just Before Dawn (1981) 4. Remote Control (1987) See all Jeff Lieberman movie rankings
43	Victor Salva	2.1979	10	1980s - 2 1990s - 3 2000s - 5	1. Jeepers Creepers (2001) 2. Clownhouse (1989) 3. Jeepers Creepers II (2003) 4. Nature of the Beast, The (1995) See all Victor Salva movie rankings
44	Brian De Palma	2.1758	33	1960s - 8 1970s - 7 1980s - 8 1990s - 4 2000s - 6	1. Dressed to Kill (1980) 2. Carrie (1976) 3. Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 4. Raising Cain (1992) See all Brian De Palma movie rankings
45	Mark Robson	2.1740	30	1940s - 9 1950s - 13 1960s - 5 1970s - 3	1. Bedlam (1946) 2. Seventh Victim, The (1943) 3. Isle of the Dead (1945) See all Mark Robson movie rankings
46	Ernest B. Schoedsack	2.1686	13	1920s - 2 1930s - 9 1940s - 2	1. King Kong (1933) 2. Most Dangerous Game, The (1932) 3. Son of Kong, The (1933) 4. Dr. Cyclops (1940) See all Ernest B. Schoedsack movie rankings
47	Edward L. Cahn	2.1680	96	1930s - 18 1940s - 26 1950s - 28 1960s - 24	1. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) 2. Invisible Invaders (1959) 3. She-Creature, The (1956) 4. Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) See all Edward L. Cahn movie rankings
48	Val Guest	2.1630	40	1940s - 5 1950s - 17 1960s - 10 1970s - 5 1980s - 3	1. Abominable Snowman, The (1957) 2. Quatermass Xperiment, The (1955) 3. Quatermass 2 (1957) See all Val Guest movie rankings
49	David Lynch	2.1588	17	1960s - 2 1970s - 3 1980s - 3 1990s - 4 2000s - 5	1. Eraserhead (1977) 2. Lost Highway (1997) 3. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) 4. Rabbits (2002) See all David Lynch movie rankings
50	Clive Barker	2.1560	6	1970s - 2 1980s - 1 1990s - 2 2000s - 1	1. Hellraiser (1987) 2. Lord of Illusions (1995) 3. Nightbreed (1990) 4. Forbidden, The (1978) See all Clive Barker movie rankings

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