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1	David Cronenberg	2.9717	23	1960s - 3 1970s - 5 1980s - 5 1990s - 4 2000s - 6	1. Dead Zone, The (1983) 2. Fly, The (1986) 3. Dead Ringers (1988) 4. Videodrome (1983) See all David Cronenberg movie rankings
2	George A. Romero	2.9338	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
3	John Carpenter	2.9316	23	1960s - 5 1970s - 3 1980s - 8 1990s - 5 2000s - 2	1. Halloween (1978) 2. Thing, The (1982) 3. Fog, The (1980) 4. Christine (1983) See all John Carpenter movie rankings
4	Joe Dante	2.9072	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	James Whale	2.8754	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
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	Terence Fisher	2.8191	50	1940s - 6 1950s - 27 1960s - 16 1970s - 1	1. Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) 2. Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957) 3. Dracula (1958) 4. Devil Rides Out, The (1968) See all Terence Fisher movie rankings
8	Steve Miner	2.7808	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
9	Wes Craven	2.7784	19	1970s - 3 1980s - 7 1990s - 6 2000s - 3	1. Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) 2. Last House on the Left, The (1972) 3. Scream 2 (1997) 4. Scream (1996) See all Wes Craven movie rankings
10	Sam Raimi	2.7730	16	1970s - 2 1980s - 3 1990s - 5 2000s - 6	1. Evil Dead, The (1981) 2. Drag Me to Hell (2009) 3. Army of Darkness (1993) 4. Darkman (1990) See all Sam Raimi movie rankings

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