10 Greatest Horror Movie Directors Of All Time

10. Roger Corman

Notable films: House of Usher, The Pit And The Pendulum, Tales Of Terror, The Raven, The Masque Of The Red Death

Roger Corman needs little introduction to fans of B-movie entertainment. With 55 films under his belt and countless production credits, he did more to energize low budget filmmaking than perhaps any other figure in the movie industry.

In addition to a string of science fiction, thriller and adventure movies, he also directed some of the key horror films of the 1950s and 60s, but is best remembered for his many collaborations with Vincent Price and Boris Karloff on his adaptations of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. From House Of Usher to The Tomb Of Ligeia, all told they collaborated on eight adaptations from the literary master of horror.

His legacy for the film industry at large extended well beyond his contribution to horror - without Corman, it's possible we'd never have seen the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and James Cameron step behind the camera, while actors such as Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson all got their break with him.

You can check out Nicholson in Corman's horror classics The Raven and The Terror and see him developing his acting chops.