The next director I went on to research was James Wan, a more modern director so I could compare him to some of the more classic directors.
Wan is widely known for directing the horror film 'Saw' and producing the entire franchise, as well as actually creating Billy the Puppet (the puppet that Jigsaw is seen using in the film). He has also directed 'Dead Silence', 'Insidious', 'Insidious: Chapter 2' and 'The Conjuring' (and is set to direct the upcoming sequel!). Before his success in mainstream, Wan worked on smaller films such as 'Stygian' before hitting the big time with 'Saw'. His venture into gore shot him to directorial superstardom and 'Saw' was a global success; Wan produced all of the following 'Saw' sequels which were all successful too.
In 2007, he directed 'Dead Silence' which he described as an "old school" horror that was "in the spirit of old Twilight Zone episodes". Wan directed this film to try and distance himself from the gore he'd become synonymous with due to the success of 'Saw'.
Then in 2010, he directed 'Insidious', a very psychological paranormal horror; Wan also had complete creative control over Insidious.
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