ADVISORY BOARD | SCREAMFEST

ADVISORY BOARDPlease meet our exceptional advisory board members.

    Wes CravenAdvisory Board

    Like all of you I was stunned and saddened upon hearing the heartbreaking news of Wes Craven’s passing. At first I thought it was a hoax or mistake but then quickly the reality set in that this amazing man who... more

    Clive BarkerAdvisory Board

    Clive directed his first film HELLRAISER in 1987 based on his novel The Hellbound Heart and it has become a cult classic.

    John CarpenterAdvisory Board

    Acknowledged as an influential filmmaker, Carpenter catapulted the genre in 1978 with his film HALLOWEEN which he wrote, directed and composed.

    Kailey MarshAdvisory Board

    Kailey Marsh is a literary manager and producer at Brillstein Entertainment Partners. A horror fan from a very young age, she conceived The BloodList in 2009, which is the annual selection highlighting the most-liked unproduced horror and dark-genre screenplays of the year. The list has turned in...read more

    Tobe HooperAdvisory Board

    Tobe wrote, directed and produced THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) and POLTERGEIST produced by Stephen Spielberg. He directed THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 in 1986 and DJINN released in 2013. Tobe was honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre and is truly one of...read more

    Eli RothAdvisory Board

    Eli emerged onto the independent scene with his break out hit CABIN FEVER which he directed, co-wrote and produced. He directed, wrote and produced HOSTEL and HOSTEL: Part II both executive produced by Quentin Tarantino.

    Sean CunninghamAdvisory Board

    Sean shocked the genre in 1980 with his megahit FRIDAY THE 13TH which he directed and produced. The film spawned a legendary franchise with numerous sequels.

    Gary TunnecliffeAdvisory Board

    Gary J. Tunnicliffe is a makeup effects artist for the last 25 years and has designed and created make up effects on over sixty feature films working on such actors as Johnny Depp and Robert DeNiro.

  • Roy LeeAdvisory Board

    Roy Lee is an American film producer who regularly takes well known Asian films and remakes them for American audiences. THE GRUDGE, THE RING and THE DEPARTED are just a few of their successes.

    John LandisAdvisory Board

    American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer best known for directing National Lampoon's Animal House, An American Werewolf in London and Michael Jackson's music video Thriller.