Steven C. Miller

Steven C. Miller’s got this wild energy when it comes to making movies—he’s basically a one-man wrecking crew in the action and horror worlds. The guy burst onto the scene with Automaton Transfusion back in ’07, shot on a shoestring budget, barely over a week, and somehow it blew up in the indie horror crowd. That sort of set the tone for everything he did after. He’s not afraid to get his hands dirty, cranking out tense, gritty flicks like The Aggression Scale and Under the Bed—stuff that oozes suspense even if he’s working with pocket change. Then he dove into the madness of remaking Silent Night, Deadly Night in 2012—yeah, the one with the killer Santa. That’s become kind of a twisted holiday classic now, and horror fans eat it up every year. Miller doesn’t mess around with casting either; he’s teamed up with some serious heavy hitters—Bruce Willis, Stallone, Nicolas Cage, Dave Bautista, Malcolm McDowell, John Cusack, just to name-drop a few. He knows how to pull those raw, intense performances out of actors, like with Aaron Eckhart in Line of Duty—talk about nonstop action, that one barely lets you breathe. Now, he’s back with Werewolves, starring Frank Grillo. This one’s dropping in theaters December 6, and honestly, the creature effects are gonna be nuts—Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. (the Alien and Predator guys) worked on it, so you know it’s legit. Miller’s still blending action and horror in a way that keeps you glued to your seat. The guy’s a genre chameleon—just when you think you know what to expect, he flips the script.