Tyler Gillett

Tyler Gillett, born March 6, 1982, in Flagstaff, Arizona—yeah, that’s right, homegrown desert kid turned Hollywood horror maestro. He’s the kind of director who walks onto a set with this scruffy, creative energy, and you just know some weird, bloody magic is about to go down. V/H/S (2012) is where he first really caught people’s attention. That movie? Straight-up chaos. Found footage, jump scares, and this relentless, jittery vibe that honestly left a lot of folks double-checking their locks at night. Then he went and flipped the script with Ready or Not in 2019. Now, that flick? Pure twisted fun. Imagine a high-stakes game of hide and seek, but instead of kids, it’s a bunch of rich psychos, and the prize is, uh, survival. Samara Weaving absolutely killed it, and the movie just oozed with dark humor and gore—like, buckets of it. Gillett somehow balances horror and laughs without making it feel forced, which is way harder than it sounds. And then Scream (2022) dropped, and honestly, talk about pressure. Stepping into Wes Craven’s shoes? No joke. But Tyler, along with his directing partner, just nailed that blend of meta-commentary and slasher nostalgia. He gets what makes horror tick: the tension, the gore, the wit. Dude’s got a knack for keeping you guessing—one minute you’re laughing, next you’re hiding behind your popcorn. Gillett’s movies are wild rides. If you’re not watching, what are you even doing?