What about Robert Rodriguez going from From Dusk Till Dawn to the Spy Kids trilogy?

And Shark Boy & Lava Girl

I actually liked Bruiser and DeepStarSix (I have a soft spot for all the Abyss-rip-offs)...but I fully acknowledge they're crappy films. For my two cents...M. Night Shyamalan was a hack from day one! I always hated that guy.

"What about Robert Rodriguez going from From Dusk Till Dawn to the Spy Kids trilogy? " Well those movies MADE money and lots of money so I wouldnt call that a bad turn considering that was what he wanted to do.

Hey, the Looney Tunes movie was good!

i think John Carpenter has a thing or two left in him.

I think EVERY one of these guys has great movies left in them. Now if only the studios with the budgets would agree, then maybe we could get a new franchise, or acclaimed film.

Ugh. I thought Ghosts of Mars was WAY crappier than Village of the Dammed.

Wes Craven has had way to many good movies to nock him for one which he rose back from. John Carpenter is the same...one bad movie does not take away from his half a dozen or so awesome ones. I also think George Ramero has a few good movies left in him, as well as the other two...especially Wes because he is not on the verge of death like the other two.

The Lord of Illusions and Innocent Blood are great movies! How about everything that Argento has done after his last masterpiece Opera? Then there is Hideo Nakata who did Ringu, Ringu 2 and Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Water - 2002) who then turned around and made The Ring Two - 2005. There is also Brian De Palma who wnet from making Sisters, Carrie & The Fury to turds like Raising Cain, Snake Eyes & The Black Dahlia?

What about Rodriguez doing the faculty? That was a pile of shit if I ever seen it. I also think Argento should have been thrown on here for that pile of dung known as The Card Player. Other then that most of these are pretty accurate.

This list is reaching. Most of the movies here are good, if not great. If you really want to dig at Craven, how about The Hills Have Eyes, Part II? Dog flashback man, dog flashback.

John Carpenter gave us greats such as Halloween, The Thing, In the Mouth of Madness, and Big Trouble in Little China, but also crap like They Live, and Prince of Darkness (which i think is his worst movie)

They Live!!! That movie is brilliant. Second on The Hills Have Eyes II (Hands down the worst)

Wow, another stupid list. Brian Solomon could be the least prolific staffer on the Bloody-D team ... everything he writes is completely moronic.

Other than M Night, who wasnt even on the list, none of these guys have really collapsed.. they still have good stuff in them. Hell, half the ones on this list made some of their best films right after (Craven with Scream, Romero with Land, Dante with Homecoming...). Night, on the other hand, just gets steadily worse.

joe dante- yeah that is the worst he's done. Cunningham- come on dude! He's barely done anything! Gordon- I'm sorry, have you seen 'daughter of darkness'?! Even anthony perkins couldn't help that! Landis- er beverley hills cop 3?! OSCAR!! They were bad horror flicks! Oh come on! leave barker alone! J.C and Romero- what can you do? Times were hard. And craven- hello, did you see SCREAM3?! Friedkin- well i hated 'the exorcist'. Legion baby! And tobe hooper? Oh come on! Spontanious combustion anyone?! You'd have a hard time making a good pic after spielberg taking the credit for 'poltergeist' too!

O comeon when I saw the title I was dead shocked to see Uwe Boll's name wasnt on it. Anyone wanna watch alone in the dark or house of the dead?

How about the 10 BEST director transitions into horror and I already know what number 1 should be.... "PEEPING TOM"(WHICH DESERVES A GREAT REMAKE)

O comeon when I saw the title I was dead shocked to see Uwe Boll's name wasnt on it. Anyone wanna watch alone in the dark or house of the dead?

These top ten lists seem like they're written by someone who tries to be a horror fan just to impress the metal chick in his homeroom class. And she doesn't give a fuck. And for the record, everytime you mention Uwe Boll's name, Chuck Norris kicks a newborn baby in the face.

This list is a bit misleading. Only directors who started strong and have only gotten weaker in the genre should included. (Some are inconsistent, like Craven who did MUCH better with Red Eye and doesn't deserve to be on this list.) However, if you measure how far they have fallen, M. Night should be at #1. The one-time high of the Sixth Sense led to the straight downward spiral that is Lady in the Water and The Happening (how these got produced I'll never understand). These are simply terrible, terrible films and no one should ever pay to see another M. Night film again. Ever.

guarino 2002 is Director collapses Uwe Boll's never have a high, and john carpenter name don't deserve put in the list. also Robert Rodriguez Spy Kids are movies for childrens and make money children like them and me to movies need to see and review in the genere they are made Stuard Gordon make much crap and i like Lord of Ilusions of Clive Barker, all the others I agree and Cuninningham is more a producer

How about Steve Miner? He went from helping create the Friday the 13th franchise to making the god-awful Day of the Dead remake.

whatabout House, that to is a kick ass Steve Minor film. And I don't really see what's wrong with Lord of Illusions (which is a really nasty movie) and Village of the damned (maybe not carpenters best, but still a step above most horror movies). personally I think it's a bit to easy to bitch about a movie then to appreciate it

You can't rock Robot Jox. There aren't too many things more awesome than a giant robot with a chainsaw penis. Oh, and Eddie Murphy's career was fine after Vampire in Brooklyn, he's had several big hits since then.

Innocent Blood was awesome! If anything Beverly Hills Cop 3 should be in place of that.

Hmm, I actually consider Lord Of Illusions one of my favorites.

A good list to be sure, however they are all true masters,and masters make mistakes (and,at times, just gotta pay the bills). Look at Clint Eastwood, John Ford, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, David Lynch, even Francis Ford Coppolla and Martin Scorcesee had bombs, those guys made many,many classics, and some God-awful bombs, some of this garbage,for what ever reason looked good to them? Maybe they all momentarily become posseessed by the ghost of the Great Ed Wood? Maybe? Look at Dan Aykroyd, what the hell happened to him? He was a comic genious, great writer, actor,decent director, what happened Dan?

I really don't agree with the Bruiser entry (I liked it), but the others are pretty spot on.

Yeah, I'll just say "I disagree" and leave it at that. Perhaps these lists would be more of a hit if you made it interactive. Post a category and let's all vote on it. Start with something easy just to test the format. Something like Best Monster or Most Annoying Damsel. It'll be inclusive and we won't be able to go all toch and pitchfork on Solomon simply because his opinion differed from ours.

This list is a fucking Joke As usual on this site you put director's on here that went off and did differnt movies the mangler was as close to the short story as u could get Lord of Illusions is one of clive barker's best movies Robot Jox Cult Classic Innocent Blood Cult Classic Village of the Dammned Not Carpenter's best but better than the shitty Invisible man movie The Guardian cult classic Deep Star Six Cult classic Vampire in brooklin Cult classic I think who ever writes this shit in these lists should have his nuts crushed like in the movie On The Doll then shot in the fucking head....

What about Sam Raimi? Come on, Evil Dead to Spiderman 3. The scene with Peter Parker dancing at the jazz bar can only be construed as a massive comic flop (although somewhat horrifying) compared to the macabre nature and dark comedy of the Evil Dead films. Lets not forget the recent decline of SAW scribe and director James Wan. Death Sentence and Dead Silence were direct-to-video worthy films that never should have seen the flicker of a movie projector. One can only wonder what terrible celluloid monstrosity that Daniel Myrick (Director of The Blair Witch Project) has in the wings. It has been 10 years now since The Blair Witch Project and outside of some really crap direct to video movies he hasn't done jack squat. Nostalgia is grand, and I love the 70's and 80's horror movies as much as the next guy... but it's 2008. Directors have succeed, tried again, and failed miserably since 1989 guys. Next time try to be a bit more expansive with your list. Hell, if you want to get real nit-picky I got this for you : Christian Nyby who made the classic "The Thing from Another World" never made another horror film again in his long career. He got stuck directing tv episodes of everything from The Roy Rogers Show to Kojak. Never trumping that first great piece of horror that he made in 1951 as his first film effort. It wasn't for 30 years that anyone even remembered this guy made the film until John Carpenter remade it as "The Thing" in 1981. Like I said, do a little research and put some more thought into these articles.

So do I suck if I say I liked Lord of Illusions, JC's Village of the Damned, Mangler and I loved Bruiser???? Oh well guess I suck!

Does anyone remember Carpenter's "Ghosts of Mars" with Ice Cube?? I'd say that was a shit bomb if I've ever seen one. He did so well with a small budget and a cast of no names (Halloween, is in my top 3 horror films of all time). But give him millions to work with and the results, with the exception of 1 or 2 movies, are crap.

Agreed, Ghost of Mars was terrible. I also fully agree with The Mangler at #1. Tobe Hooper, like John Carpenter, was becoming known for making really good low budget horror but then made that horrible film.

Umm, most of these films were actually quite good, but flawed. Looney Tunes, The Guardian, Vampire In Brooklyn, The Mangler, maybe even Village Of The Damned, sure. But Deepstar Six was the worst underwater themed film? Dude, Leviathan was terrible and forgettable. Deepstar had an interesting creature and some good tension and gore. Even Lord Of Illusions had good ideas and interesting characters going for it. Yes, all of these are flawed, but not the "worst" of anything. I know it's your opinion. This is just mine.

Oh, and why not toss in Deadly Friend? Death by basketball, bitches!

Oh no you didn't! Dedly friend is great! Buuuut, due to the constrants that craven had on the film, THAT'S why it deosn't seem great. A remake of that WOULD be welcome. And i know afew people who would agree too.

M.Night hasn't fallen or collapsed. I see the only real reason that you guys reviewed The Happening was because of the gore, it wasn't really a horror movie nor a thriller. Yet you make it out as a terrible film which it's not. Poor M.Night, getting railed for people expecting too much. If you see The Happening for what it is, then its an excellent film. But whatever.

>What about Robert Rodriguez going from From Dusk Till Dawn to the Spy Kids trilogy? what about it? the dude did some kids movies from what I understand because he has KIDS! after spy kids was sin city after sharkboy... was planet terror. it's not like he's making shit movies afer the kids flicks either. Robert Rodriguez isn't on the list because he shouldn't be!

The Howling isn't exactly an example of Dante's best films. The effects, aside from the transformation are cheap, the decision to grab random bad actors and give them fake looking teeth to wear while they mumble bad dialogue was a bad decision, as was to have the main character transform into a werewolf that looks like a cross between an Ewok and a muppet baby. And what's with the end credit sequences in these films? The end credits roll over a twenty-minute long shot of a hamburger frying. "Lord of Illusions" is far from a bad movie though. From the standpoint of casting, art direction, special effects and creature design its a lot better than "Nightbreed", which was for the most part a pathetic realization of the creatures described in Barker's "Cabal" novella. The only truly great thing about "Nightbreed" was the casting of David Cronenberg. As far as Stuart Gordon goes, "Dolls" was the first sign that things were wrong. It was a big step down from "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond". "Robot Jox" was just a paycheck for Gordon, whereas "Dolls" was something he'd actually wanted to do and put some effort into. Wes Craven "collapsed" well before "Vampire in Brooklyn". Remember his own sequel to "The Hills Have Eyes"? Now that was a pathetic mess of a movie. How about Hideo Nakata? From his Ringu trilogy and 'Dark Water' to the dreadful 'The Ring 2'. Or the Pang Brothers? From 'The Eye' to 'The Messengers' and 'Eye 10'. Or the directors of 'Ils' directing that crap remake of 'The Eye'?

I don't agree with Lord of Illusions and Bruiser since they were great films when they were released. Since we're talking about known directors that have released films from major studios, I would have to agree that M Night Sham-a-lot should be the #1 director that has no business doing any films. I could also add Adam Green, Eli Roth and James Gunn to that list since they have directed some stuff that is not appealing at all.

This could go on forever...but Hieian...what film exactly do you think James Gunn made that disappointed you (after) he made Sliter? Cause by my book, Gunn hasn't directed another film. Now that the real fucking disappointment.

James Gunn not directing another film is a blessing since he can't write and produce anything that is entertaining at all. Dawn of the Dead remake is all Zack Snyder based on what he did with 300 and what he is currently doing with Watchmen. Scooby Doo was a farce, but the real success of that film came from the parents who took their kids to see that film and not James Gunn.

OK...not a fan...I get it. BUT, you missed the whole point of this article. It's for directors that once made a great film, then made shit...based on what you said, you think all of Gunn's work is shit already.

ROBERT RODRIGUEZ DOING "SPY KIDS"!!!!!!! SHOULD BE THE FIRST!!!!

I think all directors will eventually make shit if they make too many movies. I think M Night should be on this list. I can't think of abody whose had that kind of steady but constistant decline.

Can we include my father? He made some horrifying super 8 films of us as kids growing up. Your typical family vacation, church recitals, etc etc. Yet he never put anything to film in the last 15 years or so. Still, those original films from my childhood haunt me at family reunions, get togethers, etc. I am still traumatized watching myself dressed like the mayor of Munchkin Land when I did the Wizard of Oz in junior highschool. The horror, the horror.

Hey! What you got against the Guardian?

Tex, you thought M. Night was a hack when he made Sixth Sense and Unbreakable? Really? Why?

I'll tell ya. I did a press screening for the film Stir of Echoes back in (I think it was 1999). I really dug that film. Then it got shelved cause this movie "The Sixth Sense" was coming out a few weeks later. The studio for that flick (It was one of the Disney properties, Touchstone or Hollywood) was not holding press screenings for the flick, so I went with a friend and fellow film critic to the 10:00am Friday Morning showing at my local AMC. It's cliche to say that I guessed the ending pretty early on. After the film was over, I told my buddy, it's OK, but really the film is a trick on lowest common denominator audience member. It's practically tell you, after you spent 7 bucks to see it, that you need to see it again, just to see if we were really telling the truth. That was the whole marketing push on the film. Bilk the audience for another round of cash....and it worked! Then Night starts showing up on talk shows about his "grand plan" and how all these hidden things are in the film---this is about 3 weeks later. He's trying to get you to go back and see this fucker a 3rd time. The guy's not a filmmaker...he's P.T. Fucking Barnum. I had no major beef with Unbreakable, but I hated Signs. I kinda liked The Village for what it was--and I KNOW I'm in the minority on that one. I didn't even watch Lady in the Water and I'm not planning on seeing The Happening till DVD. He wants to think he's the next Spielberg but he has no sense of wonder in his films, he's just got kids in them. But my major problem is that the guy spends all his time looking for the "hook" and not enough time developing a quality story. Look at The Happening--this time, the catch is "It's Rated R" and look at his interviews. That's all he talk about in them. If he really wants to intrigue me. He should make a movie and then shut the fuck up and not talk about the film at all. That might get me interested!

you are so misguided, and very, very, very -and horribly wrog - Tobe Hoopers WORST movie is TEXAS CHAINSAW - it is a boring, pathetic, mind numbingly stupid student film that blows ass - always as, always will - you people who like it are just as pathetic as the director, and the movie. Continue.

Yes, and Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline is a sugar coated, piece of rotten tripe, marketed and pawned off to closet homosexuals as great American songwriting. Sorry, but Tobe Hooper's worst is still the remake of Toolbox Murders. And I stand by what I said way above when I mentioned there are lots of directors from all generations that flopped out of the genre movie biz. Not just horror directors from the golden age of slaughter films in the 70's and 80's.

Couldn't agree more. And while it pains me to disrespect Clive in any fashion, he's only human. Personally, I was happy when he retired from directing. Spot on with Tobe Hooper. As I was nearing the end of the list and his name had yet to be mentioned, I got a little nervous that you'd over-looked his spotty excuse for a career. He's had so many bombs that--while I worship TCM and Poltergeist, et cetera--I would hardly consider him a master of the genre. He's just a hack that got lucky a couple of times. I'll say the same for Shayamalan. I gave up on him after Signs. Partly because I laid the blame squarely on his shoulders for the horrible rash of nonsensical PG-13 "horror" movies that lacked any plot, cool monsters, or atmosphere, choosing to tack on a lame "twist" ending instead. Someone has to take the wrap for the early 2000s, right?

This list have a lot of films I disagree with...

All I would say is that in order to have a collapse you need to have audience expectation at a high, which can only be done when delivering a few top class films. Equally one 'bad' which your list seems to include not only 'not horror' but also films that you personally didn't like! (Lord of Illusion isn't great but still not exactly a car wreck) William Friedkin does not fall into this category a one-hit wonder if ever there was one (see Daniel Myrick for a recent equivalent). Equally Sean S Cunningham directed one reasonably well made but derivative slasher film and then nothing of any note. The two main directors here who have reached greatness and then slipped painfully away are Craven & Carpenter (Romero has slipped but going from great to average is not so great a fall).

Dario Argento should be #1 on this list. He is, by far, the one who's fallen the hardest. The man hasn't made anything above mediocre since Opera. And that was in 1987!

I loved Deep Star Six, and I also liked Lord of Illusions, Village of the Damned, Bruiser and The Mangler. Yes, even The Mangler, I thought it was fun.

I'm gonna have to disagree with Bruiser,Village of The Damned,Lord Of Illusion,Innocent Blood and The Guraidian I thought those were good movies sure they wern't the best I can understand why People feel that way about Innocent Blood and Village Of Damned but, I thought there were all good movies in there own right like Bruiser is definetly one of my favorite George A. Romero films besides The Dark Half and the orginal Night Of Living Of Dead I think it prooves he can branch out in the genra.

Innocent Blood is so good! I thought it was really entertaining and an underrated vampire film.

Oh, yeah, Innocent Blood was fun and sexy. Not scary in the least, but hey. Bruiser was so-so, but it certainly wasn't any worse than, say, Monkey Shines.

Friedkins 'BUG' was an amazing film, so what if he made a clunker back in the 90's, who didnt!? KM

Hey! R.J.MacReady, What about Hooper's CROCODILE!, Now that was the ultimate in dog crap!.

Hey! I liked DeepStar Six. The rest...I agree with.

How dare you put George Romero on this list? You got no respect sir, no respect. Tobe Hooper, yes. Wes Craven? Not so much? Romero? You've crossed the line.

How about put Romero for Diary of the Dead. What a piece of shit. But hell, as a kid I thought Robot Jox was kinda cool. It's all about great directors who went downhill so it's no disrespect.

I disagree. I don't think that Lord of Illusions or Village of the Damned deserve to be in this article like some shit examples of excellent directors. Tobe Hooper worst movie is not Mangler, what about Night Terrors? :)

I disagree with you, Wes Craven doesn't belong in this list. He made 2 great Movie Franchises: Nightmare On Elm Street and Scream!!

This may be of interest to some of you. I met George Romero in Chicago this past weekend and he loved to talk about ALL of his films, except Bruiser. He told me he doesn't like to talk about it at conventions and things, and he brings merchandise for all of his films except it when he does signings. Anyone at Flashback Weekend can confirm he did have posters, stills, photos, and DVDs to sign for all of his films EXCEPT Bruiser. Weird. I couldn't tell from his reaction if he agreed with the critisms that some brought up or not.

Great thorough list. Sure, some of these are entertaining but they are certainly not high points in any of these director's careers.

Not a fair assessment of Joe Dante but the rest is spot on/

I have not seen M Knights new film but so far I give him credit for making original movies. I can't even remember the last original horror film I've gone to see in the theatres. So before you bash him at least give him credit for trying to be creative and not just directing the flavor of the day remake.

I for one really enjoyed Lord of Illusions, The Guardian, Vampire in Brooklyn.

Gremlin's eyes funny!?

I don't think you give a couple of the people the credit they deserver. Clive Barker in Lord of Illusions was a good film, no it was not spectacular but it was a good film, solid with a nice story and reasonable characters. As for Carpenter he also release In the Mouth of Madness in 95 which was a good film with one twisted idea behind it. And as for one thing with M Night you have to remember he does not do horror. I would not classify his movies as horrors, and yes this includes the Sixth Sense. His movies are more along the lines of alternate twists on stories which are great viewing as long as you are not expecting a horror. I was very disappointed with The Village as I was expecting a horror. Will not happen with the Happening as I am not expecting any sort of a horror movie.

what about FRED DEKKER.. someone may have already mentioned him.. but wut about his colapse.. He started off with GOLD when he released night of the creeps( one of my favorite 80's movies) then followed up with MONSTER SQUAD!!! ANOTHER INCREDIBLE flick which is great for the whole family.. he later directed an AWESOME episode from tales from the crypt.. and then made robocop 3.. possibly the worst collapse of all, cuz i havent seen anything from him since!!! poor poor fred dekker

I just wanna say: neildiamondfan, ragging on Chainsaw Massacre with a name like yours just makes me laugh. One thing kisn of leads to another (liking neil diamond inevitably leads to fucking terrible taste in movies) --- Also why the hell does everyone STILL rag on this guy when he makes these lists which are HIS OPINION. Arguing what movies are better then other movies is Stupid as hell. That being said, MY OPINION is that The Guardian and Lord of Illusions were awesome cult flicks that should not be on list.

I believe that Christian Nyby was a fake name used by Howard Hawks...if I remember correctly.

Lord of Illusions kicked ass Clive Barker is a great director.

I agree that Tobe is the number 1 on the list.

I agree that Tobe is the number 1 on the list.

Most entries are spot-on, but Clive Barker's "Lord of Illusions." though not one of my favorites, is miles above any other film on this list. It should have been left off.

Not sure if this qualifies but what about David Cronenberg? Yeah, yeah I know he's risen from the ashes phoenix-like (LOVE "Eastern Promises" and "History of Violence" as much as his earlier work) but "M. Butterfly"? COME. ON. PEOPLE. I know this is a matter of taste but playing devil's advocate here (indulge me) "Crash"? "Spider?" Anyone? And I LIKED those films. But DC has had his wilderness years like the rest of these guys on the list. He should get a shot at the title too

George Romero, Wes Craven, and Tobe Hooper?!on the Worst director collapses list!? are you $#!%&@' me!?!??!!?!

I can't think of any director that hasn't made some duds. I think this list just distracts us from what is really important: making fun of the Prom Night remake!

I think coldblood may have put this all into perspective. Huzzah!

MICK GARRIS? Seriously the man made a few strong adaptations like The Stand or The Shinning with the animal hedges moving about. And then became the worst living thing to happen to horror. Beyond horrible. "Riding the Bullet" "Desperation" "Master of Horror" his eps were laughable. The scary thing is how this guy still works. Second scary thing is this list. Carpenter's slump wasn't a film it was the 90's, except "In the Mouth of Madness" one of his best ever... Classics... Stuart Gordon can do no bad, even MofH eps were grand. Robot Jox was classic, one of best. A bit grindhousey... John Landis' low point was "The Stupids." ...Lord of Illusions was interesting. It kept interest and had a creepy factor. Clive always great... Bruiser was excellent, one of best of 90's. Romero goes beyond, he has layers and horror is one facet... Vampire in Brooklyn come on, it was entertaining, some laughs, and did not kill Eddie's carrer, Norbit or Pluto Nash is to blame for that muder. Craven slump might be "New Nightmare" or "Music of the Heart" which lead up to "Scream 3" just bad turn of event... "THE MANGLER" seriously, who in the world made this list, the mangler was awesome, it rocked, seriously. Tobe Hooper, Stephen King, and Robert England. It was creepy a bit slow but it was intense. Excellent feature... 6-7 out of these can be beyond debated. Why attack some of the great minds of horror that have done so much for the genre, to bend it and shift it. And to be cut down, and not by displaying their worst acts. List is a catastrophe screaming of attention.

Yeah I still think that Wes Craven and John Carpenter still have something good in them. They may have had some downfalls and such, but they probably got some more good horror flicks they can cough up.

I always had a feeling that Carpenter and Craven would be on this list.

George Romero is one of the best directors out there! John Carpenter shouldnt be on this list. What i really dont understand where is Uwe Boll and Michael Bay? The havent came out with one good movie.

No mention of Eli Roth?!?! - but then don't suppose he made a decent film to start with!! Texas Chainsaw Massacre rules, one of not many horror films that will stick in your mind forever - its like the old hag chanting pea soup in pet semetary, some things will haunt me forever : ) As for M. Night, someone should tell him to stick to directing only, he is a useless writer but can build suppense well. I say let the old director's rest and make way for new master's of horror - Mr. Zombie, Del Toro etc..