The Splat Pack is a collection of filmmakers and/or producers who, since 2002, have directed a large number of horror films.[1]
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The term was coined by Alan Jones of Total Film.[2] The group has been credited with bringing back ultra-violent movies, as well as moving away from PG-13 rated movies and into the R-rated spectrum, all while operating with low budgets.[1][3] The members have repeatedly clashed with the MPAA board over the content of their work but nevertheless continue to find substantial box-office success.[2][3] Quentin Tarantino jokingly referred to Eli Roth as "The Frank Sinatra of the Splat Pack" in his press for Grindhouse.
| Year | Film | Director | Producer(s) | Distributor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dog Soldiers | Neil Marshall | David E. Allen, Christopher Figg, and Tom Reeve | Pathé |
| Cabin Fever | Eli Roth | Evan Astrowsky, Sam Froelich, Lauren Moews, and Eli Roth | Lionsgate | |
| 2003 | Haute Tension | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Arcady and Robert Benmussa | Lionsgate |
| House of 1000 Corpses | Rob Zombie | Andy Gould | Lionsgate | |
| 2004 | Saw | James Wan | Lark Bernini, Peter Block, Gregg Hoffman, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate |
| 2005 | The Descent | Neil Marshall | Christian Colson | Lionsgate Pathé |
| The Devil's Rejects | Rob Zombie | Mike Elliott, Michael Ohoven, and Rob Zombie | Lionsgate | |
| Hostel | Eli Roth | Chris Briggs, Mike Fleiss, Quentin Tarantino, and Eli Roth | Lionsgate | |
| Saw II | Darren Lynn Bousman | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| Wolf Creek | Greg McLean | George Adams, Martin Fabinyi, Michael Gudinski, Gary Hamilton, Matt Hearn, and David Lightfoot | Dimension Films | |
| 2006 | The Hills Have Eyes | Alexandre Aja | Wes Craven, Peter Locke, Marianne Maddalena, and Cody Zwieg | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Saw III | Darren Lynn Bousman | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| 2007 | Dead Silence | James Wan | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules and Leigh Whannell | Universal Studios |
| Death Sentence | James Wan | Ashok Amritraj, Howard Baldwin, and Karen Elise Baldwin | Fox Atomic | |
| Halloween | Rob Zombie | Malek Akkad, Patrick Esposito, Andy Gould, Andrew G. La Marca, Matthew Stein, and Rob Zombie | Dimension Films and MGM Studios | |
| Hostel: Part II | Eli Roth | Scott Spiegel, Quentin Tarantino, and Boaz Yakin | Lionsgate | |
| Rogue | Greg McLean | Matt Hearn, David Lightfoot and Greg McLean | Dimension Films | |
| Planet Terror | Robert Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino | Dimension Films | |
| Saw IV | Darren Lynn Bousman | Mark Burg and Oren Koules | Lionsgate | |
| 2008 | Doomsday | Neil Marshall | Benedict Carver and Steven Paul | Rogue Pictures |
| Mirrors | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur, Marc Sternberg, and Alexandra Milchan | Twentieth Century Fox France | |
| Repo! The Genetic Opera | Darren Lynn Bousman | Darren Lynn Bousman and Yoshiki Hayashi | Lionsgate | |
| Saw V | David Hackl | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Rob Zombie | Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, and Rob Zombie | The Weinstein Company |
| Saw VI | Kevin Greutert | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| 2010 | Piranha 3-D | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Aja, Mark Canton, Grégory Levasseur, and Marc Toberoff | Dimension Films |
| Machete | Robert Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez, Aaron Kaufman, Iliana Nikolic, Rick Schwartz, and Quentin Tarantino | 20th Century Fox | |
| Saw 3D | Kevin Greutert | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate | |
| 2011 | Insidious | James Wan | Jason Blum, Oren Peli, and Steven Schneider | Stage 6 Films |
| Mother's Day | Darren Lynn Bousman | Brett Ratner, Richard Saperstein, Jay Stern, and Brian Witten | Eagle Films | |
| 11-11-11 | Darren Lynn Bousman | Loris Curci, Richard Heller, and Wayne Allan Rice | Eagle Films |