Millie Loredo has been a horror movie buff all her life. She grew up on classic horror films like The Last House on the Left, Poltergeist and Night of the Living Dead. The directors behind these classics encouraged Millie to think critically when watching her favorite horror films, to think about how they could be scarier, smarter, more visceral.
She has now followed in her favorite directors’ footsteps having debuted her very first horror film. On Tuesday, April 21, Millie premiered her indie horror film Sorrow at River Oaks Theatre in Houston, Texas. Reviews of the film have applauded Millie’s work saying they are sure to see more successful horror films by the freshman director in the future.
Below is a list of five of Millie’s favorite horror film directors and their directorial debuts. Keep reading to find out which horror classics were their first!
1. Wes Craven
The Last House on the Left (1972) This film inspired not only the gritty look of Sorrow but also its plot centered on vengeance. Escaped prisoners murder a young girl, and her parents exact revenge.
2. Rob Zombie
House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes influenced Rob Zombie’s directorial debut. It follows a “family” of serial killers who trick a group of teenagers into their twisted home.
3. George A. Romero
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
This classic, directed by horror film mastermind George A. Romero, follows the story of seven friends trapped in a farmhouse in Pennsylvania overrun by zombies. It is one of the first zombie horror films and has inspired many other films as well as television shows.
4. Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) This classic slasher film follows the story of a group of friends who are attacked by a family of cannibals. Hooper’s film introduced us to one of the most famous horror film villains of all time, the dreaded Leatherface.
5. James Wan
Saw (2004) Wan’s debut was an extension of a short film he created by the same name. It centers on two men who wake up chained in an abandoned bathroom with instructions to kill the other or their family will die. It was the first of a now famous horror film franchise.
6. Quentin Tarantino
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
This Tarantino debut is a classic and a crime thriller that tells the story of a diamond heist gone wrong, filled with both emotional and physical violence.
She has now followed in her favorite directors’ footsteps having debuted her very first horror film. On Tuesday, April 21, Millie premiered her indie horror film Sorrow at River Oaks Theatre in Houston, Texas. Reviews of the film have applauded Millie’s work saying they are sure to see more successful horror films by the freshman director in the future.
Below is a list of five of Millie’s favorite horror film directors and their directorial debuts. Keep reading to find out which horror classics were their first!
1. Wes Craven
The Last House on the Left (1972) This film inspired not only the gritty look of Sorrow but also its plot centered on vengeance. Escaped prisoners murder a young girl, and her parents exact revenge.
2. Rob Zombie
House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Films like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes influenced Rob Zombie’s directorial debut. It follows a “family” of serial killers who trick a group of teenagers into their twisted home.
3. George A. Romero
4. Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) This classic slasher film follows the story of a group of friends who are attacked by a family of cannibals. Hooper’s film introduced us to one of the most famous horror film villains of all time, the dreaded Leatherface.
5. James Wan
Saw (2004) Wan’s debut was an extension of a short film he created by the same name. It centers on two men who wake up chained in an abandoned bathroom with instructions to kill the other or their family will die. It was the first of a now famous horror film franchise.
6. Quentin Tarantino
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
This Tarantino debut is a classic and a crime thriller that tells the story of a diamond heist gone wrong, filled with both emotional and physical violence.
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