# Splat Pack

The Splat Pack is a group of independent filmmakers who, since 2002, have directed, written and produced horror films which are notable for their low budgets and extreme violence.

## History

The term was coined by Alan Jones of Total Film. The group has been credited with bringing back ultra-violent movies, moving away from PG-13 rated movies and into the R-rated spectrum, all while operating with low budgets. The members have met opposition from the MPAA board over the content of their work, but nevertheless continue to find box-office success.

## Film

In 2010, a documentary film on the Splat Pack was made featuring interviews with members Alexandre Aja, Adam Green, Eli Roth, Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall, and Greg McLean.

## Members

* Alexandre Aja
* Darren Lynn Bousman
* Adam Green
* Neil Marshall
* Greg McLean
* Eli Roth
* Robert Rodriguez
* James Wan
* Leigh Whannell
* Rob Zombie

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Distributor(s) |
| 2002 | Dog Soldiers | Neil Marshall | Neil Marshall | Brian Patrick O'Toole, Christopher Figg, Tom Reeve, David E. Allen | Pathé |
| 2002 | Cabin Fever | Eli Roth | Eli Roth, Randy Pearlstein | Evan Astrowsky, Sam Froelich, Lauren Moews, Eli Roth | Lionsgate |
| 2003 | House of 1000 Corpses | Rob Zombie | Rob Zombie | Andy Gould | Lionsgate |
| 2003 | High Tension | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur | Alexandre Arcady and Robert Benmussa | Lionsgate |
| 2004 | Saw | James Wan | Leigh Whannell | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, | Lionsgate |
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Rob Zombie | Rob Zombie | Mike Elliott, Andy Gould, Marco Mehlitz, Michael Ohoven, Rob Zombie | Lionsgate |
| 2005 | The Descent | Neil Marshall | Neil Marshall | Christian Colson | Lionsgate, Pathé |
| 2005 | Hostel | Eli Roth | Eli Roth | Scott Spiegel, Mike Fleiss, Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth | Lionsgate |
| 2005 | Wolf Creek | Greg McLean | Greg McLean | George Adams, Martin Fabinyi, Michael Gudinski, Gary Hamilton, Matt Hearn, David Lightfoot | Dimension Films |
| 2005 | Saw II | Darren Lynn Bousman | Darren Lynn Bousman, Leigh Whannell | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, James Wan, Leigh Whannell | Lionsgate |
| 2006 | The Hills Have Eyes | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur | Wes Craven, Peter Locke, Marianne Maddalena, Cody Zwieg | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 2006 | Saw III | Darren Lynn Bousman | Leigh Whannell | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, | Lionsgate |
| 2007 | Dead Silence | James Wan | Leigh Whannell | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules | Universal Studios |
| 2007 | Death Sentence | James Wan | Ian Mackenzie Jeffers | Ashok Amritraj, Howard Baldwin, Karen Elise Baldwin | Fox Atomic |
| 2007 | Halloween | Rob Zombie | Rob Zombie | Malek Akkad, Patrick Esposito, Andy Gould, Andrew G. La Marca, Matthew Stein, and Rob Zombie | Dimension Films, MGM Studios |
| 2007 | Hostel: Part II | Eli Roth | Eli Roth | Scott Spiegel, Quentin Tarantino, Boaz Yakin | Lionsgate |
| 2007 | Rogue | Greg McLean | Greg McLean, Aaron Sterns | Matt Hearn, David Lightfoot, Greg McLean | Dimension Films |
| 2007 | Planet Terror | Robert Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Elizabeth Avellan | Dimension Films |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Darren Lynn Bousman | Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan | Gregg Hoffman, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, | Lionsgate |
| 2008 | Doomsday | Neil Marshall | Neil Marshall | Benedict Carver, Steven Paul | Rogue Pictures |
| 2008 | Mirrors | Alexandre Aja | Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur | Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur, Marc Sternberg, Alexandra Milchan | Twentieth Century Fox France |
| 2008 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | Darren Lynn Bousman | Terrance Zdunich, Darren Smith | Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Carl Mazzocone, Darren Lynn Bousman, Peter Block. Jason Constantine, Yoshiki Hayashi | Lionsgate |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Rob Zombie | Rob Zombie | Malek Akkad, Andy Gould, and Rob Zombie | The Weinstein Company |
| 2010 | Piranha 3-D | Alexandre Aja | Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg | Alexandre Aja, Mark Canton, Grégory Levasseur, and Marc Toberoff | Dimension Films |
| 2010 | Machete | Robert Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez, Álvaro Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Rick Schwartz | 20th Century Fox |
| 2010 | Insidious | James Wan | Leigh Whannell | Jason Blum, Steven Schneider, Oren Peli | FilmDistrict |
| 2010 | Mother's Day | Darren Lynn Bousman | Scott Milam | Brett Ratner, Richard Saperstein, Jay Stern, and Brian Witten | Anchor Bay Films |
| 2011 | 11-11-11 | Darren Lynn Bousman | Darren Lynn Bousman | Loris Curci, Richard Heller, Wayne Allan Rice | Columbia Pictures |
| 2012 | The Barrens | Darren Lynn Bousman | Darren Lynn Bousman | Darren Lynn Bousman, Richard Saperstein, Brian Witten | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| 2012 | The Lords of Salem | Rob Zombie | Rob Zombie | Jason Blum, Andy Gould, Oren Peli, Steven Schneider, Rob Zombie | Anchor Bay Films |
| 2013 | The Conjuring | James Wan | Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes | Tony DeRosa-Grund, Peter Safran, Rob Cowan | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 2013 | Insidious: Chapter 2 | James Wan | Leigh Whannell | Jason Blum, Steven Schneider, Oren Peli | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 2013 | Wolf Creek 2 | Greg McLean | Greg McLean, Aaron Sterns | Helen Leake, Greg McLean, Steve Topic | Roadshow Film Distributors |
| 2014 | Horns | Alexandre Aja | Keith Bunin | Alexandre Aja, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland, Cathy Schulman | Dimension Films, RADiUS-TWC |
| 2015 | Insidious: Chapter 3 | Leigh Whannell | Leigh Whannell | Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan | Focus Features, Stage 6 Films |
| 2015 | The Green Inferno | Eli Roth | Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo | Eli Roth, Miguel Asensio Llamas, Nicolas Lopez, Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners | Open Road Films |
| 2015 | Knock Knock | Eli Roth | Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo, Nicolas Lopez | Miguel Asensio, Colleen Camp, John T. Degraye, Cassian Elwes, Nicolas Lopez, Eli Roth, | Lionsgate Premiere |
| 2016 | The Conjuring 2 | James Wan | Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes, James Wan, David Leslie Johnson | Rob Cowan, Peter Safran, James Wan | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 2016 | 31 | Rob Zombie | Rob Zombie | Rob Zombie, Andy Gould, Eddie Vaisman, Michael Sherman, Matthew Perniciario | Front Row Filmed Entertainment |