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Ghost House Pictures was founded by Robert Tapert and horror film director Sam Raimi, who is best known for directing the original Evil Dead which was then remade in 2013. Together their production company has produced films and tv shows that belong exclusively to the horror genre. Films like 30 Days Of Night and The Grudge and TV shoes Devils Trade are just some things Ghost Hose Pictures have produced.
In 2001 Michael Bay and Brad Fuller created production company, Platinum Dunes. They mainly produce hour films, usually remakes. Although many of their films haven't been very successful, in 2009 they announced a first-look deal with the Hollywood production company Paramount. Branching out of the horror genre in 2010 they planned a remake of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.
Hammer Film Productions is a British production
company founded in 1934. In the 1950s until the 70's they became best known for the gothic films they produced. Other genres include Thriller, Sci-Fi, Comedies and Film Noir. Hammer also produced some television series. As Hammer gained more success they became one of the most redound production companies for films in the horror genre. This was partly due to a partnership with Warner Brothers.
Formerly owned by Disney, Now owned by The Weinstein Company, Dimension Films is a well known production company. Since the early 1990s Dimension Films has become known for producing films from the horror genre as well as action and comedy movies.
Blumhouse Productions is an American film production company, known for their very low budget films. Despite the lack of money they have to spend on making and marketing their films, some have become very successful. For example, Paranormal Activity and Insidious were both produced by Blumhouse, going on to become part of franchises. $15,000 was spent on making Paranormal Activity, it made $139 million worldwide after it was released by Paramount Pictures.
Dark Castle Entertainment is a division of Silver Pictures, which is affiliated with Warner Bros. William Castle, a horror film maker from the 1950s, inspired the name of the production company. They started off re-making old William Castle films but after making two they started to make original films. Rocknrolla, the first film Dark Castle Entertainment produced outside the horror genre, was one of the first films that received positive reviews from critics.
Founded in 2004, Twisted Pictures is a relatively new production company. Twisted Pictures is an independent company and are best known for producing the Saw films.
American film producer, Roy Lee, has become for making Asian films and remaking american ones such as The Ring and The Grudge. His Beverly Hills based production company Vertigo Entertainment has a first-look deal with major production company Warner Bros.
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