“I think that horror films have a very direct relationship to the time in which they're made. The films that really strike a film with the public are very often reflecting something that everyone, consciously or unconsciously feeling - atomic age, post 9-11, post Iraq war; it's hard to predict what people are going to be afraid of.”

American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor

Eli Roth is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is especially associated with horror, particularly splatter films, and is known for directing Cabin Fever (2002) and Hostel (2005). Roth has built his reputation in horror both behind and in front of the camera. His work is closely tied to graphic, visceral genre filmmaking, and his name is most often linked to the two films that helped define his place in contemporary horror.