“Growing up in the '70s and '80s when my dad had an art gallery, one of the things that frustrated me was the world seemed so tiny, and to appreciate contemporary art, you needed a history of art, a formal education. I was more interested in the people, and that's why I went into the movie business in the first place.”

American producer, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions

Jason Ferus Blum is an American producer and the founder and chief executive of Blumhouse Productions. He is known for helping build a production company closely associated with modern horror filmmaking. Blumhouse is best known for horror franchises such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, and Halloween. Blum’s work is tied to some of the most recognizable commercial horror series of recent decades.