“The real scares on CNN, etc. and the scares in a movie, like 'The Purge,' are totally different. One of the ways you can tell when someone, whether it's a film maker or executive or producer, wants to make a scary movie but doesn't understand that distinction is they'll want to recreate too much of what's on TV.”

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.