“I really love horror novels, horror films, that are pointing at deeper ideas and thematic meaning. It's a way of thinking about films differently; that's what I think I like the most about it. I love the fact that's it's pointing at a more mysterious world - that the world is more of a mysterious place than we tend to let ourselves believe.”

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About Scott Derrickson

American filmmaker

Scott Derrickson is an American filmmaker known for his work in horror and mainstream genre cinema. His films include The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister, The Black Phone, Black Phone 2, and Doctor Strange. He has built a career around tense, atmospheric storytelling, especially in horror, while also working on a major superhero film. His credits range from legal supernatural terror to comic-book fantasy, showing a focus on suspense, fear, and the darker edges of popular genre filmmaking.

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