Terence Fisher

Biography: Fisher began working in British films as an editor in the '30s and became a director with the Rank Organisation. For Hammer in the late '50s, Fisher helmed the landmark horror films with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, The Curse of Frankenstein and The Horror of Dracula. He helmed a stream of slickly made scare fare into the early '70s, most notably his '60s films The Brides of Dracula, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Earth Dies Screaming, Frankenstein Created Woman, and The Devil Rides Out (aka The Devil's Bride).