Horror Directors - James Wan

James Wan is a reasonably new face to horror. He is an Australian producer, screenwriter and film director. He specialises in horror films - most widely know for coming up with the idea and directing Saw. 
At the age of 11 he knew that he wanted to be a film maker, and he went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree from the royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne. He then began to make short films and music videos. In a recent interview, Wan said that 'I think even as a kid, I appreciated and loved the medium of cinema because it allowed me to utilize every aspect of art to tell a story'. 
He has always been attracted to horror, especially from a young age. This is mainly because his parents were huge horror fans, especially his mum, and so she didn't mind him seeing horror films at a very young age. This therefore led him to direct many horror films. 
Saw became so successful that it has many sequels including Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI and Saw 3D.
Other films that he has directed include Dead Silence, Death Sentence and Insidious.