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Eric Red

Director

Eric Red

Directing
1989 — present · 4 films
Born
16 February 1961 · age 65
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Eric Red (born February 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter and director, best known for writing the horror classics The Hitcher and Near Dark.

Career Signature

How Eric Red’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

anxious dread
tightly wound
claustrophobic tension
slow burn
kinetic urgency

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Guillermo AmoedoGuillermo Amoedo2 filmsKimo StamboelKimo Stamboel9 filmsJCJ.S. Cardone5 filmsBryan BertinoBryan Bertino5 filmsPaul SoletPaul Solet4 filmsAlexandre BustilloAlexandre Bustillo8 filmsJulien MauryJulien Maury8 filmsAlexandre AjaAlexandre Aja9 films

Filmography

100 Feet

2008

Bad Moon

1996

Body Parts

1991

Cohen and Tate

1989