Ten Horror Directors to Watch, What to See at Stan Lee’s Comikaze, ‘Nightcrawler’ Director Dan Gilroy, 2014 Blood List Winners

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The Up & Up: 10 Horror Movie Directors to Watch

When it comes to horror directors, there’s the old guard, masters of the genre like John Carpenter and Wes Craven, as well as the new guard, those directors emerging onto the scene with creepy tales to make your heart thump. (SSN)

The Comic Book Creators, Filmmakers, and YouTubers Industry Execs Should Check Out at Stan Lee’s Comikaze

Not only is today Halloween, it’s also the first day of this relatively new pop culture convention, which runs through Sunday at the L.A. Convention Center. (SSN)

Spotlight: ‘Nightcrawler’ Writer/Director Dan Gilroy On How to Make a Cinematic Sociopath You Can Root For

Not too many filmmakers have the guts to make their directorial debut quite the way he has, but the resulting film is a riveting, crackerjack thriller that snaps with energy and leaves its audience electrified. (SSN)

TODAY’S HEADLINES

The 2014 Blood List Is Out! Are You On It?

Horror’s answer to The Black List highlights the year’s 13 top unproduced horror scripts, voted upon by 73 different execs. (TBL)

Channing Tatum Will Be Getting His Mutant On With a Gambit Movie

Standalone film has long been rumored, and will be based on a story outline first penned by longtime X-Men comic book writer Chris Claremont, with Robocop remake writer Josh Zetumer doing the screenwriting. (DH)

So Much For Gal Gadot Playing One of the Leads in That ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake

Complicated and ever-lengthening Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice shoot forces the actress playing Wonder Woman to pass on the retelling of the 1959 Oscar winner for Best Picture. (HV)

‘Magic City’ Might Have Been Canceled by Starz, But It’s Still Being Made Into a Movie

Creator Mitch Glazer will write and direct the film, which will be set in 1962 and will star series regulars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Danny Huston and Olga Kurylenko, as well as Bruce Willis and Bill Murray. (VAR)

AMC Passes On a Pair of Drama Pilots

Cable network, in need of new shows with the end of Mad Men coming next year, says no to period piece Knifeman, by Rolin Jones, and sci-fi/fantasy Galyntine, by Jason Cahill. (THR)

Ricky Gervais Is Getting Back In the Director’s Chair, and He’s Getting Acting Help From Eric Bana

The Emmy and Golden Globe winner will write, direct and star in journalism satire Special Correspondents, with Bana co-starring, which will shoot in the spring. (SD)

If You Were Hoping to Spend Halloween Weekend Watching Martin Scorsese’s 11 Scariest Movies Ever, You’re In Luck

The Oscar-winning director details the movies that most freak him out, including Kubrick’s the Shining, Friedkin’s The Exorcist, and Hitchcock’s Psycho. (TFS)