Production Companies Research

For my research I looked at notable film production companies that had released recent horror films.




Lionsgate Films is a production studio owned by Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, a North American entertainment company that was founded in 1997. Lionsgate is the largest independent studio in North America as well as being the most commercially successful. Some of the most recent horror films Lionsgate distributed are:

• The Cabin in the Woods (psychological)
• The Last Exorcism (supernatural)
• Texas Chainsaw 3D (slasher)
• You're Next (slasher)
• My Bloody Valentine (slasher)
• The Saw series (slasher)

Paramount Pictures is another North American studio that produces films and television series. It is notable for distributing successful film series of many genres ranging from family films such as 'Shrek' to horrors such as the Friday the 13th franchise. Some recent horror films that Paramount have produced include:

• Shutter's Island (psychological)
• Paranormal Activity (supernatural)
• Friday the 13th (slasher)
• The Ruins (psychological)

Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. is an American film studio that produces films, television series and music. It is a major production studio and has several subsidiary companies, a notable one being New Line Cinema. Some horrors it recently produced are:

• The Conjuring (supernatural)
• The Apparition (supernatural)
• Orphan (psychological)
• Chernobyl Diaries ('creature feature')
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (slasher)

New Line Cinema is an American film company that as of 2008 is merged with Warner Brothers and is also a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner. New Line co produced The Conjuring and A Nightmare on Elm Street with Warner Brothers and also distributed Friday the 13th alongside Paramount Pictures. The studio's last solo distribution of a horror film was Final Destination.

Summit Entertainment LLC is an American film studio with international offices in London. This studio is a subsidiary of Lionsgate and is known for distributing successful franchises such as American Pie and Twilight. Recent horror films produced by Summit are:

• Wrong Turn franchise (slasher)
• Sinister (supernatural)
• Sorority Row (slasher)