"The audience's imagination will do a better, more personalized version of the horror than you can actually paint. So that just, you know, with something like "The Blair Witch Project," which is, you know, whatever, it's 89 minutes of people running through the woods and one minute of, you know, a guy standing in a corner."

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Jordan Peele

Filmmaker, Actor

Jordan Peele is a filmmaker and comedian known for his innovative horror films that explore themes of race and identity, particularly in 'Get Out'.

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