| Insidious | James Wan | Canada, United States |
| Trollhunter | André Øvredal | Norway |
| The Roommate | Christian E. Christiansen | United States |
| Devil | John Erick Dowdle | United States |
| Saw: A Hardcore Parody | Dick Chibbles | United States |
| Julia's Eyes | Guillem Morales | Spain, Mexico |
| Cold Fish | Sion Sono | Japan |
| Shirome | Kōji Shiraishi | Japan |
| The Wolfman | Joe Johnston | United States |
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Chris Weitz | United States |
| The Old Silo Farm | Alvin Soprano | United States |
| Rotkäppchen: The Blood of Red Riding Hood | Harry Sparks | United States |
| Antichrist | Lars von Trier | France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Italy |
| Sorority Row | Stewart Hendler | United States |
| The Human Centipede | Goof de Koning, Tom Six | Netherlands |
| The Pot | Kim Tae-gon | South Korea |
| Paintball | Daniel Benmayor | Spain |
| The Uninvited | Charles Guard, Thomas Guard | Canada, Germany, United States |
| S. Darko | Chris Fisher | United States |
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Patrick Tatopoulos | United States |
| Resident Evil: Degeneration | Makoto Kamiya | Japan |
| The Mist | Frank Darabont | United States |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Rob Cohen | People's Republic of China, Germany, United States |
| Lake Mungo | — | Australia |
| One Missed Call | Éric Valette | Japan, Germany, United States |
| I Am Legend | Francis Lawrence | United States |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Tim Burton | United Kingdom, United States |
| 30 Days of Night | David Slade | United States |
| The Reaping | Stephen Hopkins | United States, Australia |
| Death Proof | Quentin Tarantino | United States |
| Planet Terror | Robert Rodriguez | United States |
| Something Strange in Strangetown | Alvin Soprano | Italy |
| Hannibal Rising | Peter Webber | France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, United States, Italy |
| Black Christmas | Glen Morgan | Canada, United States |
| The Covenant | Renny Harlin | United States |
| Lady in the Water | M. Night Shyamalan | United States |
| Dark Forest | Kim Jeong-min | South Korea |
| The Omen | John Moore | United States |
| Hostel | Eli Roth | Germany, Iceland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, United States |
| Silent Hill | Christophe Gans | France, Canada, Japan |
| BloodRayne | Uwe Boll | Germany, United States |
| The Hills Have Eyes | Alexandre Aja | Morocco, France, United States |
| Sukob | Chito S. Roño | Philippines |
| Final Destination 3 | James Wong | Canada, Germany, United States |
| Taxidermia | György Pálfi | France, Hungary, Austria |
| Doom | Andrzej Bartkowiak | United Kingdom, Germany, Czech Republic, United States |
| The Fly II | Chris Walas | United States |
| The Devil's Rejects | Rob Zombie | Germany, United States |