HORROR GENRE FILM DIRECTOR JASON HOUGH (BLOOD ROSE PICTURES) NOV 10TH 2026

JASON HOUGH- HORROR FILM DIRECTOR Jason Hough is an American independent filmmaker working primarily in horror, thriller, crime, and genre entertainment. His work is unusually hands-on: besides directing, he has accumulated credits as a writer, producer/executive producer, cinematographer, editor, visual-effects artist, special-effects artist, casting director, and stunt performer. IMDb currently lists him with 14 directing credits, 15 writing credits, 19 producer credits, and 10 cinematography credits. 🎬 Notable directing work The Devil's Dancers is one of his principal current projects. Hough serves as creator, showrunner, director, writer, executive producer and director of photography on the horror series. The individual episodes include: “The Dancers: Omaha, Nebraska” “Skins: Auburn, Alabama” “Huntress: Biloxi, Mississippi” “Rise of the Succubus: Part 2: Buford, Georgia” The IMDbPro listings consistently identify Hough as director, writer and cinematographer on these episodes. 🩸 Naamah Hough also directed, wrote and executive-produced Naamah, a horror short that has had a particularly strong festival run. It accumulated 31 wins, including Best Horror, Best Director and Best Special FX recognition at various festivals. At the 2026 Champs-Élysées Film Awards, Naamah won Best Horror, with Hough credited as director/executive producer/writer; he was also credited for its editing and special effects. 🔥 The Devil's Dancers The film/series has also generated substantial festival recognition. Hough's The Devil's Dancers won awards including Best Director, Best Horror, Best Thriller and Best Cinematography at various 2025–26 festivals. Interestingly, Hough isn't simply sitting in the director's chair. On The Devil's Dancers, he is credited across a remarkable number of departments—direction, writing, executive producing, cinematography, VFX and more. 🎥 Other work His directing credits also include Phantom Lady, an action/crime short, where he handled direction, writing, cinematography and editing. He is also attached to the upcoming Detective Rose Thorne, a crime/drama/thriller series, as showrunner and director, with Hough additionally serving as cinematographer and casting executive. The project was listed as in pre-production in June 2026. My read on Hough What's interesting about Jason Hough is that he looks less like a conventional studio director and more like a multi-hyphenate independent filmmaker who builds projects from the ground up. The pattern in his credits is pretty damn clear: Director → Writer → Producer → DP → Editor → VFX/SFX → Casting That's a filmmaker who wants control over the entire production pipeline. And the genre is equally clear: dark, adult horror/thriller material with heavy practical/special-effects involvement.