Jason Blum on Shifting to More Horror IP and Plans to Make Under $1M Movies

Jason Blum’s name is synonymous with horror. And look up the word prolific, you’ll likely find him as part of that definition. Blum has over 200 produced credits to his name, mostly in movies but in television too. In 2025, he saw seven movies released, all in the horror field except one, the true-life drama The Lost Bus.

Over the years, he has given nightmares to audiences via massive horror franchises such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Black Phone, The Purge, and Five Nights at Freddy’s but also earned accolades, including Oscar nominations, for Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash, Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, and Jordan Peele’s Get Out.

And he has done it mostly by generating his movies independently. And now, Blumhouse’s merger with James Wan’s bannerAtomic Monster, Blum is poised to be an even bigger movie player in Hollywood.

This Saturday, the Producers Guild of America…