Well, anytime I make a movie, I like to load it up with more things than you could ever catch on the first viewing.

Twitter is wonderful. You can kill rumours instantly.

I want a movie that 30 years from now, people can look back and see it as a reflection of where the culture was at - as a barometer of the culture.

It's just assumed that a horror sequel is going to be bad. It's never going to be as good as the first one.

I think characters are most terrifying when they're relatable. It's best when your most horrible characters make sense, and are believable. That's when a movie is most terrifying.

I was listening to music to kind of pump myself up and get psyched up, like I was listening to Iron Maiden and Misfits and Dead Kennedys, and it was like my '80s Massachusetts parking-lot heavy metal and Guns N' Roses.

Chile could work as a double for L.A.; it's very production-friendly and there's terrific talent down there.