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One of Peele's fans claimed he was a better horror director than the guy who made 'Halloween' and many more. Peele himself did not agree.

Of course, a lot of people could think of another horror director with three great films, even in a row. “Can you think of another horror director that had 3 great films, let alone 3 in a row? When it comes to directing horror movies, a lot of people think Jordan Peele is three-for-three.

After a fan hails him as the 'best horror director of all time' upon learning the high score of his latest film 'Nope' on Rotten Tomatoes, the 'Get Out' ...

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The Nope director won't "tolerate any John Carpenter slander"

Whether he's earned a spot next to Carpenter in the horror hall of fame is a matter of opinion, of course, but Peele's opinion is clear: he still has some work to do to earn that honor. Over on Twitter, a fan asked hypothetically if it's time to "declare Jordan Peele the best horror director of all time." It's a smart move showing deference to Carpenter in this situation, but Peele has every right to feel proud about his own accomplishments in the genre, with Nope being his third horror (or at least horror-adjacent) flick to attract near-universal critical acclaim.

“I know this is a hot take but at what point do we declare Jordan Peele the best horror director of all time?” wrote comic book creator Adam Ellis Wednesday ...

era.” “Sir, please put the phone down I beg you,” Peele tweeted in response. I can’t.”

Filmmaker Jordan Peele's latest movie, Nope, hits theaters this week but as the reviews come in it seems pretty clear that Peele has another hit on his ...

Nope is a sci-fi work of art." ComicBook.com's own Nathaniel Brail had high praise for the film, calling it a "sci-fi work of art." Filmmaker Jordan Peele's latest movie, Nope, hits theaters this week but as the reviews come in it seems pretty clear that Peele has another hit on his hands.

Harry Fletcher. 3s. NOPE official trailer. Universal. Jordan Peele might be the most acclaimed horror director of recent times, but he's refusing to accept ...

As horror fans will know, Carpenter is one of the geniuses associated with the genre after making the likes of The Thing, Halloween and The Fog. \u201c@adamtotscomix Sorry. I love your enthusiasm but, I will just not tolerate any John Carpenter slander!!!\u201d “Sorry. I love your enthusiasm but, I will just not tolerate any John Carpenter slander!!!”

'Nope' director Jordan Peele shut down a fan who called him the best horror director of all time, and instead praised John Carpenter.

In a lot of ways, it's about Hollywood." "That's all wrapped up in this movie. "Sir, please put the phone down, I beg you," Peele replied.

'I took from all the greats in this one…All these directors that have changed the trajectory of how I think about cinema,' the Nope director said.

Hitchcock, Paul Thomas Anderson. All these directors that have changed the trajectory of how I think about cinema.” I took from all the greats in this one. When Twitter user Adam Ellis suggested in a self-admitted hot take “at what point do we declare Jordan Peele the best horror director of all time?