Of course the director produced the scariest two films I’ve ever seen, and both were documentaries.
I have to disagree completely with the OP.
I think horror is finally getting back at the level it was before all this shocker/slasher-films corrupted the genre.
*The Ring [/I} is up there with the Exorcist in my book.
One of the first movies in a long, long time that actually was suspenseful.