1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.
Vincenzo Natali (born 1969) is an American-born Canadian film director and screenwriter known for writing and directing science fiction and horror films such as Cube, Cypher, Nothing, and Splice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vincenzo Natali, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.