Lionsgate, although it releases films in a variety of genres, had done especially well with relatively low-budget horror in the recent past.

It helped establish the reputation of Hammer Films, the studio with which he was long associated, as purveyors of evocative low-budget horror.

The company produced a number of low-budget horror and fantasy features including Trancers and The Dungeonmaster.

Instead, Harlin made another foray into low-budget horror with The Covenant, which was another moderate commercial success.

That movie was produced by Val Lewton, a master of low-budget horror.

The Sushi Typhoon arm of Nikkatsu creates low-budget horror, science fiction, and fantasy films aimed at an international audience.

The Man They Could Not Hang is a (1939) low-budget horror film produced by Columbia Pictures.

A low-budget horror short, the film was released exclusively as an internet download in April 2009.

There have also been a few low-budget horror films recently released that are based on this legend.