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Tyler Gillett (born March 6, 1982) is an American film director, cinematographer, actor, writer, and producer. A co-creator of the filmmaking collective Radio Silence, Gillett co-directed, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, the horror films Devil's Due (2014), Ready or Not (2019), Scream (2022), (2023) and Abigail (2024). He was also featured in a popular 2020 episode of the podcast Reply All.

Early life and education
Born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, Gillett earned dual BFAs in film production and studio art, photography, from the University of Arizona in 2004.

Film
Gillett began his film career in the camera department on the film . After working as a camera loader, operator and then DP, he began directing short films with comedians from and Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and later directed, produced and edited the series Domesticating, Funny in Love and Books, for .

Chad, Matt & Rob
In 2009, Gillett began working with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and as part of the collective Chad, Matt & Rob. Gillett co-directed, co-produced, co-wrote, co-edited and worked as cinematographer on three interactive adventure shorts – The Birthday Party, The Teleporter and The Treasure Hunt – as well as the found footage horror short Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly. The group became known for their signature style, which blended adventure, comedy, sci-fi and horror, and received nearly 100,000,000 views online.

Radio Silence
After the dissolution of Chad, Matt & Rob, Gillett formed Radio Silence with Bettinelli-Olpin, Villella and . The group co-directed the "10/31/98" segment of the horror feature film V/H/S. V/H/S premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by Magnolia Pictures, and released theatrically on October 5, 2012.

With Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett directed Devil's Due, a 2014 horror feature film from Twentieth Century Fox and Davis Entertainment. Their film Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016.Sneider, Jeff (2015-10-8) The Wrap http://www.thewrap.com/the-orchard-buys-anthology-horror-movie-southbound-after-toronto-debut/ Paul Thomas Anderson called the film "a hidden gem."Fangoria (Volume 2, Issue 3) Fangoria Https://twitter.com/bradmiska/status/1110741195880308737< /ref>

In 2019, Gillett co-directed the well-reviewed comedic thriller Ready or Not with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin for , starring , , , and Mark O'Brien. The film was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 46th Saturn Awards.

In March 2020, it was announced that Gillett would co-direct Scream, the fifth installment of the Scream franchise, alongside Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, with Kevin Williamson serving as executive producer. The film was released on January 14, 2022. The film was nominated for Best Movie at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

In 2022, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett directed which was released on March 10, 2023 by Paramount Pictures. The film won Best Movie at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards and ranked #3 on The Hollywood Reporters list of "The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade".

In 2023, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett directed Abigail which was released on April 19, 2024, by Universal Pictures. The film was nominated for Best Wide Release Movie at the 2024 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. and included on many best of 2024 lists including Variety s "The Best Horror Movies of 2024", 's "10 Best Horror Movies Of 2024", Bloody Disgusting s "The 10 Best Horror Movies Released in the First Half of 2024", Time Outs "The Best Horror Movies of 2024" and s "The 19 Best Horror Movies Of 2024 So Far".

Gillett is also a producer on V/H/S, V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99 and V/H/S/85.

Reply All
Gillett appeared in a March 2020 episode of the podcast Reply All, "The Case of the Missing Hit", in which he asked the podcasts' hosts for help in identifying a song he had heard on mainstream radio in the 1990s, but of which there was barely any trace on the internet. In the episode, Reply All host P.J. Vogt goes to great lengths to try to identify the song, including interviewing a variety of music industry notables and hiring a group of musicians to record the song based on Gillett's recollection. The episode was both popular and critically acclaimed, with calling it "perhaps the best-ever episode of any podcast".

Filmography
Segment "10/31/98"

Accolades
2012Midnight Audience Award (shared with , , et al.)V/H/S
Sitges Film FestivalBest Motion Picture
Golden Schmoes AwardsBest Horror Movie
2016iHorrorBest Direct Release Horror(shared with , , et al.)Southbound
2019Sitges Film FestivalBest Motion PictureReady or Not
Fright Meter AwardsBest Horror Movie
Golden Schmoes AwardsBest Horror Movie
Golden Schmoes AwardsBiggest Surprise of the Year
Summer Movie AwardsBest Horror Movie
Best 1st or 2nd Feature
St. Louis Film Critics Association AwardsBest Horror Film
2020Fangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest Wide Release
Hollywood Critics Association Film AwardsBest Horror Film
Hawaii Film Critics Society AwardsBest Horror Film
Columbus Film Critics Association AwardsBest Overlooked Film
Music City Film Critics Association AwardsBest Horror Film
2021Best Horror Film
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror FilmsBest Horror Film
2022MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest MovieScream (2022)
People's Choice AwardsBest Movie
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film AwardsBest Horror
Best Studio Movie
St. Louis Film Critics Association AwardsBest Horror Film
GLAAD Media AwardsOutstanding Film Wide Theatrical Release
Best Horror Film
2023MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest Movie
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film AwardsBest Horror
Best Horror Film
MTV Millennial AwardsBest Movie
2024People's Choice AwardsThe Drama Movie of the Year
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror FilmsBest Horror Film
Critics' Choice Super AwardsBest Horror Movie
Golden Schmoes AwardsBest Horror Movie
Music City Film Critics' Association AwardsBest Horror Film
Astra Film AwardsBest Horror Feature
DiscussingFilm Critic AwardsBest Horror Film
Fangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest Wide ReleaseAbigail
7th Astra Midseason Movie AwardsBest Horror Movie
2025Best Horror Movie

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