Tyler Gillett

Chad, Matt & Rob

In 2009, Gillett began working with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Chad Villella 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,^[4] The Teleporter^[5] and The Treasure Hunt^[6] – as well as the found footage horror short Mountain Devil Prank Fails Horribly.^[7] The group became known for their signature style, which blended adventure, comedy, sci-fi and horror, and received nearly 100,000,000 views online.^[8]

Radio Silence

After the dissolution of Chad, Matt & Rob, Gillett formed Radio Silence with Bettinelli-Olpin, Villella and Justin Martinez.^[9] The group co-directed the "10/31/98" segment of the horror feature film V/H/S.^[10][11] V/H/S premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,^[12][13] where it was acquired by Magnolia Pictures,^[14][15] and released theatrically on October 5, 2012.^[16]

With Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett directed Devil's Due,^[17] a 2014 horror feature film from Twentieth Century Fox and Davis Entertainment.^[18] Their film Southbound premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically by the Orchard on February 5, 2016.^{[19] [20]} Paul Thomas Anderson called the film "a hidden gem."^[21]

In 2019, Gillett co-directed the well-reviewed comedic thriller Ready or Not with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin for Fox Searchlight, starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Andie MacDowell, and Mark O'Brien.^[22] 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.^[23] The film was released on January 14, 2022.^[24][25] The film was nominated for Best Movie at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards.^[26]

In 2022, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett directed Scream VI which was released on March 10, 2023 by Paramount Pictures.^[27] The film won Best Movie at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards and ranked #3 on The Hollywood Reporter's list of "The Best Slasher Movies of the Decade".^[28][29]

In 2023, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett directed Abigail which was released on April 19, 2024, by Universal Pictures.^[30] The film was nominated for Best Wide Release Movie at the 2024 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.^[31] and included on many best of 2024 lists including Variety's "The Best Horror Movies of 2024", Screen Rant's "10 Best Horror Movies Of 2024", Bloody Disgusting's "The 10 Best Horror Movies Released in the First Half of 2024", Time Out's "The Best Horror Movies of 2024" and SlashFilm's "The 19 Best Horror Movies Of 2024 So Far".^{[32][33][34][35][36]}

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