Frank Henenlotter is an American screenwriter director and film historian He is known primarily for his horror comedies though he would prefer to be classified as an exploitation filmmaker rather than horror I never felt that I made horror films he has said I always felt that I made exploitation films Exploitation films have an attitude more than anything an attitude that you dont find with mainstream Hollywood productions Theyre a little ruder a little raunchier they deal with material people dont usually touch on whether its sex or drugs or rock and roll