Writer/director David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, the Blade trilogy) has held close associations to the comic book genre -- he's currently awaiting the green light on his script for X-Men Origins: Magneto -- but took a break from adapting superhero tales to write and direct an original horror story. The result is this week's The Unborn, a PG-13 supernatural thriller about a doe eyed co-ed named Casey (Cloverfield's Odette Yustman) haunted by an ancient Jewish dybbuk, or demon.

Unlike many contemporary horror films, The Unborn opts for old-fashioned suspense over gore and treads ground rare for its genre; twin studies, Nazi experimentation, Jewish mysticism and even the abortion debate pop up thematically throughout Goyer's tale, which also stars Meagan Good, Gary Oldman, and Cam Gigandet.

Rotten Tomatoes spoke with Goyer about his other extra-cinematic influences, how he developed The Unborn through his own personal fascinations, and whether or not the film is meant to spark the pro-life vs. pro-choice debate. He also shared his Five Favorite Films, noting that his choices are ever-changing and perhaps surprising. "Those aren't necessarily the kinds of films I might make," Goyer explained. "But that's okay -- I think people are more complex. We're not just little sound bites."