Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural impact and influence of his work. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven was best known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humour and satire.
Craven created the A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise, specifically writing and directing the first film, co-writing and producing the third, A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and writing and directing the seventh, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994). He additionally directed the first four films in the Scream franchise. He also directed cult classics The Last House on the Left (1972) and The Hills Have Eyes (1977), the horror comedy The People Under the Stairs (1991), and psychological thriller Red Eye (2005). His other notable films include Swamp Thing (1982), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), Shocker (1989), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), and Music of the Heart (1999).
Craven received several accolades across his career, which includes a Scream Award, a Sitges Film Festival Award, a Fangoria Chainsaw Award, and nominations for a Saturn Award and several other film festivals. In 1995, he was honoured by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films with the Life Career Award, for his accomplishments in the horror genre. In 2012, the New York City Horror Film Festival awarded Craven the Lifetime Achievement Award.
On August 30, 2015, aged 76, Craven died of a brain tumour at his home in Los Angeles.
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- Scream 4 (15th April 2011)
- Red Eye (19th August 2005)
- Cursed (25th February 2005)
- Scream 3 (4th February 2000)
- Scream 2 (12 December 1997)
- Scream (20th December 1996)
- Vampire In Brooklyn (27th October 1995)
- Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (14th October 1994)
- The People Under The Stairs (1st November 1991)
- Shocker (27th October 1989)
- The Serpent And The Rainbow (5th February 1988)
- Deadly Friend (10th October 1986)
- Chiller (22nd May 1985)
- The Hill Have Eyes Part II (1st January 1985)
- A Nightmare On Elm Street (16th November 1984)
- Invitation to Hell (24th May 1984)
- Swamp Thing (19th February 1982)
- Deadly Blessing (14th August 1981)
- Stranger In Our House (Aka. Summer Of Fear) (31st October 1978)
- The Hills Have Eyes (22nd July 1977)
- The Last House On The Left (30th August 1972)
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