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Aug 31, 2015 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wes Craven, the prolific writer-director who startled audiences with iconic suburban slashers like “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream,” has died. He was 76. In a statement, Craven’s family said that he died in his Los Angeles home Sunday, surrounded by family, after battling brain cancer.
Aug 31, 2015 · 31 August 2015. Getty Images. Wes Craven was credited with reinventing the teen horror genre in the 1980s. American horror film director Wes Craven, creator of the Nightmare on Elm Street...
Rising out of the mid-western suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold visions since the release of his first feature film, The Last House of the Left, which he wrote, directed, and edited in 1972.
