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    Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. 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 humor and satire.

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    Wes Craven. Writer: A Nightmare on Elm Street. Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold vision. Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Caroline (Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven. He had a midwestern suburban upbringing.

  3. 3 days ago · All 20 Wes Craven Movies Ranked by Tomatometer. Wes Cravens debut, 1972’s scarring rape-revenge thriller The Last House on the Left, was among the first cross-cultural grindhouse flicks out...

  4. Wes Craven. Writer: A Nightmare on Elm Street. Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold vision. Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Caroline (Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven. He had a midwestern suburban upbringing.

  5. 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...

  6. Aug 31, 2015 · The prolific writer-director, who died Sunday at age 76, ushered in two distinct eras of suburban slashers, first in the 1980s with his iconic “Nightmare on Elm Street” and its indelible, razor-fingered villain Freddy Krueger. He did it again in the 1990s with the self-referential “Scream.”.

  7. Aug 31, 2015 · Wes Craven, a master of horror cinema and a proponent of the slasher genre who was best known for creating the “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream” franchises, died on Sunday...

  8. 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.

  9. Aug 31, 2015 · Wes Craven, the prolific filmmaker behindA Nightmare on Elm Street” and the “Scream” movies, kicked off his career with a film so violent and gory, censors in Britain banned it...

  10. Wes Craven (1939–2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and actor. He contributed to many projects as either the director, writer, producer, editor, actor, or a combination of the five.

  11. Aug 31, 2015 · Wes Craven Remembered: A Master of Modern Horror. Wes Craven made a comic book movie (“Swamp Thing”) before comic book movies were cool, brazenly transformed an Ingmar Bergman scenario into a...

  12. Aug 30, 2015 · Wes Craven, the visionary filmmaker who defined the horror genre with the long-enduring “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise, and later deconstructed and redefined it with “Scream,” has...

  13. Jun 24, 2024 · Wes Craven (born August 2, 1939, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died August 30, 2015, Los Angeles, California) was an American director and screenwriter who was known for his horror films, several of which are classics of the genre.

  14. Aug 30, 2015 · Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and occasional actor known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, and particularly in the teen slasher subgenre.

  15. Aug 31, 2015 · American horror film director Wes Craven, creator of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, has died aged 76. A statement released by his family said Craven died at his Los Angeles home on...

  16. Oct 5, 2023 · The 15 best Wes Craven horror films, ranked. From a serial killer who haunts dreams in A Nightmare on Elm Street to a cannibalistic family roaming the desert in The Hills Have Eyes, the legendary...

  17. Aug 31, 2015 · Legendary horror director Wes Craven, known for the "Scream" films and the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, died Sunday in his Los Angeles home of brain cancer. He was 76.

  18. 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.

  19. Aug 31, 2015 · From grisly exploitation pics to postmodern slashers, here's how Wes Craven redefined the genre of horror.

  20. Aug 30, 2015 · Wes Craven, the famed maestro of horror known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises, died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 76. Craven, whose iconic Freddy...

  21. Aug 31, 2015 · Wes Craven, the legendary horror director behind the A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises, has died at 76. His verified Twitter account posted about his death Sunday evening. The ...

  22. Aug 31, 2015 · More than four decades later, Mr. Craven, who died of brain cancer on Sunday at the age of 76, has a name synonymous with horror.

  23. 20 hours ago · For Langenkamp, who has become one of horror's most iconic scream queens with roles in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, American Horror Story: Freak Show as ...

  24. Aug 31, 2015 · Wes Craven, the famed writer-director of horror films known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream movies, died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 76. Craven, whose...

  25. The Last House on the Left is a 1972 exploitation horror film written and directed by Wes Craven in his directorial debut, and produced by Sean S. Cunningham. The film stars Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, and Marc Sheffler. Additionally, Martin Kove appears in a supporting role. The plot follows Mari Collingwood (Peabody), a teenager who is abducted ...

  26. Feb 22, 2024 · It's all an exponential riff on the franchise's very first scene, which Williamson and Craven also used to start laying the groundwork for the series' consistent whodunnit structure.

  27. 4 days ago · She played herself in a sequence set on the Miramax lot, where she is starring in a “Scream” movie and faces off against Ghostface. The director Wes Craven also makes an appearance.

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