Wes Craven
Directing
- Born:
- 1939-08-02
- Died:
- 2015-08-30
- Place of birth:
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
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. Among his best-known works are such landmark films as "The Last House on the Left" (1972), "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) and the "Scream" series (1996–2011).
Known For
Filmography
The Fourth Wall
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Trespassing Bergman
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
The Future of Fear
The Making of 'Scream 4'
I Am Nancy
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Scream: The Inside Story
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Castle
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Diary of the Dead
On the Lot
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Paris Je T'aime
The Tripper
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
The House That Freddy Built
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Red Eye
Becoming a Werewolf
Inside Deep Throat
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
100 Scariest Movie Moments
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Boston Legal
Tales from the Crapper
The Thick Brown Line
100 Greatest Scary Moments
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Celluloid Crime of the Century
Masters of Horror
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Welcome to Hollywood
Behind the Scream
The American Nightmare
Scream 3
Stark Raving Mad
Welcome to Primetime
Scream 2
Scream
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
E! True Hollywood Story
The Fear
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Body Bags
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
Fear in the Dark
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
Shocker
Gorgon Video Magazine
Stephen King's World of Horror
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
The Twilight Zone
Sweet Cakes
The Fireworks Woman
It Happened in Hollywood