Wes Craven

Directing

Wes Craven

2 August 1939† 30 August 2015 (aged 76) Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Directed: 29
Written: 30
Produced: 7
Movies: 55
Shows: 10

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).

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Known For

Scream

7.41996

A Nightmare on Elm Street

7.41984

Scream 2

6.51997

Scream 4

6.52011

Scream 3

6.02000

Red Eye

6.42005

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

6.51994

The Hills Have Eyes

6.21977

Cursed

5.42005

Paris Je T'aime

6.82006

The Last House on the Left

6.01972

The People Under the Stairs

6.61991

Vampire in Brooklyn

5.11995

The Serpent and the Rainbow

6.41988

My Soul to Take

5.52010

Swamp Thing

5.41982

Shocker

5.61989

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

4.31985

Deadly Friend

6.21986

The Twilight Zone

7.71985