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Wes Craven

Born Aug. 2, 1939
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died Aug. 30, 2015, aged 76

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" …

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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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32 Directing
31 Writing
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Directing (32)

Scream (1996)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Scream 2 (1997)

Scream 4 (2011)

Scream 3 (2000)

Red Eye (2005)

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Cursed (2005)

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

The Last House on the Left (1972)

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

My Soul to Take (2010)

Swamp Thing (1982)

Shocker (1989)

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985)

Deadly Friend (1986)

The Twilight Zone (1985)

Music of the Heart (1999)

Deadly Blessing (1981)

Stranger in Our House (1979)

Invitation to Hell (1984)

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Chiller (1985)

The Fireworks Woman (1975)

Night Visions (1990)

Nightmare Cafe (1992)

Casebusters (1986)

It Happened in Hollywood (1973)

Assistant director

Père-Lachaise (2006)

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out (2002)

Writing (31)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Characters / Original Film Writer

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Characters / Original Film Writer

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Characters

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Characters

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Screenplay / Characters / Story

The Last House on the Left (2009)

Characters / Original Film Writer

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Characters

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

Characters

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Characters

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

Characters

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

Characters

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

The Last House on the Left (1972)

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Pulse (2006)

Screenplay

My Soul to Take (2010)

Swamp Thing (1982)

Shocker (1989)

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985)

Characters

Freddy's Nightmares (1988)

Characters

Deadly Blessing (1981)

Screenplay

The Fireworks Woman (1975)

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Night Visions (1990)

The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)

Characters

Dylan’s New Nightmare (2023)

Characters

It's a Miserable Life (1988)

Freddy’s Back

Original concept

The People Under the Stairs

Original Film Writer

Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street Film

Original Film Writer / Characters

Acting (26)

Scream (1996)

Fred (uncredited)

Scream 2 (1997)

Doctor (uncredited)

Scream 3 (2000)

Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)

Red Eye (2005)

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Wes Craven

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Wes Craven

Diary of the Dead (2007)

Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)

Shocker (1989)

Man Neighbor

Body Bags (1993)

Pasty Faced Man

Boston Legal (2004)

Wes Craven

The Twilight Zone (1985)

(segment "Children's Zoo")

The Tripper (2006)

Hippie (uncredited)

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

The Fear (1995)

Dr. Arnold

Tales from the Crapper (2004)

Party Goer (uncredited)

The Fireworks Woman (1975)

Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996)

Counsellor

Stark Raving Mad (1999)

Terrance Sterling

Sweet Cakes (1976)

Photographer (uncredited)

100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003)

It Happened in Hollywood (1973)

Kings Litter Bearer

On the Lot (2007)

Becoming a Werewolf (2005)

Wes Craven

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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out (2002)

Undead Cowboy (uncredited)

Production (24)

Scream 4 (2011)

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Executive production

The Last House on the Left (2009)

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Executive production

Scream: The TV Series (2015)

Executive production

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Executive production

Dracula 2000 (2000)

Executive production

Wishmaster (1997)

Executive production

Feast (2005)

Executive production

My Soul to Take (2010)

Shocker (1989)

Executive production

The Breed (2006)

Executive production

The Girl in the Photographs (2015)

Executive production

Mind Ripper (1995)

Executive production

Carnival of Souls (1998)

Executive production

Don't Look Down (1998)

Executive production

Night Visions (1990)

Executive production

Nightmare Cafe (1992)

Hollyweird (1998)

Executive production

They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002)

Executive production

Together (1971)

Associate production

Kent State (1981)

Crew (13)

Scream (2022)

In Memory Of

Terrifier (2018)

In Memory Of

Diary of the Dead (2007)

Thanks

Dracula 2000 (2000)

Presenter

They (2002)

Presenter

Dracula II: Ascension (2003)

Presenter

Deep Throat (1972)

Other

Dracula III: Legacy (2005)

Presenter

Bloodfist II (1990)

Other

Hollyweird (1998)

Presenter

The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)

Creation

Mortal Nightmare (2016)

Thanks

The Spot (2023)

Thanks

Editing (6)

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The Last House on the Left (1972)

The Fireworks Woman (1975)

Kitty Can't Help It (1975)

It Happened in Hollywood (1973)

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971)

Creation (3)

Freddy's Nightmares (1988)

Nightmare Cafe (1992)

The People Next Door (1989)

Camera (2)

The Evolution of Snuff (1978)

Cinematography

Together (1971)

Cinematography

Lighting (1)

Here Come the Tigers (1978)

Gaffer

Appearances (41)

Castle (2009)

Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

Self

Inside Deep Throat (2005)

Self

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)

Self

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Self

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Self

The American Nightmare (2000)

Self

Trespassing Bergman (2013)

Self

Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

Self

Scream: The Inside Story (2011)

Self

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective (2011)

Self

100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004)

Self

Masters of Horror (2002)

Self

I Am Nancy (2011)

Self

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006)

Self

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)

Self

The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' (1989)

Self

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

Self

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)

Self

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2003)

Self

Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003)

Self

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992)

Self

It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' (2002)

Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)

Self

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Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)

Self

The House That Freddy Built (2006)

Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis (2020)

Self

Fear in the Dark (1991)

Self

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares (2006)

Self

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)

Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 (2020)

Self

Gorgon Video Magazine (1989)

Self

Welcome to Primetime (1999)

Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

(archive footage)

Behind the Scream (2000)

Self

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)

Self

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)

(archive footage)

The Fourth Wall (2023)

Self

The Future of Fear (2011)

Self

The Making of 'Scream 4' (2011)

Self

The Thick Brown Line (2004)

Self