
Wes Craven
Born: 1939-08-02
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

Scream
1996★ 7.4

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001★ 6.4

Scream 4
2011★ 6.5

Scream 3
2000★ 6.0

Scream 2
1997★ 6.5

Masters of Horror
2002★ 7.7

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986★ 6.2

Behind the Scream
2000★ 0.0

Red Eye
2005★ 6.4

New Nightmare
1994★ 6.5

Trespassing Bergman
2013★ 6.6

The Tripper
2006★ 4.9

It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
2002★ 6.0

Paris Je T'aime
2006★ 6.8

Becoming a Werewolf
2005★ 3.0

Diary of the Dead
2007★ 5.6

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010★ 7.8

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
1996★ 5.2

Shocker
1989★ 5.6

Gorgon Video Magazine
1989★ 0.0

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013★ 7.9

Welcome to Hollywood
2000★ 3.8

Scream: The Inside Story
2011★ 6.0

Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005★ 6.8

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004★ 7.0

The Fear
1995★ 3.9

Body Bags
1993★ 6.1

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020★ 6.5

The American Nightmare
2000★ 6.8

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011★ 7.7

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005★ 8.0

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989★ 8.0

I Am Nancy
2011★ 6.4

Tales from the Crapper
2004★ 4.2

Welcome to Primetime
1999★ 0.0

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020★ 0.0

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006★ 6.8

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012★ 5.5

The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011★ 0.0

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002★ 0.0

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003★ 5.0

Fear in the Dark
1991★ 10.0

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000★ 6.0

The House That Freddy Built
2006★ 6.0

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008★ 6.6

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013★ 0.0

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006★ 8.2

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020★ 8.0

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020★ 0.0

Celluloid Crime of the Century
2003★ 6.0

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992★ 10.0

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006★ 5.5

Sweet Cakes
1976★ 5.0

The Fireworks Woman
1975★ 4.4

It Happened in Hollywood
1973★ 5.5