We're sorry to report that Wes Craven, the horror filmmaker behind A Nightmare On Elm Street, has died at the age of 76.
It's our sad duty to share the news that Wes Craven, the horror writer, director and producer has passed away. The filmmaker behind such horror classics as The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare On Elm Street and Scream, Craven's career spanned more than 40 years.
A prolific filmmaker, particularly in the 1980s, Craven made his directorial debut with the controversial Last House On The Left in 1972. Thereafter, Craven's name became synonymous with the horror genre, despite occasional forays into other arenas, such as the 1978 baseball movie Here Come The Tigers or the 1999 drama Music Of The Heart.
While Craven's earlier horror films became cult classics, it was A Nightmare On Elm Street, which he wrote and directed, that became his first mainstream success. Shot on a budget of less than $2m,...
It's our sad duty to share the news that Wes Craven, the horror writer, director and producer has passed away. The filmmaker behind such horror classics as The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare On Elm Street and Scream, Craven's career spanned more than 40 years.
A prolific filmmaker, particularly in the 1980s, Craven made his directorial debut with the controversial Last House On The Left in 1972. Thereafter, Craven's name became synonymous with the horror genre, despite occasional forays into other arenas, such as the 1978 baseball movie Here Come The Tigers or the 1999 drama Music Of The Heart.
While Craven's earlier horror films became cult classics, it was A Nightmare On Elm Street, which he wrote and directed, that became his first mainstream success. Shot on a budget of less than $2m,...
- 8/31/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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