Wes Craven
- Directing
- August 2, 1939 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- August 30, 2015
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 Spot · Thanks
- Dylan’s New Nightmare · Characters
- The Fourth Wall · Self
- Scream · In Memory Of
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis · Self
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. · (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 · Self
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault · (archive footage)
- Terrifier · In Memory Of
- Mortal Nightmare · Thanks
- The Girl in the Photographs · Executive producer
- Scream: The TV Series · Executive producer
- House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! · Self
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th · Self
- Trespassing Bergman · Self
- Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger · Self
- The Future of Fear · Self
- The Making of 'Scream 4' · Self
- I Am Nancy · Self
- Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective · Self
- Scream 4 · Director, Producer
- Scream: The Inside Story · Self
- My Soul to Take · Writer, Director
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · Self
- A Nightmare on Elm Street · Characters, Original Film Writer
- The Last House on the Left · Producer, Characters
- Castle · Self
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX · Self
- Diary of the Dead · Newsreader (voice) (uncredited), Thanks
- On the Lot
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 · Producer, Writer
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film · Self
- Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ · Self
- Pulse · Screenplay
- Paris Je T'aime · La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine), Director
- The Breed · Executive producer
- The Tripper · Hippie (uncredited)
- The Hills Have Eyes · Producer, Characters
- The House That Freddy Built · Self
- Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares · Self
- Feast · Executive producer
- Ban the Sadist Videos! · Self
- Red Eye · Airline Passenger (uncredited), Director
- Dracula III: Legacy · Presenter
- Becoming a Werewolf · Wes Craven
- Cursed · Director
- Inside Deep Throat · Self
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection · Self
- 100 Scariest Movie Moments · Self
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing · Self
- Boston Legal · Wes Craven
- Tales from the Crapper · Party Goer (uncredited)
- The Thick Brown Line · Self
- 100 Greatest Scary Moments
- Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' · Self
- Freddy vs. Jason · Characters
- Dracula II: Ascension · Presenter
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Celluloid Crime of the Century · Self
- Masters of Horror · Self
- They · Presenter
- They Shoot Divas, Don't They? · Executive producer
- Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out · Undead Cowboy (uncredited), Director
- It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' · Self
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back · Wes Craven
- Dracula 2000 · Executive producer, Presenter
- Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film · Self
- Welcome to Hollywood · Wes Craven
- Behind the Scream · Self
- The American Nightmare · Self
- Scream 3 · Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited), Director
- Music of the Heart · Director
- Stark Raving Mad · Terrance Sterling
- Welcome to Primetime · Self
- Don't Look Down · Executive producer
- Carnival of Souls · Executive producer
- Hollyweird · Executive producer, Presenter
- Scream 2 · Doctor (uncredited), Director
- Wishmaster · Executive producer