wes craven (1939-)
Certainly the deepest horror, as far as I'm concerned, is what happens to your body at your own hands and others."
– Wes Craven
Born: August 2, 1939 (Cleveland, Ohio)
It is ironic that Wes Craven, best known for being a horror director mostly grew up watching Disney movies due to his parents’ strict religious beliefs. While Fantasia was a favorite of his, his film debut The Last House on the Left (1972) couldn’t be further from Disney family friendly fare. Last House was produced by Sean S. Cunningham who later went on to direct Friday the 13th. Craven wrote and directed the feature film about a group of sadists who terrorize two young girls He followed that up five years later with The Hills Have Eyes (1977).
In 1984, Craven introduced Freddy Kruger to audiences with A Nightmare on Elm Street. Though the film spawned several sequel, Craven was only involved with New Nightmare (1994). In 1996, Craven was credited with reinventing the stalker/slasher film with Scream, an entertaining and intelligent film which poked fun at the genre’s conventions. The movie was a financial success and spawned several sequels, three of which Craven directed. Craven also expanded into television having directed several episodes of The Twilight Zone.
– Wes Craven
Born: August 2, 1939 (Cleveland, Ohio)
It is ironic that Wes Craven, best known for being a horror director mostly grew up watching Disney movies due to his parents’ strict religious beliefs. While Fantasia was a favorite of his, his film debut The Last House on the Left (1972) couldn’t be further from Disney family friendly fare. Last House was produced by Sean S. Cunningham who later went on to direct Friday the 13th. Craven wrote and directed the feature film about a group of sadists who terrorize two young girls He followed that up five years later with The Hills Have Eyes (1977).
In 1984, Craven introduced Freddy Kruger to audiences with A Nightmare on Elm Street. Though the film spawned several sequel, Craven was only involved with New Nightmare (1994). In 1996, Craven was credited with reinventing the stalker/slasher film with Scream, an entertaining and intelligent film which poked fun at the genre’s conventions. The movie was a financial success and spawned several sequels, three of which Craven directed. Craven also expanded into television having directed several episodes of The Twilight Zone.