As Writer
Dylan's New Nightmare
2023
6.0
Wes Craven
Acting
Birth date
August 2, 1939
Birth place
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Death date
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).
Filmography
As Actor
Trespassing Bergman
2013
6.6
As Actor
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
5.5
As Director
Scream 4
2011
6.5
As Actor
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
6.1
As Director, As Writer
My Soul to Take
2010
5.5
As Actor
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
7.8
As Actor
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
7.0
As Writer
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007
5.6
As Actor
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
6.8
As Writer
Pulse
2006
5.1
As Actor
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006
5.5
As Actor
The House That Freddy Built
2006
6.0
As Director
Red Eye
2005
6.4
As Director
Cursed
2005
5.4
As Actor
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
7.0
As Actor
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003
5.0
As Actor
Celluloid Crime of the Century
2003
6.0
As Actor
Masters of Horror
2002
7.7
As Actor
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
6.0