Wes Craven

Wes Craven

Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and actor known for his pioneering work in the genre of horror films, particularly slasher films. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works in the horror film genre, Craven has been called the "Master of Horror".

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Movies Made by Wes Craven (66)

Dylan's New Nightmare (2023)

Writer

Scream (2022)

In Memory Of

Terrifier (2018)

In Memory Of

Mortal Nightmare (2016)

Thanks

The Girl in the Photographs (2015)

Executive Producer

Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street (2013)

Characters

Scream 4 (2011)

Director

My Soul to Take (2010)

Director

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Characters

The Last House on the Left (2009)

Characters

Diary of the Dead (2007)

Thanks

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

Characters

Pulse (2006)

Screenplay

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

Director

The Breed (2006)

Executive Producer

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Characters

Feast (2005)

Executive Producer

Red Eye (2005)

Director

Dracula III: Legacy (2005)

Presenter

Cursed (2005)

Director

The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (2004)

Thanks

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Characters

Dracula II: Ascension (2003)

Presenter

They (2002)

Presenter

They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002)

Executive Producer

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out (2002)

Director

Dracula 2000 (2000)

Executive Producer

Scream 3 (2000)

Director

Music of the Heart (1999)

Director

Don't Look Down (1998)

Executive Producer

Carnival of Souls (1998)

Executive Producer

Hollyweird (1998)

Executive Producer

Scream 2 (1997)

Director

Wishmaster (1997)

Executive Producer

Scream (1996)

Director

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Director

Mind Ripper (1995)

Executive Producer

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Characters

The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)

Characters

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Director

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

Characters

Night Visions (1990)

Director

Bloodfist II (1990)

Other

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

Characters

Shocker (1989)

Director

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Characters

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Director

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Characters

Deadly Friend (1986)

Director

Casebusters (1986)

Director

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Characters

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985)

Characters

Chiller (1985)

Director

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Director

Invitation to Hell (1984)

Director

Swamp Thing (1982)

Director

Deadly Blessing (1981)

Director

Kent State (1981)

Producer

Stranger in Our House (1979)

Director

The Evolution of Snuff (1978)

Director Of Photography

Here Come the Tigers (1978)

Gaffer

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Director

Kitty Can't Help It (1975)

Editor

The Last House on the Left (1972)

Director

Together (1971)

Associate Producer

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971)

Editor

Movies starring Wes Craven (53)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis (2020)

Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

(Archive Footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 (2020)

Self

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)

Self

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)

Self

Trespassing Bergman (2013)

Self

Bergmans video (2012)

Self

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)

Self

The Future of Fear (2011)

Self

I Am Nancy (2011)

Self

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective (2011)

Self

Scream: The Inside Story (2011)

Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

Self

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

Self

Diary of the Dead (2007)

Newsreader (Voice) (Uncredited)

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Self

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006)

Self

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

La Victime De La Vampire (Quartier De La Madeleine)

The Tripper (2006)

Hippie (Uncredited)

The Making of 'Red Eye' (2006)

Self

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares (2006)

Self

The House That Freddy Built (2006)

Self

Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

Self

Red Eye (2005)

Airline Passenger (Uncredited)

Becoming a Werewolf (2005)

Wes Craven

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)

Self

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Self

Tales from the Crapper (2004)

Party Goer (Uncredited)

The Thick Brown Line (2004)

Self

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2003)

Self

Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003)

Self

Masters of Horror (2002)

Self

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

Self

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out (2002)

Undead Cowboy (Uncredited)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Wes Craven

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)

Self

Welcome to Hollywood (2000)

Wes Craven

The American Nightmare (2000)

Self

Scream 3 (2000)

Man With Video Camera On Studio Tour (Uncredited)

Welcome to Primetime (1999)

Self

Scream 2 (1997)

Doctor (Uncredited)

Scream (1996)

Fred The Janitor (Uncredited)

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996)

Counsellor

The Fear (1995)

Dr. Arnold

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

Wes Craven

Body Bags (1993)

Pasty Faced Man

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992)

Self

Fear in the Dark (1991)

Self

The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' (1989)

Self

Gorgon Video Magazine (1989)

Self

Shocker (1989)

Man Neighbor

Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)

Self

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)

Self

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