Deceased
Wes Craven
Risk 100Filmmaker
87 years oldAmerican0 picksBorn January 1, 1939
The man who made you afraid to fall asleep and suspicious of anyone in a ghost mask, Wes Craven essentially invented modern horror twice over with A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. At 87, the master of blending genuine scares with knowing winks has outlasted most of his on-screen victims—proving that sometimes the guy behind the camera knows a thing or two about survival. Whether Freddy's still visiting his dreams is anyone's guess. (Word count: 73)
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Risk Score100/100 - Critical
About Wes Craven
The man who made you afraid to fall asleep and suspicious of anyone in a ghost mask, Wes Craven essentially invented modern horror twice over with A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. At 87, the master of blending genuine scares with knowing winks has outlasted most of his on-screen victims—proving that sometimes the guy behind the camera knows a thing or two about survival. Whether Freddy's still visiting his dreams is anyone's guess.
(Word count: 73)
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