
Wes Craven
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).
Acting (54 movies)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001

Becoming a Werewolf
2005

New Nightmare
1994

Scream: The Inside Story
2011

Body Bags
1993

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004

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

The Fear
1995

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992

The Tripper
2006

Sweet Cakes
1976

I Am Nancy
2011

Welcome to Primetime
1999

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
1996

The American Nightmare
2000

Scream 4
2011

Red Eye
2005

Gorgon Video Magazine
1989

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011

Celluloid Crime of the Century
2003

Fear in the Dark
1991

Tales from the Crapper
2004

Scream 2
1997

Shocker
1989

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989

Paris Je T'aime
2006

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986

The Fireworks Woman
1975

Welcome to Hollywood
2000

Trespassing Bergman
2013

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012

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

Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005

Masters of Horror
2002

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003

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

Scream 3
2000

Diary of the Dead
2007

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

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

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020

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

It Happened in Hollywood
1973

Scream
1996

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

The House That Freddy Built
2006

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

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020

The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011

Behind the Scream
2000
Directing (28 movies)

A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984

Cursed
2005

Scream
1996

Scream 2
1997

Scream 3
2000

Paris Je T'aime
2006

The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988

Red Eye
2005

New Nightmare
1994

The Hills Have Eyes
1977

Vampire in Brooklyn
1995

Music of the Heart
1999

Shocker
1989

Deadly Blessing
1981

The People Under the Stairs
1991

Deadly Friend
1986

Scream 4
2011

The Last House on the Left
1972

My Soul to Take
2010

Stranger in Our House
1979

Swamp Thing
1982

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985

Invitation to Hell
1984

Chiller
1985

Night Visions
1990

The Fireworks Woman
1975

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002

Casebusters
1986
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Last House on the Left | 1972 | Writer |
| The Fireworks Woman | 1975 | Writer |
| The Hills Have Eyes | 1977 | Writer |
| Kent State | 1981 | Producer |
| Deadly Blessing | 1981 | Screenplay |
| Swamp Thing | 1982 | Writer |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street | 1984 | Writer |
| The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 | 1985 | Writer |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | 1987 | Executive Producer |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Shocker | 1989 | Executive Producer |
| Shocker | 1989 | Writer |
| Night Visions | 1990 | Executive Producer |
| Night Visions | 1990 | Writer |
| The People Under the Stairs | 1991 | Writer |
| The People Under the Stairs | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| New Nightmare | 1994 | Writer |
| New Nightmare | 1994 | Executive Producer |
| Mind Ripper | 1995 | Executive Producer |
| Wishmaster | 1997 | Executive Producer |
| Hollyweird | 1998 | Executive Producer |
| Carnival of Souls | 1998 | Executive Producer |
| Don't Look Down | 1998 | Executive Producer |
| Dracula 2000 | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| They Shoot Divas, Don't They? | 2002 | Executive Producer |
| Feast | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| The Hills Have Eyes | 2006 | Producer |
| The Breed | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Paris Je T'aime | 2006 | Writer |
| Pulse | 2006 | Screenplay |
| The Hills Have Eyes 2 | 2007 | Producer |
| The Hills Have Eyes 2 | 2007 | Writer |
| The Last House on the Left | 2009 | Producer |
| My Soul to Take | 2010 | Writer |
| My Soul to Take | 2010 | Producer |
| Scream 4 | 2011 | Producer |
| The Girl in the Photographs | 2015 | Executive Producer |