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{{quote|''"Horror films don't create fear. They release it."''}}
 
Wesley Earl [[Meaningful Name|Craven]] (born August 2, 1939 - August 30, 2015) iswas an American film director, producer and writer, and is the creator of many iconic and genre-defining horror films. He is probably best known for his creation of Freddy Krueger, the dream-haunting villain introduced in ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]''. He also found great success a decade later with the movie ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]'', a [[Deconstruction]] of the [[Slasher Film|slasher sub-genre]] that launched a [[Follow the Leader|slew of late 90's imitation horror films]].
 
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Craven was raised by a Baptist family and was reportedly a target for bullies (including one with [[Name's the Same|the same name]] as his most famous creation). After leaving home, he gained an education in English Literature, Psychology, and Writing; he then married, and started a family. His marriage ended after five years, and his children left with his ex-wife. He moved to New York, and eventually directed ''[[The Last House on the Left]]'', followed five years later by ''[[The Hills Have Eyes]]''. The success of these movies made him a seminal name in horror cinema.
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His personal website is located [http://www.wescraven.com/ here].
 
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== {{filmography|Notable Films: ==}}
* ''[[The Last House on the Left]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (1977), and its original sequel (1985).
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* ''A Vampire in Brooklyn'' (1995)
* ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]'' (1996), and all of its respective sequels.
* ''[[Music of the Heart]]'' (1999)
* ''They'' (2002)
* ''[[Cursed (2005 film)|Cursed]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Red Eye (film)|Red Eye]]'' (2005)
* ''[[My Soul to Take]]'' (2010)
 
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== Common Tropes in Craven's Work Include: ==
* [[Action Girl]] - Nancy Thompson and Sidney Prescott being the most notable examples.
* [[Adults Are Useless]] - Either that, or the adults are a serious part of the problem.
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* [[Post Modernism]]: ''New Nightmare'' and the ''Scream'' movies take this [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[Rape as Drama]] - His characters tend to either be raped, are implied to be raped, are raped as a backstory, or are rapists themselves.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]: ''[[The Last House on the Left]]'' is a loose retelling (with a [[Setting Update]]) of [[Ingmar Bergman|Ingmar Bergman's]] ''The Virgin Spring''.
** In one scene during ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'', Sam Raimi's ''[[The Evil Dead]]'' is playing on a TV in the background, which itself is a [[Shout-Out]] to Sam Raimi putting a poster of Craven's ''[[The Hills Have Eyes]]'' in the background of ''The Evil Dead''.
* [[Slasher Film]] - Two of the most famous examples, too.
 
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