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Wesley Earl [[Meaningful Name|Craven]] (born August 2, 1939) is 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]].