Wes Craven

Directing·Aug 2, 1939·Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
Dylan’s New Nightmare2023 · Writer	Writer
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis2020 · Self	Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.2020 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #12020 · Self	Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault2020 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!2013 · Self	Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th2013 · Self	Self
Trespassing Bergman2013 · Self	Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger2012 · Self	Self
TThe Future of Fear2011 · Self	Self
The Making of 'Scream 4'2011 · Self	Self
I Am Nancy2011 · Self	Self
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective2011 · Self	Self
Scream 42011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Scream: The Inside Story2011 · Self	Self
My Soul to Take2010 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010 · Self	Self
The Last House on the Left2009 · Producer	Producer
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX2008 · Self	Self
Diary of the Dead2007 · Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)	Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
The Hills Have Eyes 22007 · Producer, Writer	Producer, Writer
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film2006 · Self	Self
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’2006 · Self	Self
Pulse2006 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Paris Je T'aime2006 · La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine), Director, Writer	La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine), Director, Writer
The Tripper2006 · Hippie (uncredited)	Hippie (uncredited)
The Hills Have Eyes2006 · Producer	Producer
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares2006 · Self	Self
The House That Freddy Built2006 · Self	Self
Ban the Sadist Videos!2005 · Self	Self
Red Eye2005 · Airline Passenger (uncredited), Director	Airline Passenger (uncredited), Director
Becoming a Werewolf2005 · Wes Craven	Wes Craven
Cursed2005 · Director	Director
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · Self	Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004 · Self	Self
Tales from the Crapper2004 · Party Goer (uncredited)	Party Goer (uncredited)
TThe Thick Brown Line2004 · Self	Self
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'2003 · Self	Self
Celluloid Crime of the Century2003 · Self	Self
Masters of Horror2002 · Self	Self
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out2002 · Undead Cowboy (uncredited), Director	Undead Cowboy (uncredited), Director
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'2002 · Self	Self
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001 · Wes Craven	Wes Craven
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film2000 · Self	Self
Welcome to Hollywood2000 · Wes Craven	Wes Craven
Behind the Scream2000 · Self	Self
The American Nightmare2000 · Self	Self
Scream 32000 · Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited), Director	Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited), Director