Wes Craven

Born: 1939-08-02

From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known For: Directing

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 fil...

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2001

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

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2005

Becoming a Werewolf

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1994

New Nightmare

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2011

Scream: The Inside Story

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1993

Body Bags

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2008

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

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2004

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

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2006

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

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1995

The Fear

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1992

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies

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2006

The Making of 'Red Eye'

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2006

The Tripper

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2011

I Am Nancy

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1999

Welcome to Primetime

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2002

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out

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2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

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1996

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express

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2025

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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

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2020

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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS

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

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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

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2013

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

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

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Trespassing Bergman

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2012

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Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

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2011

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The Future of Fear

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The Making of 'Scream 4'

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I Am Nancy

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Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

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Scream 4

character - Coroner (uncredited)

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Scream: The Inside Story

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2010

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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

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2009

Castle

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2008

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Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

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2007

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Diary of the Dead

character - Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

On the Lot

2006

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

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

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Paris Je T'aime

character - La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)

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The Tripper

character - Hippie (uncredited)

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The Making of 'Red Eye'

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The House That Freddy Built

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Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares

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2005

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Ban the Sadist Videos!

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Red Eye

character - Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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Becoming a Werewolf

character - Wes Craven

2004

100 Scariest Movie Moments

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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

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Boston Legal

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Tales from the Crapper

character - Party Goer (uncredited)

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The Thick Brown Line

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2003

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Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

character - Self

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Celluloid Crime of the Century

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2002

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Masters of Horror

character - Self

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Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out

character - Undead Cowboy (uncredited)

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

character - Self

2001

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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

character - Wes Craven

2000

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Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

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The American Nightmare

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Scream 3

character - Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)

1999

Stark Raving Mad

character - Terrance Sterling

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Welcome to Primetime

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1998

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Welcome to Hollywood

character - Wes Craven

1997

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Scream 2

character - Doctor (uncredited)

1996

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Scream

character - Fred the Janitor (uncredited)

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Shadow Zone: The Undead Express

character - Counsellor

E! True Hollywood Story

1995

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The Fear

character - Dr. Arnold

1994

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New Nightmare

character - Wes Craven

1993

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Body Bags

character - Pasty Faced Man

1992

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Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies

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1991

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Fear in the Dark

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1989

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The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'

character - Self

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Gorgon Video Magazine

character - Self

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Shocker

character - Man Neighbor

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Stephen King's World of Horror

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1986

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Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

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1985

The Twilight Zone

character - (segment "Children's Zoo")

1976

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Sweet Cakes

character - Photographer (uncredited)

1975

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The Fireworks Woman

character - Nicholas Burns (uncredited)

1973

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It Happened in Hollywood

character - Kings Litter Bearer

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1984-11-09

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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)1985-11-01

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Cursed

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)2005-02-25

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The Breed

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)2006-05-17

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Feast

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)2005-10-14

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1987-02-27

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Wes Craven: Screenplay (Writing)1987-02-27

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Scream

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1996-12-20

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Scream 2

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1997-12-12

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Scream 3

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)2000-02-04

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)1988-08-19

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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)1989-08-11

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Dracula 2000

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)2000-12-22

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Paris Je T'aime

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)2006-06-21

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)1991-09-05

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The Serpent and the Rainbow

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1988-02-05

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Red Eye

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)2005-08-10

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New Nightmare

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1994-10-13

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)2010-04-30

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The Hills Have Eyes

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1977-07-22

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The Hills Have Eyes

Wes Craven: Editor (Editing)1977-07-22

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Vampire in Brooklyn

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1995-10-26

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Music of the Heart

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1999-10-29

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Shocker

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1989-03-23

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Shocker

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1989-03-23

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Deadly Blessing

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1981-08-14

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Deadly Blessing

Wes Craven: Screenplay (Writing)1981-08-14

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The Hills Have Eyes 2

Wes Craven: Producer (Production)2007-03-22

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The Hills Have Eyes 2

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)2007-03-22

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The Hills Have Eyes

Wes Craven: Producer (Production)2006-03-10

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The People Under the Stairs

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1991-11-01

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The People Under the Stairs

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1991-11-01

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Deadly Friend

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1986-10-10

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Together

Wes Craven: Associate Producer (Production)1971-12-01

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Scream 4

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)2011-04-13

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Scream 4

Wes Craven: Producer (Production)2011-04-13

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The Last House on the Left

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1972-08-30

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The Last House on the Left

Wes Craven: Editor (Editing)1972-08-30

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My Soul to Take

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)2010-10-08

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My Soul to Take

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)2010-10-08

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Stranger in Our House

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1979-08-16

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Swamp Thing

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1982-01-01

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The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1985-08-02

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The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1985-08-02

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Invitation to Hell

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1984-05-24

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Chiller

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1985-05-22

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Night Visions

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1990-11-30

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The Fireworks Woman

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1975-07-15

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My Soul to Take

Wes Craven: Producer (Production)2010-10-08

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Diary of the Dead

Wes Craven: Thanks (Crew)2007-05-26

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The Last House on the Left

Wes Craven: Producer (Production)2009-03-13

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The Hills Have Eyes

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)2006-03-10

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Shocker

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1989-03-23

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The Last House on the Left

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1972-08-30

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven: Original Film Writer (Writing)2010-04-30

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New Nightmare

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1994-10-13

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Pulse

Wes Craven: Screenplay (Writing)2006-08-11

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Swamp Thing

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1982-01-01

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The Hills Have Eyes 2

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)2007-03-22

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The Last House on the Left

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)2009-03-13

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The Hills Have Eyes

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1977-07-22

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)1987-02-27

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Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)2002-08-27

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The People Under the Stairs

Wes Craven: Original Film Writer (Writing)

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Mind Ripper

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1995-10-08

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Casebusters

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)1986-05-25

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New Nightmare

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1994-10-13

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New Nightmare

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)1994-10-13

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They Shoot Divas, Don't They?

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)2002-10-05

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The Nightmare Begins Again

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)1993-03-23

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Scream

Wes Craven: In Memory Of (Crew)2022-01-12

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Mortal Nightmare

Wes Craven: Thanks (Crew)2016-01-01

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Freddy vs. Jason

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)2003-08-15

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The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)1985-08-02

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You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat

Wes Craven: Editor (Editing)1971-09-19

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Deep Throat

Wes Craven: Other (Crew)1972-06-12

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Hollyweird

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1998-01-01

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The Evolution of Snuff

Wes Craven: Director of Photography (Camera)1978-11-30

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Bloodfist II

Wes Craven: Other (Crew)1990-10-12

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The Girl in the Photographs

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)2015-09-14

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Kent State

Wes Craven: Producer (Production)1981-02-08

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Carnival of Souls

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1998-08-21

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Dracula II: Ascension

Wes Craven: Presenter (Crew)2003-06-07

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It Happened in Hollywood

Wes Craven: Editor (Editing)1973-01-01

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It Happened in Hollywood

Wes Craven: Assistant Director (Directing)1973-01-01

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Here Come the Tigers

Wes Craven: Gaffer (Lighting)1978-05-24

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The Nightmare Begins Again

Wes Craven: Creator (Crew)1993-03-23

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Dracula 2000

Wes Craven: Presenter (Crew)2000-12-22

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Hollyweird

Wes Craven: Presenter (Crew)1998-01-01

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Dracula III: Legacy

Wes Craven: Presenter (Crew)2005-07-12

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Kitty Can't Help It

Wes Craven: Editor (Editing)1975-04-04

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The Fireworks Woman

Wes Craven: Editor (Editing)1975-07-15

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Night Visions

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1990-11-30

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Night Visions

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1990-11-30

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Wishmaster

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1997-09-19

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Together

Wes Craven: Director of Photography (Camera)1971-12-01

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They

Wes Craven: Presenter (Crew)2002-11-01

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Don't Look Down

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1998-10-28

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The People Under the Stairs

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)1991-11-01

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Paris Je T'aime

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)2006-06-21

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The Nightmare Ends on Halloween

Wes Craven: Thanks (Crew)2004-08-20

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The Fireworks Woman

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1975-07-15

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Terrifier

Wes Craven: In Memory Of (Crew)2018-01-25

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The Hills Have Eyes

Wes Craven: Original Film Writer (Writing)2006-03-10

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The Last House on the Left

Wes Craven: Original Film Writer (Writing)2009-03-13

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)1984-11-09

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Wes Craven: Story (Writing)1987-02-27

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Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)2013-04-25

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Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street

Wes Craven: Thanks (Crew)2013-04-25

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Dylan's New Nightmare

Wes Craven: Writer (Writing)2023-08-31

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The Twilight Zone

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)

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Nightmare Cafe

Wes Craven: Director (Directing)

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Nightmare Cafe

Wes Craven: Producer (Production)

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Scream: The TV Series

Wes Craven: Executive Producer (Production)

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Freddy's Nightmares

Wes Craven: Characters (Writing)

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Freddy's Nightmares

Wes Craven: Creator (Creator)

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Nightmare Cafe

Wes Craven: Creator (Creator)

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The People Next Door

Wes Craven: Creator (Creator)

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