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Master of the horror film, director Wes Craven created a cult following with A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream.

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Master of the horror film, Wes Craven created a cult following with the box office hits A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, as well as their sequels. After working for a few years as a sound editor for a post-production company in New York City, Craven released his first feature-length film,

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Certainly the deepest horror, as far as I'm concerned, is what happens to your body at your own hands and others.
– Wes Craven

The Last House on the Left. His iconic character Freddy Krueger is a part of America's pop culture.

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Writer, director. Born Wesley Earl Craven on August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised in a strict Baptist household, Craven left Cleveland to study psychology and writing at Wheaton College in Illinois. After receiving his Masters from Johns Hopkins University in 1964, he became a college professor.

For a while, Craven worked as a sound editor for a post-production company in New York City, eventually finding his calling in horror films. His first feature-length film, The Last House on the Left, was released in 1972 to wide acclaim. Other box office hits followed, including A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and Scream. The success of these films and their sequels earned Craven a cult following.

Craven has two children with ex-wife Bonnie Broecker, Jonathan and Jessica.

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