You’ve probably heard by now, but Wes Craven passed away on August 30th after losing his fight with brain cancer. He was 76 years old and a super horror champ.
He was a writer and director of many horror classics, A Nightmare on Elm St, Scream, and Last House On The Left just to name a few. He’s truly a horror legend, and I can’t imagine someone who loves horror not knowing and loving at least one of his films. I will admit, I was always a Halloween and Friday the 13th girl (I was brought up on those franchises).
Scream and A Nightmare on Elm St are wonderful, but I didn’t watch them until later in life. Even still, I adored them. The first Scream is a brilliant, instant classic that turns all the regular, stupid horror tropes on its head.
The horror community lost a brilliant man. Thank you Wes for everything you did for the horror community. I am certain it would’ve been a much, much duller place without you.
Jenna 2.0
RIP you brilliant man. You will be greatly missed. Awesome post, Kim.
Kathy Palm
Terrible loss for the world of horror, but he certainly left his mark!