Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes ( 1977 ) and Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ) recalled the Vietnam war ; George A. Romero satirized the consumer society in his zombie sequel, Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 ); Canadian director David Cronenberg featured the " mad scientist " movie sub-genre by exploring contemporary fears about technology and society, and reinventing " body horror ", starting with Shivers ( 1975 ).

The slasher films A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween and Child's Play all saw sequels in the 1990s, most of which met with varied amounts of success at the box office, but all were panned by fans and critics, with the exception of Wes Craven's New Nightmare ( 1994 ) and the hugely successful Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ).

Slasher films of the 1970s and 80s such as John Carpenter's Halloween ( 1978 ), Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th ( 1980 ), and Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) " owe much to the original Night of the Living Dead ", according to author Barry Keith Grant.

Other zombie-themed films include Val Lewton's I Walked With a Zombie ( 1943 ) and Wes Craven's The Serpent and the Rainbow, ( 1988 ) a heavily fictionalized account of Wade Davis ' book.

Every Saturday night, from 1995 to 2000, he would host a pair of horror films ( such as Friday the 13th Part 2 and Wes Craven's New Nightmare ) provide a running commentary, trivia, off-color jokes and a drive-in total.

Wesley Earl " Wes " Craven ( born August 2, 1939 ) is an American film director, writer, producer, actor, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and he also co-wrote A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Bruce Wagner, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character and has directed the entire Scream series, featuring Ghostface.

Arguably the most controversial of all exploitation films was Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left ( 1972 ).

The slasher genre resurfaced into the mainstream in the mid 1990s, after being deconstructed in Wes Craven's Scream ( 1996 ), which was a parody of Halloween which had a similar effect on the movie industry.

* Wes Craven's book Fountain Society ( 1999 ) deals with this subject.

* A real pre-existing piece of fiction X, being used within a new piece of fiction Y, to lend an air of authenticity to fiction Y, e. g. A Nightmare on Elm Street is discussed extensively in Wes Craven's New Nightmare, while actors from the former star as " themselves " or Scream 3 and Scream 4, where characters discuss and know of films that are about the previous films ' events ; likewise are The 1001 Nights put to use within If on a winter's night a traveler.

The final two books, Wes Craven's New Nightmare and Freddy vs. Jason, were published by Tor Books and Black Flame.

He appears in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) as a disfigured serial killer who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the waking world as well.

After a hiatus, Craven was brought back in Wes Craven's New Nightmare by Wes Craven, who had not worked on the film series since the third film, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

* The film is referenced by Ghostface in Wes Craven's Scream 4 ( 2011 ) as being the first film to " put the audience in the killer's POV.

More recently, Saxon may be best known as a supporting player in horror films, most notably Bob Clark's Black Christmas ( 1974 ) as the relatively smart leader of a bunch of dumb cops ; in Dario Argento's Tenebrae ( 1982 ) as the writer hero's shifty agent ; in Mitchell ( 1975 ) as the murderous union lawyer and prostitute provider Walter Deaney ; in Battle Beyond the Stars ( 1980 ) as Sador ; in Cannibal Apocalypse ( 1980 ) where he played a Vietnam veteran tormented because his worthless pal bit him and years later, he is starting to get the urge to do the same ; in Prisoners of the Lost Universe as a alternate-universe warlord, and in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) as the heroine's ( Nancy Thompson's ) father.

He reprised his role in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ( 1987 ) and Wes Craven's New Nightmare ( 1994 ) as he played himself in a dual role.

In 1989, Jones starred in Wes Craven's short-lived CBS sitcom The People Next Door, where he played a cartoonist whose imagination could make things come to life.

The 2009 remake of Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left, and the 2010 remake of the controversial horror film I Spit on Your Grave contained levels of violence that were so brutal in nature, they made the convergence of torture porn with the remake trend very apparent.

It was director Wes Craven's only foray outside of the horror / thriller genre aside from his contribution to the multifaceted and directorially diverse Paris, je t ' aime.

She continued her role as Nancy in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ( 1987 ), in which she co-starred alongside Patricia Arquette and Laurence Fishburne, and Wes Craven's New Nightmare ( 1994 ), in which she played herself, and through events in the narrative, she is compelled to reprise her role as Nancy Thompson.

In 1989, she had a cameo role as a victim in Wes Craven's Shocker.

Many elements of the plot for Wes Craven's New Nightmare are based on an incident in which Langenkamp was stalked by a fan.

* Wes Craven Film director, educator and creator of the " Nightmare on Elm Street " and " Scream " series.

In the film Scream, directed by Freddy Krueger creator Wes Craven, actress Drew Barrymore's character is being stalked by a killer who calls her on her home phone.

* Emma Roberts, best known for her credits in good-natured roles in family films such as Hotel for Dogs, Aquamarine and Nancy Drew as well as the Nickelodeon TV series Unfabulous, plays Jill Roberts, the psychotic serial killing cousin of Neve Campbell's character in the Wes Craven horror film Scream 4.

It's been argued that Wes Craven's Scream franchise world is also a part of the View Askewniverse since Jay and Silent Bob make a cameo appearance in Scream 3 when they are in Hollywood at the same time the murders are taking place.

Kevin Smith would later go on to include Wes Craven in a cameo as the director of the then fictitious Scream 4 in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ; in addition, a copy of Scream 3 can be seen in the background of a scene taking place within a video store in Smith's Jersey Girl.

In the years since its release, its self-referential humor and numerous instances of breaking the fourth wall have been praised for prefiguring Wes Craven's Scream series and other similar 1990s horror films.

On July 1, 2010, it was announced that Shelton was cast in the role of Deputy Judy Hicks in the Wes Craven film Scream 4, a role Lake Bell previously held.

The programmes were researched and written by Wes Butters and narrated by Rob Brydon.

Two of her songs from Chelsea Girl, " The Fairest of the Seasons " and " These Days ", both written by Jackson Browne, are featured in Wes Anderson's film The Royal Tenenbaums.

The episode was written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, and was directed by Wes Archer.

The Last House on the Left is a 1972 exploitation-horror film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S. Cunningham.

The episode was written by George Meyer, Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti, and was directed by Wes Archer and Milton Gray.

In 1965, it was bought by movie collector Wes Shank, who has written a book about the making of The Blob.

All of them were written by Matt Groening and animated at Klasky-Csupo by a team of animators consisting of David Silverman, Wes Archer, and Bill Kopp.

The first segment, " Bad Dream House ", was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Wes Archer.

It was written by Wes Farrell and Bert Russell and is named for singer Dorothy Sloop, who used the name " Sloopy " on stage.

Category: Songs written by Wes Farrell

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a 2004 comedy-drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Wes Anderson.

* The Last House on the Left is a 1972 horror film ( remade in 2009 ) written and directed by Wes Craven, the story of which closely follows The Virgin Spring.

The song was primarily written about how lead singer Wes Scantlin misses his real-life son, Jordan, which is also played by him.

Among the original songs written for the album, the instrumental " Wigwam " later achieved notoriety for its use in the 2001 Wes Anderson film The Royal Tenenbaums.

The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein and directed by Wes Archer.

The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Wes Archer.

The episode was written by Sam Simon and John Swartzwelder, and directed by Wes Archer.

The episode was written by Sam Simon and John Swartzwelder, and directed by Wes Archer.

It was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky and directed by Wes Archer.

The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky and directed by Wes Archer.

The episode was written by Nell Scovell and directed by Wes Archer.

The episode was written by Nell Scovell and directed by Wes Archer.

It would prove to be the last Simpsons episode written by Brent Forrester and the last episode directed by Wes Archer.

The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Wes Archer.