RIP Wes Craven

From the Hollywood Reporter.

Yeah, this one stings.

Had no idea he was ill. Just reading about a Nightmare on Elm Street reboot the other day. I grew up with those movies and later on the Scream movies.

Oh, that's sad to hear. I'm not a huge slash/gore horror fan, so his brand of humorous and, I guess, psychological horror was something I could get into.

I just barely watched the original Nightmare for the first time earlier this month. Too bad.

I grew up watching the Elm Street movies at sleepovers with my friend, and then taking dates to the Scream movies. His work had a pretty profound effect on me. All these years later, I still get creeped out when Freddy pushes out through the wall in the original Nightmare. That messed with my head for a long, long time.

I have many fond memories due to Nightmare on Elm Street. Sad to hear Wes Craven is gone.

Damn.

Loved all his stuff.

Ouch.

This hurts my wife more than it does me, but even I recognise the impact he had had on horror movies. Also, f*ck cancer.

Right then....time to dust of the old Nightmare on Elm street boxed set collection and have a bit of a Freddy marathon I think.

Awwww. Watching Nightmare on Elm Street movies were how my freshman year roommate Scary Geoff and I bonded.

pyxistyx wrote:

Right then....time to dust of the old Nightmare on Elm street boxed set collection and have a bit of a Freddy marathon I think.

Yep, those and the Scream Collection are the only sets of horror movies I own. I mean I've seen all the Friday the 13th, Halloween, Hellraiser, Exorcist, etc. Lots of the classics. But the ones I bought and rewatch are Wes Craven's.

I'm more of a Clive Barker-David Cronenberg-John Carpenter fan but can appreciate Craven's contributions. Sad to see him go.

Supercut of screams from his movies.