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 | Horror Movies Master Wes Craven dies at 76Horror News LOS ANGELES Wes Craven, the famous writer-director who startled audiences with iconic suburban slashers like "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream," has died at the age of 76. In a statement, Craven's family said that he died in his Los Angeles home Sunday, surrounded by family, after battling brain cancer. Craven helped reinvent the teen horror genre with 1984's "A Nightmare on Elm Street." The movie and its indelible, razor-fingered villain Freddy Krueger (played by Robert Englund) led to several sequels, as did his 1996 success, "Scream." "He was a consummate filmmaker and his body of work will live on forever... Read More |