Wes Craven death: Top 5 films from Freddy Krueger creator, Scream director and master of teen slasher genre.

Horror director Wes Craven has died at his Los Angeles home aged 76 following a battle with brain cancer. The director, writer and producer is credited with launching what would become known as the "teen slasher" genre after making his debut with 1972's controversial Last House on the Left. His first commercial hit came more than a decade later when he brought Freddy Krueger to the silver screen in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

A family statement confirmed his death: "It is with deep sadness we inform you that Wes Craven has passed away. Our hearts are broken."


By Lewis Dean.
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