Wes Craven
eBook - ePub

Wes Craven

The Man and his Nightmares

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wes Craven

The Man and his Nightmares

About this book

The life and film genius of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream director Wes Craven

Wes Craven is one of the most successful and iconic horror movie directors in Hollywood. His masterful examination of the nightmarish nexus of dreams and reality helped spark a career that has spanned close to forty years. Then, with their mix of horror, sex, and humor, Craven's Scream movies helped revitalize the slasher film genre.

  • An absorbing portrait of cult film director Wes Craven's life and career in film
  • Draws on the author's new interviews with Craven, including little-known details about the director's life and work
  • Insights into the making of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies and the Scream films—the #1 horror franchise of all time
  • Fascinating stories about the director's work with a range of producers, screenwriters, and actors, including Robert Englund
  • Publication timing ties in with the release of Scream 4

If you've ever had nightmares about Freddy Krueger or psychopaths wearing Halloween scream masks, or if want to know more about the director behind the new Scream 4, this is one book you simply have to read.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Prologue
  7. 1: Total Immersion
  8. 2: Young Nightmares
  9. 3: Big City, Big Stress
  10. 4: The Last House on the Left
  11. 5: Kind of Monsters
  12. 6: Mixed Blessings
  13. 7: Godzilla Goes to Paris
  14. 8: More Shockers
  15. 9: The People under the Stairs
  16. 10: Scream
  17. 11: Scream 2 and Beyond
  18. 12: Cursed, but Not Entirely
  19. 13: Alive and Not Kicking
  20. Notes
  21. Resources
  22. Photo Credits
  23. Index