Tag Archives: Wes Craven

As horror fans, we typically have a favorite franchise or icon, one that stands out among the rest. I’ve always been a huge Freddy Krueger fan and I can’t count how many times I’ve watched the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. It’s kind of weird to love a skinny white …

One of the perks of being a writer is sometimes I get the pleasure of having some of my favorite iconic actors grant me the opportunity to have an interview! Well, recently I got the chance to sit down and Skype with the one and only Sean Whalen who played …

I get so annoyed when people say that the 90’s didn’t produce any worthy horror movies. In a world of remakes and reboots, you would think people would be more appreciative of some of the most original horror films to date. Obviously, the 90’s wasn’t as hyped up as the …

Imagine you are working the night shift all by yourself. The only audible sound is the ticking of the clock as you count down the minutes until you can finally go home. The night drags on but eventually reaches its close. As you are leaving, you notice something strange on …

What’s your favorite scary movie? This question is an easy one for me, that’s for sure… the answer is 1996’s Scream: the horror movie with rules that breaks all the rules at the same time. Scream brought back the slasher genre from the dead along with, in my opinion, the …

There’s a reason so many horror movies take place in high schools and/or focus on teenagers; as a colleague of mine is fond of saying: “High school is a horror movie!” Indeed, it’s a metaphor made in Hell. For adolescents charting the dangerous territory between childhood and adulthood, potentially catastrophic …

Back in 1996, unique slasher Scream was released, bringing a fresh look at the horror genre and creating a whole new fan base – something for the ‘90s kids like me. The legendary Wes Craven directed, and as with most of his movies, it stars a strong female lead, Sidney …

The 1990s were a happening time for me. I was born in ’91, which is a pretty big milestone in my life, and I started watching horror movies shortly after. The films that I watched in those earliest years of my life really shaped my taste in movies, and I’m …

The legendary Wes Craven passed away last year on August 30th, 2015, leaving multiple generations of people mourning his loss and his amazing career. Craven’s first feature film was The Last House on the Left (1972), which he wrote, directed, and edited. From then on he would make some of …