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Film director, Wes Craven, has died, aged just 76 and I'm feeling pretty sad about it.  Craven, director of the original A Nightmare On Elm Street , and Scream series, is a man close to my heart.  I still remember watching A Nightmare On Elm Street on VHS when I was too young (it was released in 1985 and I was 10) and experiencing proper cognitive dissonance - pleasure at being scared and being shit-scared at being scared!  Encountering Freddy Krueger for the first time was a potent moment.  He was genuinely fucking frightening... but I soon had Freddy's poster on my bedroom wall.  Thank you for the nightmares, Wes Craven - you shall be missed.

Analysis: “Within Scream 4, the ever-diminishing quality of the “Stab” franchise allows the characters to muse on the quality of horror film making. This allows Wes Craven to take clever jabs at himself, the overrated “Saw” franchise, and most importantly remakes. Hollywood has had very few original horror films in the past 10 years. Instead they have chosen to massacre (pun very intended) beloved classics like “Dawn of the Dead,” “The Fog,” “Halloween,” etc.” (BU Culture Shock, 2011) BU Culture Shock (2011) Scream 4: Postmodern Masterpiece http://bucultureshock.com/?p=9589 (Accessed 01/11/2011) Release: 2011 Director: Wes Craven Screenplay by: Kevin Williamson Produced By: Kevin Williamson, Wes Craven, Iya Labunka Genre/subgenre: Horror, Slasher Country: United States Cast: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettierre Selected Director Filmography: The Last House of the Left , The Hills Have Eyes , Nightmare of Elm Street , Scream series, Red Eye , N...