The Directors: Wes Craven

Profiles Of Today's Most Acclaimed Hollywood Directors

One of the undisputed masters of horror cinema, Wes Craven has been widely credited with reviving the once-declining genre. Initially gaining fame and notoriety for his grim and gory work in the 1980s, Craven enjoyed a second wave of popularity a decade later with the phenomenally successful Scream Trilogy -- a series that effectively spoofed the conventions of teen horror films. Craven's other spine-tingling movies include Last House On The Left, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Serpent and the Rainbow and The People Under The Stairs. Interviewed actors who share their insights about Craven include Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette, Robert Englund, Mitch Pileggi, Bill Pullman, Meryl Streep and Kristy Swanson.