Wes Craven

The star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 is reclaiming the film’s queerness

By Thomas Hobbs

Mark Patton opens up about his experiences as the first ever male scream queen.

Does The Hills Have Eyes II contain that Wes Craven slasher magic?

By Anton Bitel

A new Blu-ray of this 1984 cheapjack sequel shows there's more value to it than meets the eye.

How staircases became one of horror’s most frightening fixtures

By Emma Fraser

From Psycho to Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House, stairs have long played a key role in the genre.

Discover the co-ed carving thrills of this classic ’80s slasher

By Anton Bitel

Shot in a real abandoned asylum, Richard Friedman’s gore-fest shows a subgenre in microcosm.

10 things to see at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018

By Hannah Strong

Brie Larson’s directorial debut and a special focus on American female filmmakers are among the highlights of the 72nd EIFF.

Discover this shocking precursor to A Nightmare on Elm Street

By Anton Bitel

JS Cardone’s The Slayer also centres around a vindictive bogeyman.

The 100 best films of the 1990s: 75-51

By Little White Lies

Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino and Pedro Almodóvar make the cut in this part of our ’90s ranking.

Have we become the audience in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare?

By Thomas Hobbs

The director’s satirical 1994 horror explores what happens when society embraces its worst monsters.

How Scream became the prom queen of slasher horror

By Adam White

Wes Craven’s seminal 1996 film occupies a uniquely female space.

Discover the grotesque silliness of this Super 8 splatterfest

By Anton Bitel

JR Bookwalter’s Evil Dead-inspired feature debut The Dead Next Door is now available on DVD.

Thanks Wes Craven for one of the most haunting images of my youth

By David Jenkins

The sudden passing of the horror maestro reminds us that the fear he produced transcended the screen.

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