# Wes Craven has died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461 "2015-08-31T02:02:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/1 "2015-08-31T02:02:08Z")
[Wow. I did not see this coming.](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wes-craven-horror-maestro-dies-818806) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/2 "2015-08-31T02:06:48Z")
It looked like he had a lot left to give as he was producing and still writing a ton of things. A great mind for horror and one of the last’s of a dying breed ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/3 "2015-08-31T02:07:48Z")
Link here. The news is just breaking. > **[Wes Craven, Horror Maestro, Dies at 76](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wes-craven-horror-maestro-dies-818806/)** > > He wrote and directed the first ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ film, helmed the first four ‘Scream’ movies and guided Meryl Steep to an Oscar nom for ‘Music of the Heart.&#… ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/4 "2015-08-31T02:12:51Z")
Merged duplicate threads. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/5 "2015-08-31T02:13:44Z")
Ddamn… first Oliver Sacks, now Wes Craven… not a good day. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/6 "2015-08-31T04:21:52Z")
Never realized he was this old. His Nightmare Elm Street films were early to mid 80’s? I thought he was maybe 30 at the time. Maybe 65 now. 76 is quite a surprise. Quite an amazing horror writer. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/7 "2015-08-31T13:34:24Z")
For no specific reason, and without knowing he died, we decided to watch Last House on the Left last night… Wooooooooooo. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/8 "2015-08-31T18:22:05Z")
Affectionately, let’s hope they put something heavy on top of his coffin. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/9 "2015-08-31T19:15:44Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > For no specific reason, and without knowing he died, we decided to watch Last House on the Left last night… > > Wooooooooooo. This is my favorite film of his. As a horror movie fanatic, he was in a class all by himself. What a huge talent we’ve all lost. Rest in peace, Wes. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wes-craven-has-died/729461/10 "2015-08-31T19:20:22Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Affectionately, let’s hope they put something heavy on top of his coffin. 🆒 Just don’t go to sleep and you’ll be fine.