Wes Craven : The Art of Horror

by Muir, John Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780786419234
• ISBN10: 0786419237
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub

Summary

This work provides a history of Craven's film career since 1972, examining all the themes and techniques he explored.

Author Biography

John Kenneth Muir is the author of more than a dozen reference books covering science fiction and horror on film and television

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(6)
Career Overview	7	(32)
The Feature Films	39	(182)
The Last House on the Left (1972)	39	(19)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)	58	(16)
Deadly Blessing (1981)	74	(11)
Swamp Thing (1982)	85	(10)
The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1983)	95	(10)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)	105	(15)
Deadly Friend (1986)	120	(11)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1987)	131	(14)
Shocker (1989)	145	(14)
The People Under the Stairs (1991)	159	(12)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)	171	(15)
A Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)	186	(10)
Scream (1996)	196	(14)
Scream 2 (1997)	210	(11)
The Television Movies	221	(26)
A Stranger in Our House (1978)	221	(7)
Invitation to Hell (1984)	228	(10)
Chiller (1985)	238	(8)
Night Visions (1990)	246	(1)
Craven as Executive Producer	247	(28)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III: Dream Warriors (1987)	247	(9)
Wes Craven Presents Mind Ripper (1995)	256	(10)
Wes Craven Presents Wishmaster (1997)	266	(9)
The Television Series	275	(16)
The Twilight Zone (1985)	275	(4)
Nightmare Cafe (1992)	279	(12)
The Battle Over Censorship	291	(4)
Epilogue	295	(2)
Appendix A: Movie References in Scream	297	(2)
Appendix B: The Family in Craven's Films	299	(2)
Appendix C: Recurring Imagery	301	(2)
Appendix D: Rating the Films	303	(2)
Notes	305	(4)
Bibliography	309	(2)
Index	311