Horror Master Wes Craven Dies at 76

Wes Craven, the prolific American writer-director who thrilled audiences with iconic and bloody suburban slashers like Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream that made his name synonymous with horror, has died. He was 76. In a statement, Craven's family said that he died in his Los Angeles home Sunday, surrounded by family, after battling brain cancer. A prolific writer, director and editor, Craven is credited with reinventing the teen horror genre with the 1984 release of A Nightmare...

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