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    Craven died of a brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles on August 30, 2015, aged 76.

  2. Aug 30, 2015 · Wes Craven, the visionary filmmaker who defined the horror genre with the long-enduring “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise, and later deconstructed and redefined it with “Scream,” has died. He...

  3. Aug 31, 2015 · American horror film director Wes Craven, creator of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, has died aged 76. A statement released by his family said Craven died at his Los Angeles home on...

  4. Aug 31, 2015 · Wes Craven, a master of horror cinema and a proponent of the slasher genre who was best known for creating the “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream” franchises, died on Sunday at his home ...

  5. Aug 30, 2015 · Wes Craven, the famed maestro of horror known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises, died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 76.

  6. Aug 31, 2015 · The prolific writer-director, who died Sunday at age 76, ushered in two distinct eras of suburban slashers, first in the 1980s with his iconic “Nightmare on Elm Street” and its indelible, razor-fingered villain Freddy Krueger. He did it again in the 1990s with the self-referential “Scream.”

  7. Aug 31, 2015 · In a statement, Craven’s family said that he died in his Los Angeles home Sunday, surrounded by family, after battling brain cancer. Craven helped reinvent the teen horror genre with 1984’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”