Tag: The Hills Have Eyes

  • Wes Craven Takes a Fresh Look at Zombies in This Forgotten Horror

    Wes Craven Takes a Fresh Look at Zombies in This Forgotten Horror

    Wes Craven left one hell of a film legacy behind him. He is best remembered for starting a number of very subversive horror franchises, namely A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, which bucked the trends of the genre by blending humor and meta-commentary into the framework of traditional teen horror. His earlier work left…

  • ‘Final Destination’s Creator Credits This Iconic Horror Film For His Career

    ‘Final Destination’s Creator Credits This Iconic Horror Film For His Career

    When it comes to masterful horror movies, the late great Wes Craven is a name at the very top of the list. From his breakout feature, The Last House on the Left, to The Hills Have Eyes, and his vision behind the meta-classic films Scream 1-4, there’s no denying that Craven had an incredible touch…

  • Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes is Based on This True Story

    Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes is Based on This True Story

    From The Last House on the Left (1972) to Scream 4, Wes Craven has an impressive slate of horror movie credits. The famed director is known to push the boundaries on horror and bend the genre to his liking, much to the delight of audiences. Craven is also known to cite folk stories or other…

  • Wes Craven’s Last House on the Left: More Than Depravity and Violence

    Wes Craven’s Last House on the Left: More Than Depravity and Violence

    Wes Craven has arguably redefined horror more than any other icon of terror. As one-third of the foundational triple Cs of the genre, he specialized in pushing the boundaries of what audiences could expect once they settled into seats with a tub of popcorn in tow. Craven blazed onto the scene with grindhouse films like…

  • 25 Years and 5 Movies Later, Here’s How the ‘Scream’ Franchise Came to Be

    25 Years and 5 Movies Later, Here’s How the ‘Scream’ Franchise Came to Be

    Do you like scary movies? That line at the start of “Scream” (1996) had instant meta connotations, coming as it did in a movie directed by horror master Wes Craven, who all but invented the modern scary movie. So what better director to mock the very genre he helped usher in? Craven was the mastermind…

  • Wes Craven’s Favorite Movies: 5 Films to Buy on Blu-Ray

    Wes Craven’s Favorite Movies: 5 Films to Buy on Blu-Ray

    All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Wes Craven was a master of horror movies. The Cleveland native, who made his directorial debut with 1972’s “The…

  • Netflix Boards Alexandre Aja’s French Survival Thriller With Melanie Laurent

    Netflix Boards Alexandre Aja’s French Survival Thriller With Melanie Laurent

    Netflix has boarded “O2,” a French survival thriller directed by Alexandre Aja, whose credits include “Crawl,” “The Hills Have Eyes” and “Piranha 3D.”The film, which marks the return of Aja to a French-speaking project after a 15-year career in the U.S., is produced by Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua and Noëmie Devide for Getaway Films.Mélanie Laurent…