Visiting the Final Resting Place of the Horror Master, Wes Craven

Come along with me as I visit the final resting place of the Horror Master, to pay my respects. Wesley Earl Craven was born on August 2, 1939 and passed away at his home in Los Angeles on August 30, 2015 at the age of 76 due to a brain tumor. He was laid to rest in the Lambert's Cove Cemetery in West Tisbury, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Wes Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural impact and influence of his work.

Wes Craven created the Freddy Krueger character and the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise (1984–present), specifically writing and directing the first film, co-writing and producing the third, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and writing and directing the seventh, Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994). He additionally directed the first four films in the Scream franchise (1996–2011), and countless others.

Craven received several accolades across his career, which includes a Scream Award, a Sitges Film Festival Award, a Fangoria Chainsaw Award, and nominations for a Saturn Award and several other film festivals. In 1995, he was honored by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films with the Life Career Award, for his accomplishments in the horror genre. In 2012, the New York City Horror Film Festival awarded Craven the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Come along with me to pay my respects to this amazing talent.



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