Wes Craven Movies
The Last House on the Left – 1972
Two teenage girls head to a rock concert and attempt to buy marijuana, only to be kidnapped, brutally raped, tortured, and murdered by a gang of escaped sadistic convicts. The killers coincidentally seek shelter at the home of one victim's parents, who discover the truth and exact savage revenge.
The Fireworks Woman – 1975
Sibling lovers Angela and Peter share a forbidden incestuous relationship from childhood. When Peter abandons her to pursue priesthood, Angela spirals into guilt-ridden sexual obsession, embarking on a surreal descent into promiscuity, degradation, and encounters with a mysterious devilish figure amid erotic chaos.
The Hills Have Eyes – 1977
A suburban family on a road trip becomes stranded in the Nevada desert after taking a wrong turn. They are stalked and attacked by a savage, inbred clan of cannibalistic mutants living in the hills, leading to brutal survival confrontations and bloody retaliation.
Summer of Fear/Stranger in Our House – 1978
After her parents die in a car crash, orphaned teenager Julia moves in with her aunt, uncle, and cousins. Cousin Rachel grows suspicious as bizarre misfortunes befall her—hives, lost boyfriends, animal hostility—leading her to believe Julia is a malevolent witch using dark magic against her.
Deadly Blessing – 1981
In a rural community, a pregnant widow named Martha faces hostility from her late husband's strict Hittite (Amish-like) family, who view her as an "incubus." Mysterious deaths and paranoia escalate as a sinister figure stalks the area, blending religious fanaticism with supernatural terror.
Swamp Thing – 1982
Scientist Alec Holland develops a formula to create hybrid plant-animal life but is sabotaged by villain Anton Arcane, transforming into the monstrous Swamp Thing. He protects government agent Alice Cable from Arcane's forces while battling to reclaim his humanity in the Louisiana swamps.
Invitation to Hell – 1984
A family relocates to Southern California, where a charismatic woman lures them to join an exclusive country club. The club is a gateway to hell; family members succumb to temptations, but the skeptical father dons a special suit to descend into the inferno and rescue them.
A Nightmare on Elm Street – 1984
Teenagers in a quiet town are hunted in their dreams by Freddy Krueger, a disfigured child killer burned alive by vengeful parents. Dying in dreams means dying in reality; one girl, Nancy, fights back by uncovering the town's dark secret and confronting the dream demon.
Chiller – 1985
A wealthy corporate executive, Miles Creighton, dies and is cryogenically frozen. Ten years later, a malfunction thaws him, and surgeons revive him successfully. However, Miles returns without his soul—cold, ruthless, and soulless—reclaiming his family business and causing terror as his mother grapples with the monstrous change in her son.
The Hills Have Eyes Part II – 1985
Years after the original massacre, survivor Bobby runs a motocross shop with reformed cannibal Ruby. When they sponsor a group of bikers back to the desert, the surviving inbred mutants, led by the vicious Pluto, return to stalk and attack the group in brutal, bloody confrontations amid flashbacks to the first film's horrors.
Deadly Friend – 1986
Teenage robotics genius Paul befriends his abused neighbor Samantha. When her drunken father throws her down stairs, killing her, Paul implants his robot BB's processor into her brain to revive her. The experiment works, but she becomes a violent, super-strong killer, turning on those around her in a tragic rampage.
The Serpent and the Rainbow – 1988
Harvard anthropologist Dennis Alan travels to politically unstable Haiti to investigate a voodoo drug that creates zombies—people buried alive and revived as slaves. Aided by locals, he uncovers the sinister bokor Peytraud, who uses the powder for evil, leading to nightmares, torture, and a battle against real and supernatural horrors.
Shocker – 1989
College student Jonathan Parker has prophetic dreams linking him to serial killer Horace Pinker, a TV repairman who murders his adoptive family. After Pinker's execution in the electric chair fails to kill him, he becomes an electrical entity able to possess people and jump through devices, forcing Jonathan to stop the unstoppable killer.
The People Under the Stairs – 1991
In a Los Angeles ghetto, young boy "Fool" joins a burglary of his family's cruel landlords to fund his mother's surgery. Trapped inside their fortified house, he discovers the deranged couple keeps mutilated, feral boys imprisoned under the stairs and treats their "daughter" Alice with twisted control, leading to a chaotic fight for escape.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare – 1994
Years after the Nightmare series ends, actress Heather Langenkamp is plagued by nightmares and eerie calls from a Freddy-like voice. A demonic entity, once contained by the films, escapes into reality as a more terrifying Freddy to possess her young son Dylan. Heather must become Nancy again to trap the ancient evil.
Vampire in Brooklyn – 1995
The last surviving Caribbean vampire, Maximillian, arrives in Brooklyn seeking his half-vampire mate to continue his bloodline. He targets grieving detective Rita Veder, unaware of her heritage, seducing her while causing chaos. As Rita experiences visions and transformations, she must reject the dark side to defeat him.
Scream – 1996
In the quiet town of Woodsboro, a masked killer dubbed Ghostface begins murdering high school students, taunting victims with horror movie trivia over the phone. One year after her mother's brutal killing, Sidney Prescott and her friends become targets, forcing them to use their knowledge of slasher rules to unmask the killers and survive.
Scream 2 – 1997
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott attends Windsor College, trying to move on. A copycat Ghostface emerges during the premiere of "Stab," a film based on the original killings, targeting Sidney, her friends, and survivors. As bodies pile up, they investigate suspects amid campus chaos to stop the spree.
Music of the Heart – 1999
Roberta Guaspar relocates to New York with her sons and secures a violin teaching position in East Harlem. Despite resistance, she inspires underprivileged kids with passionate lessons, building a thriving program over a decade until budget cuts threaten it, leading her to stage a high-profile Carnegie Hall benefit to preserve the music education.
Scream 3 – 2000
Sidney Prescott lives in hiding as a crisis counselor when a new Ghostface begins killing the cast of “Stab 3,” the movie based on her life. Pulled back into the nightmare with Gale and Dewey, Sidney uncovers a deadly family secret on the Hollywood set as the killer targets survivors in a fresh, bloody spree.
Cursed – 2005
Siblings Ellie and Jimmy, plus Ellie’s friend, are bitten by a werewolf after a late-night car crash in Los Angeles. As lunar transformations begin and violent urges surface, they race to identify and slay the original werewolf responsible before the curse fully takes hold, blending horror, humor, and Hollywood chaos.
Red Eye – 2005
Hotel manager Lisa Reisert boards a red-eye flight home after her grandmother’s funeral, seated beside seemingly charming Jackson Rippner. He reveals he’s a terrorist forcing her to reassign a VIP’s room at her hotel for an assassination. Lisa must outsmart him during the tense flight and afterward to stop the plot and survive.
Paris, je t'aime – 2006
This anthology features eighteen short films by different directors, each set in a unique Paris arrondissement. The vignettes explore love in its many forms—romantic, familial, unexpected, melancholic, and magical—through stories of tourists, locals, mimes, grieving parents, vampires, and more, capturing the city’s timeless romantic spirit in interconnected tales.
My Soul to Take – 2010
In Riverton, a serial killer called the Ripper is believed dead, but his evil spirit supposedly reincarnated into seven babies born that night—the “Riverton Seven.” On the anniversary years later, the killer returns to hunt them down. Teen Bug, tormented by visions, must face the possessing entity to end the cycle of murder.
Scream 4 – 2011
Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro killings, Sidney returns home to promote her survival memoir. A new Ghostface launches a murderous rampage targeting local teens and echoing past crimes. Sidney, Gale, and Dewey investigate amid escalating deaths, discovering a contemporary motive tied to fame, reboots, and a shocking betrayal close to home.