RIP Wes Craven
 

So sad.....I just heard this awful news:{

I just realized that this was posted already in the 2015 thread...sorry::embarrassment::
Oh well,he deserves his own damn thread on a horror forum!

Agree....deserves his own thread. R.I.P

Agree may he r.i.p.

Oh no. One of the best. RIP, Mr. Craven.

Goodbye, Wes.

R.I.P.

Wes was a true legend.

R.I.P Wes.

One of the true pioneers who redefined the modern horror.

A friend messaged me the sad news while I was at work. ...Always while I'm at work. Had so much time to kill and while waiting I scribbled something stupid because he was all I could think about. I never realized just how many of our favorites he made until I looked up details about his passing.

I need a Hills Has Eyes marathon in his honor. And probably Scream since I actually own it. ;^;

Anyone else going to have a Wes-a-thon?

As I have most of his films on DVD and lately my player broke down, so frustratingly I can't have a Wes-a-thon at the moment but definitely I'd love to.

Right there with ya, Roi. I'm rolling Hills Have Eyes now and I've pulled Nightmare on Elm, Dream Warriors, New Nightmare, all four Scream films and Last House on the Left from the shelf. I doubt that will be all I watch since I cant imagine watching anything non-Craven related for a few days.

Agreed, he does deserve his own thread. I have all the NOES on DVD. I may have a marathon this weekend. RIP, Mr. Craven. You were one of the best.

Godddddd damn fucking shit bitch...FUCK.
Hearing this news, made me feel like Chev Chelios after he'd been told he was poisoned...then, just a bit forlorn...

He was the one, that showed my younger self some of the first frights of his life.
::sad::
Fuckin' hell.

In his memory...
 

Made this video almost 2 years back...as the concept of Freddy Krueger always fascinates me most.

Dear man. Relatively young. RIP Mr. Craven.

Who will carry on his work? Rob Zombie?

Zombie couldnt direct traffic.

LOL that's a good one!

Netflix is streaming Scream 1, 2, and 3, and NOES 2 and New Nightmare

Great shares, Roshiq, and really nice work on the one you created!

Not ashamed to admit I shed a tear today for a great man. I've watched a few of Craven's movies today and I made it through fine…until the end credits for Scream came up and the song, Whisper to A Scream started. I couldn't help it. The guy has made art that has been a huge part of my life for decades, and will stay a part of my life for as long as I walk the Earth. Tears were inevitable, and for me, very appropriate.

Thanks for the appreciation, Repo. Respect & understand your feelings. As a Master Horror filmmaker, he indeed gave us so much that never can be forgettable in this lifetime. Every time now I see his warm, kind & gentle face in any site or fb page & the knowing that this legend is no longer with us anymore, it just saddens me more & more. If I'm not wrong I think he's the only Horror mastero with highest number of (4) franchises...ANOES, SCREAM, HILLS HAVE EYES & WISHMASTER!!

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps9ewycr7g.jpg

I need my marathon now but fucking hell I can't escape work. I'll likely start mine if and when I ever get a day off again. ::mad::
Least this gives me time to make a proper list. Although I know it'll mostly be Hills Have Eyes, Cursed, and Scream.

I love the man's music but I can't help but fall of the bed in laughter in complete agreement of this. ::big grin::

OMFG that pic is almost too powerful. Eyes are practically watering at thinking how perfectly it portrays the horror fandom right now. We've truly lost a legend.

Also: http://www.horror.com/forum/showthre...858#post999858

I feel for you, Roi. Ideally today would have been a national day of mourning for horror fans, and no one would have worked.

I feel really fortunate that I only had to work a few hours this morning, so I've been home, talking to some friends and watching some of my favorite Wes Craven films. It's also been nice to visit this forum and check in with my HDC family. We're definitely all of the same heart today.

For the record, I've watched ANOES, Last House on the Left, Hills Have Eyes and Scream. I think Cursed is next and tonight, I've got plans to watch Scream 4 with the one I love.

I saw somewhere a meme with Wes's face and the words " Please tell me there's a plot twist ". ::sad:: Yeah, please?

Despite our recent loss, I have to say that you finding comfort here to be quite warming to my heart.

The only Wes Craven flick I actually own. Go figure ::big grin:: ::roll eyes::
On the far right in my signature I included the werewolf from Cursed. I mostly threw it in there for the nostalgia as it was the first werewolf movie I think I bought for myself and I watched it so many times there after. Despite how the public viewed it, I was in love. I'm not big on CGI, in fact compared to traditional mediums like suits and props, I despise CGI. For that reason I considered taking the image out of my signature and replacing it with something more iconic to me, but I can't even think about doing such a thing now.

Oh if only... That's about my reaction every time I hear one of my favorite actors/directors/etc passes. I'm still in denial over Robin Williams to this day, and it doesn't help he was a comedian so it's like waiting a very very very long time for a punchline.

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EDIT: Much love for Bloody Disgusting right now
http://bloody-disgusting.com/editori...en-experience/
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/33...ss-wes-craven/

Bravo, Bloody Disgusting!! Nice share, Roi.

Thanks to a kidney stone I ended up in the emergency room last night. That means I'm confined to bed, pumped full of painkiller and watching the three Scream sequels back to back to back. Not feeling well has never felt so good.

Oh damn, I've heard they're very painful. Hope you feel better soon!

Thanks Hammer, that's thoughtful of you. The pain? I would describe it as unbearable. I am feeling much better, I appreciate you asking. ::cool::

Thank ya!

Shit I've never had kidney stones, but sister did when she was very little, so I know from seeing firsthand how much they suck. Glad you're feeling better. I have the next two days off (FINALLY!!), so I can finally have my marathon! I'm going with Hills Have Eyes and Cursed. And maybe Scream since I have yet to check out my VHS copy. 8)

Thanks for the concern, Roi. Feeling almost back to abnormal::big grin::. Enjoy your time off, and I'm glad you finally get to have that Craven marathon!

I suppose I will be trying to watch something NOT connected to Wes Craven today. I've watched a bunch of Wes's flicks over the last two days and it's really been bittersweet. It's a thrill to watch the work of a master, but man, it's hard to think of the horror universe without Craven in it.

For posterity and with a lot of love and respect, My top ten Wes Craven films:

The Hills Have Eyes 1977
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Wes Craven's new Nightmare
Scream
Last House On The Left

no surprises there, huh? Well, I do love the classics.

May he RIP.

It is just so unbelievable. He was always one of my favorite horror movie directors. Some people say he is overrated, but I have always disagreed with this position. In honor of Wes Craven, I have decided to do an extended Wes Craven marathon, which I just began today. Here is the full list of my planned marathon:

Day 1 (today): The Last House on the Left (1972)

Day 2: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Day 3: Deadly Blessing

Day 4: Swamp Thing

Day 5: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Day 6: The Hills Have Eyes 2 (1985)

Day 7: The Serpent and the Rainbow

Day 8: Shocker

Day 9: The People Under the Stairs

Day 10: Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Day 11: Vampire in Brooklyn

Day 12: Scream

Day 13: Scream 2

Day 14: Music of the Heart (not actually horror, I know)

Day 15: Scream 3

Day 16: Cursed

Day 17: Red Eye

Day 18: My Soul to Take

Day 19: Scream 4

Sure thing! 8)
I'm starting with the Hills, but I found The Breed and I've never seen it, and Wes Craven's New Nightmare is still on Netflix and I haven't seen it. Would be opportune times to watch those too wouldn't it? Might move my list around, but it has certainly begun.

So true, buddy.

Are you including some sequels in there? Cause I count 5 not 10.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a really good one. In my opinion, it is Craven's best film. While the first Nightmare film is certainly a classic and definitely wins points for its (relative) originality, New Nightmare is great because it takes the Nightmare series in an interesting new, if short-lived, direction. It is also the only slasher based film that I actually consider scary. It also utilized the meta plot before that technique was popularized for the horror genre by Craven's later film Scream. Now, this is not to say that the earlier films weren't great. They were. His best films outside of Scream and Nightmare were the Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, and The Serpent and the Rainbow. Of all the films Craven made, these films stand out as being among the best, but I still think that New Nightmare exceeds them all and it is actually pretty underrated itself. Most times if it even gets a reference, it's kind of an afterthought. Like "oh, yeah, that one was good. I like Freddy." Totally ignoring that the greatness of this film was that it was something very unique.

^ Welp, I'm sold. Thanks for the recommendation! I wanted something between Hills Have Eyes (watching original then remake, sequels were okay but don't feel like rewatching them with everything else on my list). I'll give it a try next. 8)

I had a little mini Wes-a-thon last night, it just made me sad. ::sad:: I didn't even know he was sick!! Was that common knowledge or no??? I was totally shocked.

I think that he kept it private.

I second this. New Nightmare was a blast, it was intense and fun. It had everything a Freddy movie should have.

Starting my NOES marathon