WES CRAVEN: THE ART OF HORROR
WES CRAVEN: THE ART OF HORROR . John Kenneth Muir. McFarland; 1998. Wes Craven burst on the low-budget scene with the controversial Last House on the Left , then hit the big time with Nightmare on Elm Street . Craven had mixed success with the films that followed, but then came the Scream franchise which was extremely successful. Then as a producer, Craven's name was often attached to projects that he did not direct -- "Wes Craven Presents" -- such as Mind Ripper and Wishmaster . Muir follows a biographical/career section with lengthy essays on each of Craven's movies up until 1998. He also covers Craven's telefilms, the movies he produced but did not direct, and his short-lived television series, Nightmare Cafe . Craven tried unsuccessfully to mimic the success of the Nightmare on Elm Street films with the psycho Horace Pinker character of Shocker , but it didn't work. Muir obviously admires Craven's work (m...