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Wes Craven: every horror film in order
From Last House to Freddy to Ghostface, he kept reinventing the genre, then commenting on it. Mostly slasher, survival and supernatural. Below, every Wes Craven film in the Horror Planet catalog in release order, with what each one is about and where it led.
The films, in release order
- 1
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Craven's brutal debut, loosely reworking Bergman's The Virgin Spring.
- 2
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
A family stranded in the desert meets another family. Civilization proves thin.
- 3
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Freddy Krueger kills you in your dreams. The film that built New Line Cinema.
- 4
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
A boy breaks into his family's landlords' house and finds the children they keep in the walls.
- 5
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
Freddy invades the real lives of the cast and crew. A dress rehearsal for Scream.
- 6
Scream (1996)
Kevin Williamson's script made the rules of horror part of the plot and revived the slasher.
- 7
Scream 2 (1997)
Sidney Prescott is now in college as a new Ghostface stalks a campus where her story has become a movie.
Where it led
- Scream to Scream 7 2026
Kevin Williamson returns, now as director.
- Scream 2 to Scream 2022
Woodsboro, 25 years on.
- Scream to I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997
Kevin Williamson's second teen slasher hit after Scream.
- Scream to The Faculty 1998
Kevin Williamson brings his teen-genre voice to an alien invasion.
Questions
Which Wes Craven horror movies are on Horror Planet?
7 so far, from 1972 to 1997: The Last House on the Left (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The People Under the Stairs (1991), Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Scream (1996) and Scream 2 (1997).
Where should I start with Wes Craven?
Start with Scream (1996). Kevin Williamson's script made the rules of horror part of the plot and revived the slasher.
Film facts on this page come from each film's Wikipedia article: The People Under the Stairs, Scream 2.