Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198), filmography (pages xxiv-xxix), and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Chronology -- Filmography -- Wes Craven: an interview / Tony Williams -- Wes Craven...who's made nightmares comes true / Tom Seligson -- Wes Craven / Alan Jones -- Wes Craven's Deadly doubleheader / Lee Goldberg and David McDonnell -- Wes Craven, director of nightmares / Dennis Fischer -- Interview on Elm Street / Michael Banka -- Shock-waves: Toxic interviews Wes Craven / David Henry Jacobs -- Craven images / Marc Shapiro -- Wes Craven's parental guidance / Fangoria -- Vampire in Brooklyn is no laughing matter / Marc Shapiro -- American Film Institute: The Directors / Robert J. Emery -- Interview with Wes Craven / J.M. and Randy Lofficier -- Last housemates / David A. Szulkin -- The Cursed is over? / Marc Shapiro -- Fangoria screamography: Wes Craven / Tony Timpone -- Red Eye -- Wes Craven interview / Andrea Chase -- Wes Craven Q&A / Bilge Ebiri -- A chat with Wes Craven / Jason Zingale -- Wes Craven talks to Capone / Steven Prokopy (writing as "Capone") -- Interview: Wes Craven / Scott Tobias -- Sins of the fathers / Michael Marano -- Scream 4 director Wes Craven on keeping the franchise alive / Perri Nemiroff -- Director Wes Craven: interview / Christina Radish -- The legendary Wes Craven talks Scream 4 with Mr. Beaks! / Jeremy Smith (writing as "Mr. Beaks") -- Wes Craven screams anew / Bryan Reesman -- Wes Craven talks YEAH TV, Nightmare on Elm Street, and his future / Eric Walkuski -- Father of Freddy / W. Brice McVicar -- R.A. interviews Wes Craven (R.I.P.) / R.A. the Rugged Man -- Wes Craven: one last scream / Jennifer Juniper Stratford -- Additional Resources -- Index.
Summary:
"With a career spanning four decades, Wes Craven (1939-2015) bridged independent exploitation cinema and Hollywood big-budget horror. A pioneer of the modern horror cinema, Craven directed such landmark films as The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Scream-considered not only classics of the genre, but examples of masterful filmmaking. Producing an impressive oeuvre that mixed intellectual concerns and political ideas, Craven utilized high-tension suspense, devastating visual brutality, and dark humor to evoke a unique brand of fear. Moreover, his films draw attention to the horror of American society-namely racism, classism, and the traumas often associated with family. This collection of twenty-nine interviews-spanning from 1980 until his final interview in 2015-traces Craven's life and career, from his upbringing in a strict religious family and his life as an academic to his years toiling in exploitation cinema. The volume also chronicles Craven's ascendancy as an independent director, his work within the studio system, and his eventual triumph in mainstream cinema. Within the interviews gathered here, including three previously unpublished pieces, Craven reflects on failed projects and the challenges of working with studios while offering thoughtful meditations on the dynamics and appeal of horror. Wes Craven: Interviews cements Craven's legacy as a master of horror who left an indelible mark on the genre by forever altering expectations of-and approaches to-the cinema of fear"-- Provided by publisher. "Collected interviews with the pioneer of the modern horror cinema and director of The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Scream"-- Provided by publisher.
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