5 key Wes Craven films, from The Last House On The Left to Scream

Cinema Still : Scream, starring Drew Barrymore. PHOTO: STARHUB

Even if you do not like horror, you will have heard of Wes Craven.

The writer and director had a gift for inventing psychopaths that bring our deepest fears out into the open.

The former professor of humanities not only helped create the slasher genre, he also made it smart, took it mainstream and spawned imitators.

1. The Last House On The Left (1972)

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2. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

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3. A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

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4. The Serpent And The Rainbow (1988)

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5. Scream (1996)

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