The horror film-maker has passed away
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34104752
QuoteUS media reported that Craven died at his Los Angeles home on Sunday from brain cancer.
Craven wrote and directed A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. His Scream franchise was reported to have grossed more than $100m (£65m) in the US.
He wrote, directed and edited his first film, The Last House on the Left, in 1972.
A tweet from his Twitter account featured a picture of him with the dates 1939-2015.
Craven was credited with reinventing the teen horror genre when the first film featuring Freddy Krueger was released in 1984 starring a then-unknown Johnny Depp.
He had more recently signed deals to develop television programmes, including the new Scream series for MTV. He had also been working on a graphic horror novel series.
One of the greats!
Wes and Rob Englund gave me nightmares to concur for years.
The first time I saw Nightmare on Elm Street was all alone about 1 in the morning on HBO. Scared the shit out of me. He was a master.
Today, those movies are laughable. But back then, I was one of many scared out of my mind.