Wes Craven filmography
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Wes Craven filmography is the complete body of films directed by American horror maestro Wes Craven, spanning influential genre-defining works like A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream as well as his other cinematic projects.
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| Wes Craven filmography canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wes Craven filmography Context triple: [Red Eye, partOf, Wes Craven filmography]
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John Carpenter films
John Carpenter films are influential horror and science-fiction movies known for their atmospheric tension, synth-driven scores, and iconic works like "Halloween," "The Thing," and "Escape from New York."
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Roger Corman Poe cycle
The Roger Corman Poe cycle is a series of stylish, low-budget 1960s horror films directed by Roger Corman and loosely adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe, often starring Vincent Price.
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Killer Films
Killer Films is an independent American film production company known for producing critically acclaimed, often unconventional and auteur-driven movies.
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Creepshow
Creepshow is a 1982 horror-comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, paying homage to 1950s EC horror comics through a series of macabre, darkly humorous stories.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a landmark 1984 American slasher film that introduced the iconic dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger and became one of the most influential horror movies of its era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Wes Craven filmography Target entity description: Wes Craven filmography is the complete body of films directed by American horror maestro Wes Craven, spanning influential genre-defining works like A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream as well as his other cinematic projects.
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A.
John Carpenter films
John Carpenter films are influential horror and science-fiction movies known for their atmospheric tension, synth-driven scores, and iconic works like "Halloween," "The Thing," and "Escape from New York."
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B.
Roger Corman Poe cycle
The Roger Corman Poe cycle is a series of stylish, low-budget 1960s horror films directed by Roger Corman and loosely adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe, often starring Vincent Price.
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C.
Killer Films
Killer Films is an independent American film production company known for producing critically acclaimed, often unconventional and auteur-driven movies.
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D.
Creepshow
Creepshow is a 1982 horror-comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, paying homage to 1950s EC horror comics through a series of macabre, darkly humorous stories.
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E.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a landmark 1984 American slasher film that introduced the iconic dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger and became one of the most influential horror movies of its era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
creative work
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filmography ⓘ |
| associatedWithFranchise |
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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surface form:
A Nightmare on Elm Street film series
Scream film series ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | postmodern horror ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Wes Craven ⓘ |
| genreFocus | horror film ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCredit |
director
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producer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
psychological horror film
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slasher film ⓘ supernatural horror film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| includesWork |
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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surface form:
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 film)
Cursed ⓘ
surface form:
Cursed (2005 film)
Deadly Blessing ⓘ Deadly Friend ⓘ Music of the Heart ⓘ My Soul to Take ⓘ Night Visions (1990 film) ⓘ Paris, je t'aime segment "Père-Lachaise" ⓘ Red Eye ⓘ
surface form:
Red Eye (2005 film)
Scream ⓘ
surface form:
Scream (1996 film)
Scream 2 ⓘ Scream 3 ⓘ Scream 4 ⓘ Shocker ⓘ
surface form:
Shocker (1989 film)
Swamp Thing ⓘ
surface form:
Swamp Thing (1982 film)
The Hills Have Eyes ⓘ
surface form:
The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film)
The Hills Have Eyes ⓘ
surface form:
The Hills Have Eyes Part II
The Last House on the Left ⓘ
surface form:
The Last House on the Left (1972 film)
The People Under the Stairs ⓘ The Serpent and the Rainbow ⓘ
surface form:
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988 film)
Vampire in Brooklyn ⓘ Wes Craven’s New Nightmare ⓘ
surface form:
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
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| includesWorkDirectedBy | Wes Craven ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Wes Craven ⓘ |
| notableFor |
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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surface form:
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 film)
Scream (1996 film) ⓘ The Hills Have Eyes ⓘ
surface form:
The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film)
The Last House on the Left ⓘ
surface form:
The Last House on the Left (1972 film)
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| timeSpanEnd | 2011 ⓘ |
| timeSpanStart | 1972 ⓘ |
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