Wes Cravenis one of the all-time masters of horror.

Although he sadly passed away in 2015,he left behind a four-decade-plus filmography to remember him by.

He may not have had the career he did without it.

Director Wes Craven next to Linda Blair as Rachel in Summer of Fear, against a red vampiric background.

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What Is ‘Summer of Fear’ About?

Wes Craven wasn’t a nobody when he madeSummer of Fear.

Both of those films he not only directed but wrote himself.Summer of Fearwould be different.

​​​​​​​The official poster for ‘Swamp Thing’, starring Dick Durock as the titular hero and Adrienne Barbeau as Alice Cable.

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Not only was the screenplay written by someone else, but it wasn’t based on Craven’s idea.

She might even be a witch.

Wes Craven was the perfect fit for DC’s plant-powered protector.

Linda Blair looking shocked in ‘Summer of Fear’

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He feels more like a name for hire, rather than a creator of art in this one.

Many horror directors have these types of movies on their resume.

I think that was my first time working with a Hollywood star of sorts, Linda Blair.

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