Wes Craven, A&S '64 and horror genre master, dies at 76

Filmmaker Wes Craven, a master of the horror genre best known for creating the popular Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises, and a graduate of Johns Hopkins University's Writing Seminars, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 76.

Craven earned a master's degree in writing and philosophy from Johns Hopkins in 1964, and after a brief stint as an English teacher at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, he turned to the film industry. His first feature film, The Last House on the Left, which he wrote, directed, and edited, was released in 1972.

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From The New York Times: Wes Craven, a Master of Slasher Horror Films, Dies at 76