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American filmmaker (1939–2015)

Also known as: Wesley Craven, Wesley Earl Craven, Уэс Крэйвен, ويس كرافن, 웨스 크레이븐, ウェス・クレイヴン

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Stephen Graham Jones1972–
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Writes self-aware slasher horror that, like Scream, plays with and comments on genre conventions. (AI reason)
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Grady Hendrix1972–
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Meta-horror novels such as The Final Girl Support Group riff on slasher-film tropes with dark humor. (AI reason)
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Jack Ketchum1946–2018
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Brutal survival horror about isolated victims and feral families, close to The Hills Have Eyes. (AI reason)
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Stephen King1947–
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Mainstream American horror blending supernatural terror, small-town dread and suspense. (AI reason)
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Clive Barker1952–
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Visceral, dreamlike horror and dark fantasy with iconic monstrous figures. (AI reason)
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Kevin Williamson1965–
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Screenwriter of Scream whose teen slasher scripts share its witty, genre-savvy tone. (AI reason)
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Todd Ritter1974–
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Suspense thrillers like Final Girls draw directly on slasher-movie survivor archetypes. (AI reason)
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Richard Laymon1947–2001
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Fast-paced, gory pulp horror full of stalkers and killers, in a grindhouse spirit. (AI reason)
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R. L. Stine1943–
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Fear Street series delivers teen-centered slasher thrills and twist-driven suspense. (AI reason)
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Christopher Pike1954–
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Young-adult horror thrillers mixing murder mysteries with supernatural nightmares. (AI reason)
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