Brain Cancer Claims Horror Maestro Wes Craven At 76

New submitter JamesA writes: Wes Craven, the famed writer-director of horror films known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream movies, died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 76. Though he's far less known as a novelist than for his various horror film jobs (writer, director, producer, actor ...), Craven also wrote a few books; I can't vouch for "Coming of Rage," but "Fountain Society" is pretty solid speculative fiction. Wikipedia notes that Craven also "designed the Halloween 2008 logo for Google, and was the second celebrity personality to take over the YouTube homepage on Halloween."

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Cancer Martial Metaphors

[x_IamSpartacus_x]

died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer.

For people who live with cancer, it's actually been found that's it's better to not use martial metaphors. For many cancer patients, the emotional journey is hard enough without feeling like they are "losing a battle" or "losing a fight" etc. with cancer. Even family members of those who've died with cancer often struggle with the emotions of feeling like someone "lost" or they "didn't fight hard enough". Living with cancer is not always something that has to be fought, especially brain cancer.

More on topic, Wes Craven was an artist and we will miss his art. Go well Mr. Craven.

A sick and twisted mind?

[Chas]

The shit this guy dreamed up to scare the fuck out of people? Brain cancer? I believe it!

Scaring the crap out of people since at least 1971.
Haunting our nightmares since 1984.

We'll miss you Wes. Just...don't come back and kill us in our sleep? Please?