Farewell to Wes – Guest Blog: Oren Peli
Steve Barton
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Although I’ve only met Wes once – in a Q&A event in NYC – I felt like I’ve known him forever through his work. Like most of us, I’ve been inspired, influenced, and terrified by his groundbreaking work for decades.
Specifically, It was Nightmare on Elm Street that so effectively evoked fear by exploring the vulnerability we all share when we’re asleep – which I can say was a direct inspiration to me.
But what struck me the most during the encounter was what a genuinely nice guy he was. Losing him is a loss for horror for sure… but also a loss of one of the good guys.
— Oren Peli
With the tragic passing of Wes Craven, literally everyone in the industry has been reeling and expressing love for the man and his work. Several people have been writing in to Dread Central to ask if it would be cool to post their thoughts. So this Farewell to Wes feature will be their opportunity to share their feelings and their thoughts with you, the horror community.
Some will be long, some will be short, but all are important and will be featured with love and caring. It’s our honor to be able to do this for the man who gave us so very much.
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