WES CRAVEN With Will Dodson

Horror scholar Will Dodson returns to the CDC pod, discussing another icon of horror cinema. Dodson, Co-editor of the book American Twilight: The Cinema of Tobe Hooper, was a guest in April, sharing his expertise on Texas Chainsaw Massacre auteur Tobe Hooper. He returns to talk about his latest archival horror project, the lesser known film and television work of Nightmare on Elm Street creator Wes Craven.

Dodson guides us through Craven projects like Stranger in the House, Invitation to Hell, Chiller and more. Because we tie all these forgotten projects to Craven's more famous work, including Last House on the Left, Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, what started as a deep dive into obscure but noteworthy Craven projects wound up as a servicable overview of Craven's career.