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Most widely held works by
Wes Craven
Fountain society : a novel
by Wes Craven
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22 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,279 libraries worldwide A scientist's brain is removed from his sick body and placed into a healthy banker, his clone. This is so the scientist can continue work on the ultimate weapon. But compatibility problems arise, involving not just the brain and the body, but their respective women.
Music of the heart
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22 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and Dutch and held by 1,151 libraries worldwide A single mother with little more than talent and the determination to make a difference, Roberta Guaspari overcame the skepticism of everyone who didn't think she should be teaching violin to students in a tough inner-city neighborhood.
Red eye
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2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,059 libraries worldwide After attending the funeral of her grandmother in Dallas, Lisa Reisert boards the dreaded red eye for a flight back to Miami so she can make it to work the next day. On board, Lisa meets Jackson Ripner and their attraction grows. But moments after take-off, Jackson reveals that he has Lisa's father's wallet that he swiped off his desk and his real reason for being on board. Jackson needs Lisa's help to kill the deputy secretary of Homeland Security who's scheduled to stay at the Lux Atlantic Hotel, the hotel Lisa is the manager of. If she refuses to help, Jackson will call his partner on the ground and have her father killed.
Paris, je t'aime Paris, I love you
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2 editions published in 2007 in French and English and held by 835 libraries worldwide The world's top directors and some of America's top stars create a panoramic portrait of Paris. Find yourself transported by these sexy, romantic, haunting, dramatic, and beautiful stories.
Scream
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57 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 759 libraries worldwide After a series of mysterious deaths, a seemingly peaceful community becomes a place where no one is safe and everyone is suspect. That's when a group of friends rally to unlock the town's deadly secrets and get caught up in a lively mix of thrills, chills and surprises!
The last house on the left
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16 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 755 libraries worldwide Emma, John, and Mari Collingwood head out on vacation to their summer lake house. Shortly after arriving, Mari borrows the family car and drives into town to spend time with her friend Paige. While Paige is working the cash register at a local store, she and Mari meet Justin, a teenager passing through the town. Justin invites them both back to his hotel room to smoke some weed. After kidnapping and ruthlessly assaulting the two girls, Justin's father and his gang unknowingly find shelter from a storm at the home of Mari's parents, two ordinary people who will go to increasingly gruesome extremes to get revenge.
Scream 2
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43 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 709 libraries worldwide In this sequel to Scream, Sidney Prescott thought she'd put the murders that shattered her life behind her, until a copy cat killer begins acting out a real life sequel.
A nightmare on Elm Street
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 678 libraries worldwide "Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face, a frightening voice and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. One by one, he terrorizes them within their dreams--where the rules are his and the only way out is to wake up. But when one among them dies, they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Buried in their past is a debt that has just come due. To save themselves, they must plunge into the mind of the most twisted nightmare of all: Freddy Krueger"--Container.
Scream 3
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29 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 628 libraries worldwide When people start dropping like flies around the production of the movie Stab 3 (the latest movie sequel based on events occurring in Scream), Sidney and other Greensboro survivors are once again drawn into mayhem.
Scream
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4 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 571 libraries worldwide A series of mysterious murders committed by a masked killer transforms a seemingly peaceful community into a place where no one is safe and everyone is suspect. Part horror movie and part spoof of the slasher genre.
The hills have eyes the lucky ones die first
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2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 559 libraries worldwide The Carters are an idyllic American family travelling through the great American southwest. But their trip takes a detour into an area closed off from the public, but more importantly from society. An area originally used by the U.S. Government for nuclear testing that was intended to remain empty. When the Carter's car breaks down at the old site, they find themselves stranded. As the Carters may soon realize that what seemed like a car casually breaking down, might actually be a trap. This trap might be perpetrated by the inhabitants of the site who aren't pulling a prank, but are out to set up a gruesome massacre.
A nightmare on Elm Street
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6 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and held by 556 libraries worldwide When her best friend Tina is brutally murdered, teenager Nancy suspects the killer isn't Tina's boyfriend but rather a much more horrifying figure from her dreams. Convinced that this vicious murderer is stalking her friends and killing them as they sleep, Nancy enters a desperate race against time to bring him out of her dream world and stop the bloodbath ... before she falls asleep and becomes his next victim.
Freddy vs. Jason
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11 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 536 libraries worldwide Four years after being killed, Freddy Krueger rests in Hell. He depends on the dreams of those in Springwood to fuel his existence. But when the parents of Springwood use a powerful drug to keep the teens from dreaming, Freddy is left powerless. He decides to springs Jason Voorhees from his own personal Hell and sends him to Elm Street. All goes well at first until Jason realizes he's been duped by "the dream master" and is none too pleased. Coaxed by surviving teenagers Will, Lori, and Kia, Jason and Freddy descend upon Crystal Lake for an evil vs. evil royal battle.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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27 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 527 libraries worldwide A razor-nailed maniac kills children in their dreams.
My soul to take
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3 editions published in 2011 in English and Multiple languages and held by 449 libraries worldwide On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16 ... and turning up dead. Keep your heart racing with this suspense-thriller filled with twists, turns and a dark secret that will send your soul searching for cover.
The hills have eyes 2
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7 editions published between 1984 and 2008 in English and Multiple languages and held by 397 libraries worldwide Soldiers stop at a New Mexico outpost in order to deliver equipment to a group of atomic scientists. When they arrive at the isolated research camp, however, they find it mysteriously deserted. After spotting a distress signal in a distant mountain range, the team decides to embark on a search and rescue mission with the hope of locating the missing scientists. Little do they know that these are the very hills that the ill-fated Carter family once visited and that a tribe of cannibalistic mutants lies in wait. This time, there is an even larger force of evil at work. The family patriarch, Papa Hades, plans to keep the women as breeders in order to ensure the survival of the mutant clan. Thus, the inexperienced group of soldiers must learn to band together against a foe that is intent on their very destruction.
Cursed
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9 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and German and held by 376 libraries worldwide Three young adults mauled by a werewolf running loose on the streets of Los Angeles discover that the only way to break the curse upon them is to kill the one who started it all.
Paris, je t'aime
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4 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in French and held by 341 libraries worldwide The world's top directors and some of America's top stars create a panoramic portrait of Paris. Find yourself transported by these sexy, romantic, haunting, dramatic, and beautiful stories.
A nightmare on Elm Street. 3, Dream warriors
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9 editions published between 1987 and 2006 in English and held by 302 libraries worldwide Killer Freddie Krueger is back for fresh victims. The last of the Elm Street kids are now at a psychiatric ward where Freddy haunts their dreams with horror. Their only hope is dream researcher and fellow survivor Nancy Thompson who helps them battle the psycho on his own hellish turf.
Scre4m
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3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide The newest installment in the acclaimed franchise that ushered in a new wave of horror in the 1990s. In Scream 4, Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill. Unfortunately, Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of Ghost Face, putting her friends and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger. more
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Accomplices Automobiles--Maintenance and repair Cannibalism Craven, Wes Crime films Criticism, interpretation, etc. Drama Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Films for the hearing impaired France France--Paris Guaspari-Tzavaras, Roberta Horror films Horror films Human cloning Immortalism Kidnapping victims Krueger, Freddy (Fictitious character) Man-woman relationships Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures--Production and direction Murder Murderers New York (State)--New York--East Harlem Nightmare on Elm Street films Nightmares Psychopaths Racism Radioactive waste sites Rape victims Revenge Scientists Serial murderers Serial murders Slasher films Stalking victims Teenage girls Teenagers Thrillers (Motion pictures) Tourists United States United States--Southwestern States Vacations Victims of crimes Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Violin teachers
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Craven, Wesley Earl
Craven, Wesley Earl, 1939-
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English
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French (87) Spanish (39) Undetermined (36) Multiple languages (33) German (25) No Linguistic content (17) Turkish (7) Russian (3) Dutch (2) Swedish (2) Italian (2) Polish (2) English, Old (1) Danish (1) Japanese (1) Quechua (1) Finnish (1) Covers
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