Analysis Of The Nightmare On Elm Street

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“Wes Craven”
Craven, the master of horror
Visionary of the big screen
Well-known writer and director
Of The Nightmare on Elm Street

He created Freddy
His burned face is the brigand of my dreams
“Do not go sleep tonight,
It’s more realistic than it seems”

Then came the iniquities of Ghostface
With the title of Scream The mysterious masked killer
Not defaced until the last scene

Wes fought the ultimate battle
Until his very last breath
Living out his final act
Cancer was the cause of his death

At the age of seventy six
Now his bed has been made
Peacefully he shall rest
At his house in L.A.

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