A still from Scream TV series. (Image courtesy: @MTVScream)
TV series
Scream paid tribute to late horror film director Wes Craven with a memoriam title card: "Thanks for the screams", reports
ew.com.
Though Mr Craven admitted prior to the show's debut that he had little - if anything - to do with the MTV series,
Scream, which is based on the
Nightmare on Elm Street director's 1996 horror-thriller of the same name, which still stands as the definition of the genre.
The series, which is expected to return for a second season in 2016, also borrows a number of elements from the four
Scream films, the last of which was released in 2011.
"We would not exist if it wasn't for him. We're all still reeling at the suddenness of this. I was just really shaken when I heard the news. He really is one of the greats as a creative person - I won't even say as a titan of the horror drama because he could do so many things. He was amazing," executive producer Jill Blotevogel said about Mr Craven's death and his influence on the horror genre. (Also Read -
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On Twitter, the show's official handle posted:
He died after battling brain cancer at the age of 76.
Scream is expected to return for a second season in 2016.