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Wes Craven · 1980s

4 films directed by Wes Craven from the 1980s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984)

7.3/10

dir. Wes Craven

A-Tier

Warner's standalone 4K from 2024 remains the best route into the original Elm Street, and bestblurays calls it. The 40th Anniversary UK Steelbook from October 2024 adds a rigid slipcase, double-sided foldout poster, art cards, and a numbered booklet for premium presentation. The 7-Film Collection boxset from September 2025 adds both theatrical and uncut versions plus two new featurettes (Boiler Room Confessional, Freddy's Footnotes), though no new commentaries.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray
Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing(1982)

5.4/10

dir. Wes Craven

A-Tier

Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...Even if it costs him his life.

MVD Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray
Deadly Blessing

Deadly Blessing(1981)

5.5/10

dir. Wes Craven

Announced

Kino Lorber 4K of the 1981 Wes Craven with a young Sharon Stone. Some collectors spent more time correcting marketing copy that buried Maren Jensen and Ernest Borgnine in favor of Stone's name than discussing the disc itself, but the buy intent is real.

Kino Lorber · 4K Ultra HD
Shocker

Shocker(1989)

5.5/10

dir. Wes Craven

About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms into a terrifying energy source. Only young athlete Jonathan Parker, with an uncanny connection to him through bizarre dreams, can fight the powerful demon.