filmmaker revealing he couldn t sell that movie when he made it for three years until he was able to turn things around. and he did so in a very big way. nbc s carson daly brings us more. reporter: mourning hollywood s master of horror. wes crain died sunday. the man behind horror movies villains freddy krueger and scream s ghost face oh, you want to play psycho killer? reporter: passed away southerned by family at his los angeles home, he was 76. his family announcing the death in a statement saying in part our hearts are broken. he wrote and directed cult favorites. before the character that launched a thousand nightmares and almost as many sequels come to freddy.