Wes Craven’s infamous 1972 film has accrued a mighty reputation and taken its place among such similarly uncompromising and controversial fare as Driller Killer, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and I Spit on Your Grave.

Wes Craven may now be known for his slyly satirizing Scream series, but what new horror fans forget is that he pioneered the modern horror genre with such enduring terrors as this, his debut (!), and The Hills Have Eyes. A sign of their classic status? They’ve been remade into much worse films!