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The turning point for New Line came with horror’s rising popularity in the early 1980s. After distributing cult favorites like The Evil Dead and Night of the Living Dead, Shea recognized the market's profit potential. Enter Wes Craven, who had made his debut with The Last House on the Left. Craven was initially reluctant—raised in a strict Baptist household, he aimed to create edgy horror that provoked thought.