The films focus on a group of people stranded in a desert who become hunted by a clan of deformed cannibals in the surrounding hills.The series was created by Wes Craven who is known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream films.[2][3][4][5] The series has featured actors and actresses including Dee Wallace, Aaron Stanford, Michael Berryman and Emilie de Ravin.The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning reveals the genesis of the mutants, who were once normal people, ignorant to the rest of the world, and how they evolved into horrific creatures.[14][15] It was written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, and drawn by John Higgins.