Nightmare on Elm St

10 movies, 1 book, 2 interviews in this series

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From Wes Craven’s 1984 original to the wisecracking sequels, the meta scares of New Nightmare, and the 2010 reboot, Freddy Krueger started as a shadow in the boiler room and evolved into a pop culture icon with a glove full of catchphrases. And now we’re reviewing the entire A Nightmare on Elm Street series.

The franchise swings from genuinely unsettling dream logic to full-blown MTV-era spectacle. Some entries dig into fear and trauma. Others just want a bigger kill and a better one-liner.

Join our hosts as they step into the dream world to break down every nightmare, every final girl, and every reinvention of the Springwood slasher to decide which films still haunt and which are better left asleep.

Movie Reviews

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

We're your boyfriends now, Nancy!

Reviewed Mar 5, 2010
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world... Genres: Horror

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

Now, wait a minute...hasn't Freddy been dead this entire ...

Reviewed Apr 9, 2010
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Thriller

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Why are you wearing headphones? You haven't downloaded us...

Reviewed May 1, 2010
Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when, one by one, they start dying violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Book Reviews

Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams by Robert Englund

Would you dream of reading 300 pages about the actor who ...

Reviewed Oct 31, 2024
ONE...TWO...FREDDY'S COMING FOR YOU... You've seen him in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series—and in your darkest dreams. The sadistic killer with the flame-charred face. The knife-blade claws. The razor-sharp wit. Freddy...But you've never seen him like this. Unflinching. Uncensored. Unmasked. Meet Robert Englund, the award-winning actor best known for his role as Freddy Krueger—the legendary horror icon featured on the American Film Institute's "100 Greatest Heroes and Villains" roster—a character as unforgettable and enduring as Bela Lugosi's Dracula and Boris Karloff's Frankenstein. Now, for the first time, the man behind the latex mask tells his story in this captivating new memoir, published to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first A Nightmare on Elm Street film. You see, Robert Englund is no monster at all, but a deeply funny, charming Hollywood veteran. Packed with Robert's hilarious stories, playful self-deprecation, and a generous helping of never-before-revealed A Nightmare on Elm Street trivia, Hollywood Monster offers an unparalleled look at the beloved film icon. With insider savvy and gallows humor, Robert recounts his audition for Wes Craven, the inspiration for Freddy's character, the grueling makeup sessions, his soon-to-be-famous costars, the often disastrous on-set blunders, and the wave of popularity that propelled this humble California surfer kid all the way to the top. Of course, fame and fortune as Freddy came years after the young actor shared a trailer with screen legend Henry Fonda, was punched in the face by Richard Gere, took down Burt Reynolds, and muscled his way between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sally Field, and Jeff Bridges. But soon after his high-profile stint in the groundbreaking TV miniseries V, Robert Englund took on the most celebrated role of his career—the macabre and wisecracking killer who quickly became a household name. From the moment Freddy Krueger dragged his claws across a rusty pipe in the opening dream sequence, a legend had been unleashed—and a star was born. This is his story. Genres: Actors, biography, united states

Interviews