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Beating Freddy Krueger!

There have been MANY installments to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise over the years. I've been looking through them ...
Like Weapons, Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street was a massive hit. When it hit theaters in 1984, producers were immediately excited over the unlockable possibilities of its universe.
When Wes Craven made A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984, his take on the slasher (if the film can even be classified as such) shook up the decade's array of masked and silent killers with Freddy ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Wes Craven, the character’s creator, has openly stated in interviews that Freddy’s initial concept ...
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The story of Freddy Krueger is one that horror fans know very well, but Robert Englund once read a fan theory that he wishes were canon.
"The poor guy dropped his whole tray of food," recalled the "Nightmare on Elm Street" star. Freddy Krueger doesn’t need the big screen to give people nightmares. "We just couldn't do it anymore. No ...
Robert Englund is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 31st, 2025. It’s a well-deserved reward for a storied career but also as one of pop culture’s landmark boogeymen, Freddy ...