We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.Although Wes Craven’s 1984 film “Nightmare-On-Elm-Street-1984-movie-posters/”>A Nightmare on Elm Street” is typically lumped in with slasher movies — it came out right when the genre was cresting in popularity — it doesn’t quite follow the same structure as its contemporaries in the horror genre.
The “Nightmare” movies, because they take place largely within dreams, are slightly more cerebral, bizarre, or imaginative than many of the stalk-n-stab movies that infested theaters at the time.
The series also attracted interesting and notable directors who went on to other projects.
Chuck Russell directed part 3.
Renny Harlin director part 4.
Stephen Hopkins directed part 5.
And Rachel Talalay directed “The Final Nightmare.” “Nightmare-On-Elm-Street-1984-movie-posters/”>A Nightmare on Elm Street” marathons are common around Halloween, and steamrolling through all nine extant “Nightmare” films is an experience the series’ fans have likely forced themselves through at least once.
Having done it,…
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