Tag: Freddy Krueger
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A Deleted Moment In A Nightmare On Elm Street Could Have Gotten The Entire Movie Scrapped
Early in Wes Craven’s 1984 horror film “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” the character of Tina (Amanda Wyss) has a violent dream about the demonic, blade-handed Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Freddy has been stalking the dreams of all the neighborhood teens, and the nightmares are so vivid that they fear for their lives. Tina dreams…
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Why Patricia Arquette Ditched The Freddy Franchise After A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.The “Nightmare on Elm Street” film series was a hotbed for emerging talent. Many of the directors in the franchise would go on to prolific or interesting careers. Chuck Russell, director of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” would go on to make Hollywood…
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A Nightmare On Elm Street Ending Explained: Sins Of The Mother
Wes Craven was inspired to write his 1984 horror hit “A Nightmare on Elm Street” after a real-life case of what was called Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome that, according to several articles in the Los Angeles Times, was afflicting America’s Hmong refugee population. People would suffer from horrifying nightmares and soon became afraid to fall…
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The Conjuring’s Braintrust Wasn’t So Sure About The Nun 2’s Most Inventive Scare
Now that we’re nine films into the Conjuring Universe, the series has more or less established a groove for itself, especially where the films’ scares are concerned. For the main “Conjuring” films, the scares are “Exorcist” and “Poltergeist“-esque, built around the demon ghosts that Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) encounter as…
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Which Slasher Killer Has the Most Kills?
In the 1970s and ’80s horror went from being a niche genre enjoyed by a select audience to a pop culture sensation. Suddenly, horror wasn’t something to be ashamed of. It’s what everyone was going to the movies for. It started with films like The Exorcist and The Omen before a new subgenre took over:…
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Stranger Things’ Vecna Actor Used Murderous Methods To Get Into Character
By all accounts Jamie Campbell Bower is a sweetheart of a guy. You can’t scroll any social media feed without seeing some sweet interaction he’s had with “Stranger Things” fans at conventions or just run-ins on the street. That’s where you really know when a celebrity is being nice, when they’re not making a hundred bucks when…
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Hidden Horror Gems of the 1980s: Terrifying Films That Go Beyond the Bloody Basics
There’s no denying that the 1980s were a phenomenal decade for horror movies. But take a stroll through any horror convention these days and you might leave convinced that it was the only decade for horror movies.In addition to standalone classics like “The Shining” and “The Thing,” the ‘80s saw the birth of virtually ever…
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Why Kelly Rowland’s Controversial Freddy Vs Jason Line Is Still Debated 20 Years Later
Slasher films are known for their one-liners, both the badass and the embarrassing. Dr. Loomis in the “Halloween” series, Freddy Krueger in the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” series, Ghostface in the numerous “Scream” flicks, Pinhead in the “Hellraiser” films, and just about everything Chucky has ever said throughout his franchise have all birthed quotes…
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Tom Hanks’ First-Ever Movie Role Was in This 1980 Slasher
Many actors have started their careers in horror films. In the ’80s and ’90s, it was almost a rite of passage. If you wanted to be famous, you had to show up in a bad horror movie first. Before Friends, Jennifer Aniston was the lead in Leprechaun. Kevin Bacon got taken out by Mrs. Voorhees…
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Every ‘Leprechaun’ Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
The horror genre has gifted the world some of the most iconic villains. Whether it is slasher superstars Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger, or more unsettling characters in Annie Wilkes from Misery and Patrick Bateman from American Psycho, the genre is responsible for creating some of the most recognizable characters in cinema. One of the…