Tag: Nightmare on Elm Street
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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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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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Freddy Vs Jason’s Original Ending Set Up A Sequel We Never Saw
Ronnie Yu’s 2003 film “Freddy vs. Jason” — simultaneously the eighth film in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series and the eleventh film in the “Friday the 13th” series — finally brought together two of the most popular characters of the 1980s slasher boom and had them wail on each other in a series of…
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Robert Englund Returns to the Slasher Genre in First ‘Natty Knocks’ Trailer
If the success of Scream VI earlier this year is any indication, audiences still have a hunger for classic slasher stories, and now it looks like they have a new one to look forward to. Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund is set to star in a brand-new horror flick as an exclusive via…
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‘Scream VI’ Review: Ghostface Takes Manhattan as This Slasher Franchise Finds Its Footing Again
If there’s one thing we’re supposed to take away from “Scream VI,” it’s that this meta horror series is officially a franchise now.Of course, the idea that it wasn’t already would certainly be news to Paramount executives. Any series that lasts long enough to spawn six movies is a franchise in the literal sense of…
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Rooney Mara Says A Bad Experience Making ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ Almost Made Her Quit Acting
Most film fans would agree that Rooney Mara is one of the best actors working today. Especially over the last decade, she has turned in some of the most fascinating performances in film. However, all of that quality work in recent years might not have ever happened after she had such a horrible experience making…
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Rooney Mara Almost Quit Acting After ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Remake, Says David Fincher Saved Her Career
It’s been a good two years for Rooney Mara. The Oscar nominee has received strong reviews for her back-to-back appearances in Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” and Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” but those films were preceded by a multi-year hiatus from acting. Fans of the actress have had to make peace with her sporadic work…
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Send us your questions for Robert Englund, Aka Freddy Krueger
Do you have a question for the Nightmare on Elm Street actor, who became the star of many actual nightmares? Let us know and we’ll put it to himIt’s hard to think of a horror movie character more iconic than Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger. He stars in Wes Craven’s 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm…
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The Michael Myers Vs Pinhead Crossover We Never Got To See
Crossover stories have excited audiences for generations, with “The Jetsons” meeting “The Flintstones,” Abbott and Costello meeting the Universal monsters, Godzilla coming to blows with other kaiju monsters, and even the NBA meeting the “Looney Tunes” with “Space Jam.” The world of comic books frequently featured crossover issues, which eventually led to the cinematic universes…
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25 Years and 5 Movies Later, Here’s How the ‘Scream’ Franchise Came to Be
Do you like scary movies? That line at the start of “Scream” (1996) had instant meta connotations, coming as it did in a movie directed by horror master Wes Craven, who all but invented the modern scary movie. So what better director to mock the very genre he helped usher in? Craven was the mastermind…