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Michelle Randolph is preparing to leave the Wild West behind her and strike gold by joining a new franchise. The 1923 and Landman star is one of the many (sometimes unbelievable) names set to join Kevin Williamson’s Scream 7 — and she couldn’t be more thrilled about the opportunity. During a recent conversation with The Playlist, the actress opened up about her first dance with the slasher film series, revealing that — like so many of us out there — she’s also a mega-fan of the movies first made famous by Wes Craven’s 1996 feature, Scream.

“I’ve seen every single Scream,” Randolph admitted, adding, “So there was a lot of pressure to make sure we keep the audience happy.” When it comes to a Scream movie, it really is all about giving the fans what they expect — a blood and gore-filled movie that leans into the meta and doesn’t...

For more than two years, Joe Lipsett has dissected Amityville Horror films to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

I have no recollection of The Unspoken. Canadian writer/director Sheldon Wilson’s film apparently played at Fright Fest in 2015 before getting a day and date theatrical/VOD release in October 2016, followed by a DVD release from Anchor Bay that December.

Reviews were middling with most critics decrying the film’s reliance on ghostly figures and jump scares, lamenting its lack of scariness (an extremely subjective criticism) and protesting its “complicated” story.

So why is the film a topic of conversation for this editorial? Because The Unspoken is a secret Amityville prequel.

Okay, yes, it’s literally only revealed in the film’s closing scene when the film’s antagonists, single mom Jeanie (Pascale Hutton) and her mute son Adrian (Sunny Suljic...

Celebrating final girls isn’t uncommon practice in the horror world. In fact, if anything, we celebrate quite a number of final girls on a consistent basis, including Sally Hardesty (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the reboot), Ripley, Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street 1 + 3 and New Nightmare) Sidney Prescott (Scream 1-5 and soon 7) and more. Those ladies get their fair share of recognition from horror fans, but what about the other final girls? What about the final girls who are underdiscussed?

There should always be room for discussion of final girls who might not be well known, part of a major franchise, or belong to several marginalized communities. There are a few recent final girls that have received recognition, like Em (Nope), Beth (Evil Dead Rise), Sienna Shaw (Terrifier 2 and 3), Sam Carpenter (Scream 5 and 6), Rain (Alien: Romulus) and more. But the following final girls are the ones that don...

We don’t really know the “rules” for a seventh movie in a horror franchise but we have to assume there won’t be any telekinesis involved in Scream 7. But we do know it will be going back through its history, as the likes of Roman Bridger, Stu Macher and Billy Loomis are returning despite having been killed off in the first and third movies. But another Scream 3 alum, Parker Posey, has a different idea on how she can return to the Scream universe…and it’s about as meta as it gets.

In 2000’s Scream 3, Parker Posey played Jennifer Jolie (an obvious nod to Jennifer Aniston and Anjelina Jolie), an actress who was cast as Gale Weathers in Stab 3, the third installment in the movies based on the Ghostface killings that tormented Sidney Prescott. So, with Jennifer killed off in Scream 3, that leaves just one...

The past couple of weeks have seen many casting announcements for Scream 7. At first, they seemed fairly normal, with people like Isabel May and McKenna Grace fulfilling the teen roles. Makes sense, as they always need a new cast of young victims, as Neve Campbell’s Sydney Prescott can only do so much. Then part of the Core Four was announced, with Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy-Brown returning as the Meeks’. Very cool considering the Barrera/Ortega films appeared to be getting excised. But that’s when things started to get weird. Despite rumors of his involvement for months, Patrick Dempsey was not cast as Sydney’s husband, instead Joel McHale ended up taking the role. Unexpected but scheduling conflicts happen and they clearly have a movie to make. But that’s when we got some true head-scratchers. Scott Foley and Matthew Lillard were both announced as having roles in the film.

If there’s one found footage device I admittedly don’t tire of, it’s following a team of folks who hope to uncover the truth behind local mysteries and urban legends. I’m sure many of us can pinpoint at least one local bit of horror lore passed down to us as kids–that story that survived across generations and inspired beliefs in the strange and unusual amidst environments that often felt otherwise unremarkable. While this setup is the catalyst for more than a few found footage flicks past and present, there’s something to be said for films of this ilk that are born of true-to-life lore that has managed to not only stand the test of time but also evolve as significant markers of local culture.

As an East Tennessee native, writer/director Aaron Irons sought inspiration for his feature debut Chest (2022) from his own childhood exposure...

For many years, the high-water marks for movies based on video games were Paul W.S. Anderson's 1995 fight film "Mortal Kombat" and his 2002 zombie flick "Resident Evil." One can see what a sorry state we were in if those two mediocre films were the high-water marks of anything. Adapting video games to the big screen has long been tricky for Hollywood. These films are often lambasted as terrible and have typically bombed ("Kombat" and "Resident" notwithstanding). Alternatively, Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel's 1993 adaptation of "Super Mario Bros." is deeply beloved by a passionate cult of weirdos who love its zany ideas (a cult I belong to), but most folks didn't like how far the film strayed from Shigeru Miyamoto's Nintendo property.

There are many reasons why it's hard to adapt video games into good movies. For one, most video games are predicated on action and interactivity, while films...

Wes Craven is widely known for shaping the horror genre with hits like Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, but his lesser-known works reveal a filmmaker with a more nuanced approach to storytelling. Although many of his movies didn't achieve the same level of success, they highlight the director-writer-producer's ability to explore deeper themes and push the limits of genre filmmaking, particularly horror movies.

Craven’s work outside his most famous titles often explored darker, more experimental ideas, combining horror with psychologically intense themes. Some of his most underrated movies are not merely about shocking and scaring the viewer; they also examine human nature, fear, and the consequences of societal issues. Titles such as Wes Craven’s New Nightmare and The People Under the Stairs demonstrate Craven’s potential to innovate and challenge expectations, all while continuing to offer a still-fresh perspective on what horror can be. With much-deserved praise for his most popular works,...

Like the grand majority of film critics out there, Roger Ebert, the famous Chicago Sun-Times referent for all things regarding movies, and probably the most important film critic in history, didn’t exactly love horror movies. It didn’t matter if it was on the TV show Siskel & Ebert, with fellow critic Gene Siskel, or reviewing in print material, Ebert famously looked down on most horror movies. Only a handful of scary films made his Great Movies list (according to his website there are only 16), and a four-star rating was not common. But this doesn’t mean he wasn’t impressed by them occasionally, a good example being Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.

Made in 1994, but from an idea director Wes Craven had in 1987, New Nightmare is a different kind of horror film. There’s nothing quite like it in the universe of scary films, and this is probably...

This article discusses mental illness in relation to violent crime, including sexual assault.

In a sunny American town in the 1990s, attractive young co-eds are terrorized by a killer who makes bizarre displays of their remains. They seek safety in numbers, avoiding the deadly phrase "I'll be right back!" but they can't escape the assailant despite the omnipresent police and news vans. When he is finally caught, he blames a horror movie for his criminal acts. This story may sound familiar to horror fans, but no, it's not the plot of Scream it's the true story of Danny Rolling, the serial killer who inspired the classic slasher movie.

Scream is mainly a movie about movies, in which the ultimate toxic fans commit killings based on traditional tropes. However, screenwriter Kevin Williamson didn't originally set out to pen a post-modern critique of the languishing horror genre; he was first inspired by...

This article includes mentions of suicide.

When Clive Barker's name-making masterpiece Hellraiser arrived in 1987, it changed everything for horror fans. His sadomasochistic fantasy of androgynous demons was fiercely transgressive, distinctly queer, and totally unique. Seven sequels later, however, it had devolved into a generic teen slasher starring none other than Superman himself, Henry Cavill. In Hellraiser: Hellworld, the iconic Cenobites take a back seat to hard-partying gamers at a house party that seems to have made Mr. Cavill, and the critics, seriously uncomfortable.

Barker's original vision, crystallized in Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, was a Faustian fable of jaded degenerates who seek extreme pleasures in other dimensions. On the other hand, the heroes of Hellraiser: Hellworld seek only random hookups at secret raves; fans hoping to rendezvous with Pinhead will be sorely disappointed. However, die-hard Henry Cavill fans may enjoy seeing the straight-laced superhero play a sex addict...

It's hard to overstate just how significant Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street still is. The slasher classic has successfully infiltrated our popular subconscious, reaching a sinister gloved hand into the imaginations of generations of filmmakers and reshaping modern horror cinema. It's perhaps only with hindsight that the full extent of the 1984 movie's impact can be appreciated. But even with its iconic villain, inspired premise, and archetypal story, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street is much more than an artifact to be admired. It remains a thrilling spectacle albeit with some of its originality tarnished.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Director Wes CravenRelease Date November 9, 1984Studio(s) New Line CinemaWriters Wes CravenCast Paul Grenier, Leslie Hoffman, Don Hannah, Ash Adams, Brian Reise, Carol Pritikin, Shashawnee Hall, Donna Woodrum, David Andrews, Sandy Lipton, Ed Call, Jack Shea, Mimi Craven, Joe Unger, Joseph Whipp, Jsu Garcia, Ronee Blakley, Jeff Levine,...

The film-maker’s 1984 shocker gave pop culture a new, physics-defying villain in the misshape of Freddy Krueger

From the beginning of his career, when he reworked Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring into The Last House on the Left, one of the nastiest (and smartest) exploitation horror films of the 1970s, the director Wes Craven had the unique ability to reconcile high-minded ideas with low-down genre kicks. In person, he had a professorial air because he was once, in fact, a professor, teaching English and the humanities at various north-eastern colleges before picking up a 16mm camera. He would turn The Hills Have Eyes into a cannibalistic shocker that doubled as a stark class critique and give the villainous couple of The People Under the Stairs the unmistakable echo of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. He understood as well as anyone how horror could be a vessel for larger themes, so...

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After wrapping up October with discussions of horror classics like Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (listen), Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (listen) and Kevin S. Tenney’s Night of the Demons (listen), we’re checking in with two of cinema’s fiercest divas in Robert Zemeckis‘ Death Becomes Her (1992).

In Death Becomes Her, novelist Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn) loses her fiancé Ernest (Bruce Willis) to movie star and former friend Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep), she winds up in a psychiatric hospital. Years later, she returns to confront the now-married couple, looking radiant. Madeline, desperate to one-up her former rival, is offered a mysterious potion that allows her to look young and beautiful forever, but she soon discovers that immortality has a price…

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Over the course of seven A Nightmare On Elm Street installments in ten years, supernatural slasher Freddy Krueger became an icon, loved by adults and kids alike. Creator Wes Craven was compelled to make the final film, New Nightmare, with his original cast playing themselves in a story of how Freddy Krueger had taken over popular culture. However, the same experiment had already been done in the previous film, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, in a subtler but cleverer way.

Series producer Rachel Talalay, who also had credits in John Waters movies and the satirical Tank Girl, made her directorial debut with the sixth A Nightmare On Elm Street film. Fans didn't appreciate the film's goofiness, feeling that it took Freddy's dark humor too far. However, this comic focus facilitated a clever examination of Freddy's infiltration of everything from video games to rock 'n' roll. The least popular sequel is...

AMC FearFest has been going strong since October 1 with themed marathons featuring your favorite franchises, movies and monsters, and the final days belong to two icons in particular.

While you wait for Michael Myers to take over AMC FearFest with Halloween franchise marathons on Halloween Eve and Halloween Day, today’s schedule is dominated by Freddy!

AMC is airing a “Nightmare of Freddy” marathon all day today, October 29!

While the movies are being aired out of order, which we’re of course used to by now, what’s cool about this marathon is that Every Freddy Movie Ever Made is included.

Here’s the full “Nightmare of Freddy” schedule…

9am – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare 11am – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child 1pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 3:15pm – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 5:30pm – A Nightmare...

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Our run of Gay Icons and Anniversaries continues. After kicking off October with discussions of David Fincher’s Gone Girl (listen), Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (listen), and Bob Clark‘s Black Christmas (listen), we’re celebrating Halloween early with Kevin S. Tenney‘s Night of the Demons (1988).

In the film, Judy (Cathy Podewell) is lured by her prospective boyfriend Jay (Lance Fenton) to a party at Hull House, hosted by the school weirdo Angela (Amelia Kinkade) and her boy crazy best friend Suzanne (Linnea Quigley). Along with friends Frannie, Max, Stooge and Helen, as well as Judy’s secret admirer, Sal (William Gallo), the party will accidentally unleash Evil Dead-esque demons that kill and infect the partygoers.

Can the group survive until dawn? Or will Angela and the other demons dance and lipstick boob them to their doom?

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This year, Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” Wes Craven’s immortal horror classic, turns 40.

The film, inspired by true events (watch the documentary “The Nightmare” for more), follows a group of kids who die after encountering a spooky boogeyman named Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Freddy is the classic god of mischief – a shapeshifting serial killer with the power to scare teenagers to death. Heather Langenkamp plays Nancy Thompson, one of the terrorized teens who discovers her own familial connection to Krueger.

“A Nightmare on Elm Street” would spawn an enviable franchise, including sequels (Langenkamp would return for “Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors” and “New Nightmare”), a television series, a 1-900 number where you could chat with Freddy (seriously), oodles of merchandise, a spin-off (2003’s “Freddy vs. Jason”) and a remake (among other things). Most recently, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” got re-released in a new,...

Few horror filmmakers constantly reinvented themselves as skillfully as Wes Craven, the highly influential director of such all-time beloved classics as The Last House on the Left, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, and many more. In 1994, Craven completely flipped the Elm Street franchise on its ear with the highly inventive New Nightmare. This meta-narrative continues to be utilized 30 years later as a storytelling device toying with audience expectations.

As New Nightmare celebrates its 30th anniversary in October 2024, a look at Craven's intelligent screenplay and how the brilliant blurring of fiction and reality transcends Elm Street lore will show how a director can reinvigorate a stale horror franchise. It's also worth exploring how New Nightmare helped popularize the story-within-a-story template that continues to increase in the horror genre.

New Nightmare R Release Date October 13, 1994Director Wes CravenCast Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, Wes Craven, John Saxon, Robert ShayeMain Genre Fantasy Who Is Wes Craven?...

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It's spooky season, and for a great many movie lovers out there, that means it's time to binge on some horror. As a result, arguably the biggest crossover in the history of the genre has found new life on the Max streaming service. 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason" has been sitting firmly in the streamer's top ten movie charts as of late, with viewers very interested in the cinematic showdown between Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees to get them into the spirit of Halloween.

"Freddy vs. Jason" is currently at number nine on Max right now, per FlixPatrol. It's sitting just above Wes Craven's original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and just below 2017's "It," which is literally the biggest horror movie of all time. The list is currently dominated by horror or horror-adjacent fare, with Ti West's "MaXXXine...

Bitchin’ Barb.

After kicking off October with discussions of David Fincher’s Gone Girl (listen) and Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (listen), we’re tackling another juggernaut of horror history with a look at Bob Clark‘s Black Christmas.

Black Christmas follows sorority sisters Jess (Olivia Hussey), Barb (Margot Kidder) and Phyl (Andrea Martin) as they begin to receive anonymous, obscene phone calls in the days leading up to Christmas. When their other sorority sister Clare (Lynne Griffin) goes missing from the house, the girls frantically search for her, unaware that the mysterious caller has made a home for himself in their attic.

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Episode 304: Black Christmas (1974) feat. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Bust out those American flags and...

Stephen King's It miniseries was one of the great horror releases of the 90s, and still terrifies audiences more than 30 years after release. Featured within In Search of Darkness 1990-1994, we have an exclusive clip with director Tommy Lee Wallace, who talks about the world's fear of clowns, and bringing Pennywise to life with Tim Curry!

Ready to explore the best of ‘90s horror films and TV? In Search of Darkness 1990-1994, a five-plus-hour documentary featuring brand-new interviews with the greatest line-up of horror icons and experts, is now available to pre-order exclusively at 90sHorrorDoc.com until Midnight Halloween (Pacific Time) on October 31st, 2024. Audiences will have their last chance to have their names alongside their favorite horror icons in the credits!

From Creatorvc, the creative minds behind the In Search of Darkness ‘80s horror trilogy and Aliens Expanded documentary, In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 delves into an...

Slaughterhouse Rules.

Back in mid-September, we began a themed collection of episodes featuring Gay Icons and Anniversaries. Trace and I kicked off the series with a revisit of Jennifer’s Body (listen) before delving into Jonathan Glazer’s controversial Birth (listen), and David Fincher’s Gone Girl (listen) for its 10th anniversary.

Now it’s time to tackle the 50th anniversary of Tobe Hooper‘s classic text, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It’s a film that hardly needs an introduction, but in case folks have never seen it, the film follows a van full of teenagers travelling through Texas to ensure the resting site of a relative hasn’t been disturbed by a recent wave of grave robberies.

Of course what they do is run afoul of a family of men who have resorted to murder and cannibalism following the closure of the slaughterhouse. With masked killer Leatherface doing most of the heavy lifting,...

Few directors can legitimately lay claim to one major horror franchise. Wes Craven is the rare mastermind behind two. The genre icon not only envisioned one of the most imaginative slasher entries of all time with 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, he reinvented the genre once again in 1996 with Scream. Both films birthed franchises that remain tentpoles of the genre, making household names out of beloved final girls and frightening onscreen killers alike. And between them lies Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, a curious 1994 slasher sequel that not only takes place in our world, but offers a faux glimpse behind the scenes of horrific storytelling. Arguably a prototype for the meta-slasher craze, New Nightmare blurs the line between fantasy and reality while questioning the power of horror in a rapidly changing world.

I was thirteen when the film hit theaters and absolutely terrified of slashers. Though already a Fear...

One of the most iconic horror movies is celebrating a major milestone with A Nightmare on Elm Street's 40th anniversary. The 1984 film hailed from writer/director Wes Craven, who had built a solid filmography for himself up to that point with the likes of The Last House on the Left and The Hills Have Eyes, and properly put him on the map as one of the genre's greats. From there on, Craven's genre spotlight would continue to grow with the likes of the now-cult classics The Serpent and the Rainbow and The People Under the Stairs and, eventually, launching the still-iconic Scream franchise with Kevin Williamson.

1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street told the story of Nancy Thompson, a teenager living in the fictional town of Springwood, Ohio, who, along with her friends and boyfriend, find themselves tormented in their dreams by a mysterious figure who has the...

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"Who better to resurrect Freddy than his creator?" This is the question posed by producer Bob Shaye, playing himself, in 1994's "New Nightmare," typically billed as Wes Craven's "New Nightmare." That's because Craven, who had long since stepped away from directing the Freddy Krueger films, had returned to his post behind the camera. However, this wasn't just for a paycheck; Craven was about to provide the genre with its boldest reinvention arguably since he introduced us to Freddy in the original nightmare-inducing "A Nightmare on Elm Street" a decade earlier.

The film sees Craven, as well as actors Heather Langenkamp (who played Nancy in the original "Nightmare") and Robert Englund (who had been Freddy in every entry in the franchise up...

Over the course of three In Search of Darkness documentary films, all of which were over four hours long (with one of them nearly reaching the six hour mark), director David Weiner did an incredible job of digging into the many great (and some not-so-great) horror movies that were released in the 1980s. There were still so many movies left uncovered that Weiner could circle back and continue looking into ’80s movies for years to come – but instead, he has decided to move forward into the ’90s with the upcoming documentary In Search of Darkness: 1990 – 1994. At the time, fans considered the horror genre to be in a lull, a downswing from the heights it reached in the ’80s. But with this movie, Weiner aims to point out that we did still get a lot of good horror movies during that time period. You can get a sample of the...

A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most beloved and well-known horror franchises ever, partly because of the nightmarish journey its final girl, Nancy, underwent. With the trademark dream sequences blurring the lines between reality and fiction and the terrifying Freddy Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street remains one of horror's best franchises. Although there are only six movies in the original Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, the series has expanded to include non-canonical films, horror crossovers, and a television show. Although A Nightmare on Elm Street has multiple final girls, the franchise is notorious for killing them in future installments.

Nancy Thompson, A Nightmare on Elm Street's original final girl, appears in A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Although Nancy has dark brown hair, she acquires a streak of gray hair after...

From the producers of the hit In Search of Darkness documentary franchise comes In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994, an all-new epic documentary that aims to be the ultimate celebration of the wacky world of 1990s horror. Horror icons John Carpenter, Heather Langenkamp, and Mike Flanagan lead the line-up of 40+ genre favorites who were interviewed for this in-depth re-assessment of the decade, and we’re debuting the official trailer this morning!

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994, a five-plus-hour documentary featuring brand-new interviews with an incredible line-up of horror icons and experts, is now available to pre-order exclusively at 90sHorrorDoc.com until Midnight Halloween (Pacific Time) on October 31st, 2024. This is your last chance to have Your name alongside your favorite horror icons in the credits.

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After closing out September with a re-do of Jennifer’s Body (listen), a film we covered in one of our earliest episodes, and a discussion of Jonathan Glazer’s controversial Birth (listen), we’re continuing our theme of Anniversary/Diva Worship with a look at David Fincher‘s Gone Girl (2014).

Gone Girl sees Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike), the inspiration for the beloved series of “Amazing Amy” children’s books, go missing. The prime suspect is her husband Nick (Ben Affleck), though he is as shocked at his wife’s disappearance as the police are.

As the days go by and more clues are unearthed, it becomes clear that Nick isn’t honest as he seems, and that the marriage he had with Amy may not have been as blissful as everyone thought.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund has revealed the one and only condition for unretiring Freddy Krueger is the franchise were to continue. England has portrayed Freddy in all the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies, except for the 2010 reboot where Jackie Earle Haley took on the role. While there hasnt been a movie in the franchise since the remake, its also been unclear if the original actor would return to his iconic role given the opportunity. Given the length of time since the newest installment, its unclear what plans could be in place for the franchise.

Speaking with Bloody Disgusting, Englund said he would only reprise his role as Freddy in an animated rendition of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The actor explained how, due to his age, he'd be unable to perform all the slasher villain's feats in live-action anymore, but would be willing to voice...

In 1984, Wes Craven presented to the world an iconic villain, Freddy Krueger. The guy with knives for fingernails and a dirty red and green sweater. And he almost joined the ranks of Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, and perhaps, now, may actually be the greatest slasher of all time. Since A Nightmare on Elm Street terrified audiences back then, it has spawned a legacy of sequels. Dream Warriors and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare are my favorites. Still, I have a soft spot for even the weakest entries. However, there’s nothing like the first installment, and seeing A Nightmare on Elm Street recently, with its new transfer, was incredible. It brought my love of the original film back in the most maniacally mesmerizing ways!

Those in attendance included Charles Bernstein (Composer – Nightmare 1), Jack Sholder (Director – Nightmare 2), Dan Perri, Steven Fierberg (Cinematographer – Nightmare 4), John Skipp (Nightmare 5), Rodd Matsui (Nightmare 6), Miko Hughes...

It's now been four decades since Freddy Krueger invaded the dreams of his first group of unsuspecting teenagers in writer/director Wes Craven's 1984 horror smash A Nightmare on Elm Street. Led by Robert Englund's sinister Krueger, the film launched a franchise that would eventually include eight films (seven starring Englund), a TV series, and an uncountable number of books, comics, toys, and god only knows what other spin-off material. Actress Heather Langenkamp serves as Krueger's primary nemesis in three of those films. In the original, she's Nancy, a clever teenager who turns the tables on Krueger (and dates a young Johnny Depp). She reprised that role in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors and then returned again for Wes Craven's New Nightmare, the series' risk-taking seventh installment, a meta twist on the franchise that finds her playing a fictionalized version of herself.

A Nightmare on Elm Street is headed to a new streaming home ahead of Halloween 2024.

Per Max, Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is officially headed to the streaming giant just in time for Halloween. The 1984 original will be joined by its first four sequels, as well as the fan-favorite crossover feature film, Freddy vs. Jason. All six films we be available on Max beginning on October 1.

Related New Horror Movie Unites Friday the 13th & Texas Chainsaw Massacre Stars

Two of the biggest names in horror come together for a blood-soaked experience aboard the Hayride to Hell from Breaking Glass Pictures.

Written and directed by the late horror legend Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street introduced the world to Robert Englund's Freddy Krueger, an undying child murderer who returns for another killing spree carried out in the dreams of the now teenage children of the people...

From the creators of found footage movie The Houses October Built comes Will Helm, an upcoming proof-of-concept horror short starring Spencer Charnas from Ice Nine Kills.

Directed by Bobby Roe and written by Zack Andrews & Bobby Roe, Will Helm is hitting the festival circuit this Halloween season, and Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive preview.

The plot of Will Helm is under wraps, but it will be premiering at Sitges and Screamfest next month. It will also show at the Knoxville Horror Film Fest before an anniversary screening of Wes Craven’s New Nightmare at the drive-in part of the festival.

From what we gather, there is an unofficial A Nightmare on Elm Street component in Will Helm and it acts as something of a meta combo piece for the Wes Craven classic.

Bobby Roe tells Bloody Disgusting, “We are hoping to follow in the footsteps of Smile, Night Swim and Lights Out.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of writer/director Wes Craven’s horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street – and, as we’ve previously reported, Warner Bros. is celebrating the film’s anniversary by giving it a 4K Blu-ray release on October 1st! A trailer for the 4K release has dropped online, and you can check it out in the embed above. While it’s great that the original A Nightmare on Elm Street is coming to 4K, one thing we’ve heard zero news about is the possibility of a new Elm Street movie going into production any time soon. Speaking to our friends at Bloody Disgusting, Elm Street heroine Heather Langenkamp said it’s a shame there’s no new movie news to share… especially since she believes that Robert Englund still has it in him, despite his statements to the contrary, to play dream stalker Freddy Krueger one more time.

There’s some undeniable wisdom in that Mark Twain quote about writing what you know, and that’s likely the reason why some of the best films of all time are about filmmaking itself. This also applies to the horror genre, as we can see from beloved classics like Wes Craven’s New Nightmare and even The Blair Witch Project.

And in honor of recent meta horror flicks like MaXXXine and The Exorcism (not to be confused with The Pope’s Exorcist), we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating 6 underrated Hollywood Horror Films that explore the dark side of show business.

For the purposes of this list, we’ll be defining ‘Hollywood Horror’ as scary movies where filmmaking itself is a source of scares. That being said, we’ll be avoiding Found Footage movies since most of them are already exercises in meta storytelling.

With that out of the way,...

If you are a horror fan then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription you might be wondering what’s in store for you in August 2024. Don’t worry there is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month and we have listed the 7 best movies coming to Shudder in August 2024.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (August 1)

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a supernatural horror slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven. The 1984 film sees a maniacal serial killer, Freddy Krueger killing teenagers in their dreams and it follows the story of Nancy and her friends as they try to solve the mystery behind Freddy Krueger before he kills them too. A Nightmare on Elm Street stars Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, John Saxon,...

AMC Networks’ Shudder has announced the titles that will be available on the streaming service next month. The Shudder August 2024 slate includes horror, thriller, and supernatural titles.

The August highlights include the films Dancing Village: The Curse Begins, Divinity, and Hell Hole, as well as the series Horror’s Greatest and The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs.

Hell Hole

Shudder’s expanding library of films, TV series, and original content is available on most US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand streaming devices.

Shudder August 2024 Highlights

The Shudder premiere schedule for next month.

Hell Hole (Shudder Original Film)

Streaming on Shudder August 23

The newest film from the Adams Family, the filmmaking team behind Hellbender, Hell Hole centers on an America-led fracking crew that uncovers a living French soldier frozen in time from a Napoleonic campaign, whose body hosts a parasitic monster. Starring Toby Poser, John Adams, Max Portman,...

We explore the connections between the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and Star Trek, including actors, crew members, and other connections. Some of the connections include: Lisa Wilcox, who played Alice Johnson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5, appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3 episode "The Vengeance Factor." Mimi Craven, who had a small role in A Nightmare on Elm Street, appeared in Star Trek: Voyager season 6 episode "Dragon's Teeth."

Star Trek may not seem to have much in common with A Nightmare on Elm Street, but several cast and crew members have worked on both iconic franchises. Star Trek began with the premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series in 1966 and has become a pop culture juggernaut with numerous films and television show spin-offs. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) have become household names and some of the most recognizable figures in science fiction,...

A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of those franchises that, despite its roller-coaster of quality across the series- is just too damn iconic to fall out of the favor of us horror fans. Wes Craven’s imagination birthed one of the most recognizable villains in horror history And spawned a franchise that would include 8 movies and one crossover film pitting Freddy against Jason. From 1984 and all the way up until today- audiences remain invested in the potential for such a unique and powerful monster. And we still are holding out hope for a new silver screen outing soon. So, whether you’re re-watching the original film for the millionth time- or you’re slogging your way through the 2010 remake for… some reason- the fact remains that Freddy and his status as a slasher icon will never truly die. Unless… Chapter six in the Freddy saga- Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare...

Sequels in the 1990s created cult classics, box office hits, and fun follow-ups, adding depth to beloved franchises. Alien 3, Children of the Corn II, and Return of the Living Dead III showed that sequels can thrive with creativity and innovation. Standout sequels like The Exorcist III, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and Scream 2 proved that good horror sequels were possible in the 90s.

Horror sequels can be extremely difficult to get right and often fail to live up to the original, but during the 1990s, several sequel releases earned their status as beloved classics. The trouble with a horror sequel was that normally, the element of surprise had been removed, the villain had been revealed, and the shock value that categorized the best horror movies was no longer present. However, the best sequels often used these aspects to their advantage and added the lore of the series, which...

The episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? covering The Prophecy 3: The Ascent was Written and Edited by Jaime Vasquez, Narrated by Travis Hopson, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

After two movies, 1995’s The Prophecy and 1998’s The Prophecy II, Christopher Walken’s leading antagonist Gabriel undergoes a spiritual makeover that fans of the first two films couldn’t have seen coming. After back-to-back films of Walken setting objects – and people – on fire, among other acts of evil, archangel Gabriel proved just how sinister he could be. So, what made him change his tune? Find out what happened on Wtf Happened to The Prophecy 3: The Ascent.

Christopher Walken was the first of a handful of actors to sign up for 1995’s The Prophecy. The stellar cast included Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortenson. The film told...

Netflix recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street by bringing the horror classic to the streaming service as part of their 1984 Anniversary Collection, but the bad news here is that the movie is already leaving Netflix next month.

We’ve learned that in addition to the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, almost every Elm Street movie currently streaming on Netflix is leaving on June 30, 2024. That list includes…

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It looks like the only Freddy Krueger movie that will remain on Netflix come July is Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, which put a pre-Scream meta twist on the franchise back...

I spent the first 37 years of my life on the East Coast, and even there, I knew who Sam Rubin was.

The beloved Ktla Los Angeles entertainment reporter, who died May 10 at age 64, was a Hollywood fixture for over 30 years, beloved, trusted and respected. Drawing heartfelt tributes ranging from industry veterans like Tom Hanks and Henry Winkler and rising stars like Charmaine Bingwa, I’ve never seen such an outpouring for an entertainment journalist since perhaps Roger Ebert in 2013. Sam greeted everyone with the same infectious enthusiasm and genuine curiosity, whether they were industry stalwarts or nervous newcomers. He was synonymous with Los Angeles but he was also known well outside of Southern California through his reporting for ITV and Australia’s 9 Network.

I was fortunate to spend time with Sam off-camera, serving with him on the board of the Critics Choice organization. On my first trip to Los...

Wes Craven's New Nightmare hit theaters in 1994 and its unique and meta approach to storytelling would go on to set the tone for Wes Craven's much-loved pop culture classic Scream, three years later. New Nightmare is a bold and exciting chapter in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and despite only grossing $19.8 million at the box office (making it the lowest-grossing film in the series), it is still widely regarded as one of the best sequels by fans and critics alike. Wes Craven's New Nightmare is unlike any other movie in its franchise and is relentless in its approach to blurring the lines of fiction and reality in a clever and unique format. New Nightmare reinstates Freddy Krueger to his creator's original depiction of this depraved cult character. There's less reliance on the silly humor we've come to see in the past, as Craven instead shifts the focus...

Franchise icon Heather Langenkamp has made it no secret over the years that she’d love to play Nancy Thompson in another A Nightmare on Elm Street movie. Langenkamp of course played the fan favorite role in the original classic as well as sequel Dream Warriors, and she later returned to the franchise for the final time as herself in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.

Is it time for a legacy sequel, now that’s it been 40 years since the franchise debuted?

Speaking at a recent Q&a event hosted by Nightmare on Film Street, Heather Langenkamp made it clear that her interest in playing the role one more time hasn’t waned over the years.

“In my imagination, I have several legacy sequels happening at the same time,” Langenkamp told the crowd of Elm Street fans. “She’s a great character. How could you say no?”

“I just need...

Nancy Thompson remains one of the greatest final girls in horror movie history. She is also one of the most evolved, receiving a full character arc in part because the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise needed it and because her portrayer, Heather Langenkamp, is just that great in the role. But Langenkamp hasn’t portrayed Nancy in three decades (not that the franchise has exactly been boiling). So is it time to bring back Nancy Thomspon for a full Nightmare on Elm Street revival? Langenkamp sees no reason why not.

Appearing on the Nightmare on Film Street podcast, Heather Langenkamp said that if she had the opportunity to reprise Nancy Thompson, she absolutely would. “God, yes. I mean, of course. She’s a great character. How could you say no?. I just need somebody to get that off the ground. Especially considering Nightmare on Elm Street Part 7, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.

With legacy sequels all the rage right now, especially in the horror genre, fans have been wondering if A Nightmare on Elm Street might be the next franchise to hop on the trend. If one does get greenlit, Heather Langenkamp has expressed interest in returning as final girl Nancy Thompson.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Langenkamp appeared on the podcast Nightmare on Film Street to discuss her time playing Nancy in the beloved horror series. When asked about the possibility of revisiting her role in a legacy sequel, Langenkamp enthusiastically replied, "God, yes. I mean, of course. Shes a great character. How could you say no?" She added, "I just need somebody to get that off the ground. ... I do think theres a lot of really great opportunities for new and excellent battles still to come."

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It may just be a matter of time before Freddy Krueger is back from hell to haunt movie screens once again. For when the inevitable next film gets made, director Jon Watts is hoping to be at the helm.

Of course, Watts may be best known for his work on the McU's Spider-Man movies. After working with Tom Holland on Homecoming and Far From Home, Watts would helm the hit crossover film Spider-Man: No Way Home. He's since gotten involved with Star Wars as creator of the upcoming Disney+ series Skeleton Crew. Per Collider, Watts was present for a Directors on Directing panel at Ccxp Mexico City when he was asked by David Leitch (The Fall Guy) about which IP he'd want to take on next. While Watts suggested he most enjoys creating original stories, he admitted that he'd be interested in taking on A Nightmare on Elm Street.

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