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Robert Englund knows better than anyone if he'll be returning to the world of A Nightmare on Elm Street as the monstrous Freddy Krueger. Englund has been donning Krueger's hat to haunt dreams and hunt people since Wes craven's original movie was released in 1984. While several other actors, including Michael Bailey Smith, Tobe Sexton, and Jackie Earle Haley, have played the iconic horror genre villain, Englund is the most prominent and the most prolific Krueger actor among them.

Unfortunately, in an interview with Variety, Englund hasexplained that his time as Freddy Krueger is officially over. At 75 years old, the horror veteran has confirmed that his time as the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise villain has come to a close, though he hasn't entirely closed the door on appearing in a new installment. Check out his quote below:

“I’m too old and thick to play Freddy now. I...

To promote Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, the producers behind the franchise gave the slasher a bizarre, real-life funeral. Freddy became a pop culture phenomenon shortly after his debut in A Nightmare On Elm Street. With each successive sequel, he became goofier and wackier, byt his novelty wore off. The underwhelming performance of the fifth entry let production company New Line know his popularity had waned and they set up 1991's Freddy's Dead to conclusively wrap up the saga. This saw Freddy's long-lost daughter Katherine learning her heritage and, in a badly-dated 3D finale, blowing him and "ending" his reign of terror.

To promote Freddy's Dead, New Line even staged a high-profile funeral for Freddy at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. As recounted in the documentary Never Sleep Again the funeral featured a casket with Freddy's trademark red and green jumper and hat on top. Director Rachel Talalay and cast were present,...

You better hope you remember John "before he dismembers you!" In addition to their new Blu-ray release of The Outer Limits Season 1, Kino Lorber has another treat in store for horror fans: a 4K remaster of the 1989 slasher movie Offerings, courtesy of Code Red and Dark Force Entertainment.

Blu-ray.com reports the latest Offerings news, revealing that the folks at Code Red and Dark Force Entertainment are hard at work on the remaster, which is due out on March 20th from Kino Lorber.

While no special features have been announced at this time, we do have a look at the Blu-ray cover art (via Blu-ray.com). Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates and let us know if you've seen Offerings in the comments below!

Directed by Christopher Reynolds (Lethal Justice), Offerings stars Tobe Sexton, Richard A. Buswell, Jay Michael Ferguson, Loretta Leigh Bowman, and Elizabeth Greene.

Synopsis (via Blu-ray.

Year: 1989Director: Christopher ReynoldsCast: Loretta Leigh Bowman, Richard A. Buswell, G. Michael Smith, Tobe Sexton

A young boy is picked on as a child and a seemingly innocent child-hood prank ends in disaster when he falls into a well, becoming scarred for life. On the fifteenth anniversary of his accident, he escapes from the local mental ward to get revenge on those involved in his accident and to woo the one girl who was ever really nice to him.

"What's all this I hear about an ear?" It is dialogue like this which makes Offerings, an otherwise blatant and unapologetic Halloween rip-off, a mildly entertaining entry into the 80's slasher genre. The film is such a blatant Halloween rip-off, from everything to the music, to plot elements, and to even how some scenes are shot and framed, it is surprising it ever got green-lit in the first place without worry...

Irish composer Eanán Patterson will travel to Los Angeles later this year to create and record the score for Tcs Productions' new feature film, 'Milo'. The film will start shooting in late autumn in L.A. when Patterson will travel over. The composer is currently scoring an untitled feature doc about T.K. Whitaker for TG4. 'Milo' is directed by Kelly Farrell (The Green Faerie) and produced by Tobe Sexton (A Homecoming). The cast involved includes Alexis Denisof (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Beth Grant (Crazy Heart, No Country for Old Men), Shalim Ortiz (Heroes, CSI: Miami) and Fernanda Romero (Drag Me to Hell, The Eye)...

If you're anywhere near the La area this weekend and are a fan of the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, believe us when we tell you that the first and only thing you're going to want to do this Saturday is head on over to Dark Delicacies to attend the most massive Elm Street reunion and signing you'll ever witness!

In honor of the DVD release of Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (pre-order here to get a Free poster signed by actress Heather Langenkamp), an event has been planned that will fulfill many a fan's dream ... or nightmare for that matter. The festivities begin on May 1st at 2:00 pm. We will also be streaming the event Live right here on Dread Central.

Check out the monstrous line-up below. You never know who else may show up!

Signing and in attendance will be:

From the Never Sleep...