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Freddy’s back! Well, sort of. Today, we finally witnessed the unveiling of the long-awaited, brand-new 4K Blu-ray collection of the first seven films from the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, courtesy of Warner Bros. (excluding the remake—which is fine). Leaks around the web had given some hints as to what to expect with the set. Those details are now official. Below you’ll find everything you need to know about the collection, along with an announcement trailer.

If you’re a Freddy Krueger fan like me, you’ve been begging for something—anything-in the Nightmare world since that critically panned remake dropped fifteen years ago. So, the franchise finally coming to 4K Uhd for the first time is certainly a dream come true. At the very least, it’s a release that is long overdue.

You cannot overstate the impact of Freddy Krueger and the A Nightmare on Elm Street films.

Last year, Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Wes Craven-directed classic A Nightmare on Elm Street by giving the film a 4K Uhd release. Soon after that, fans started hearing rumblings that they’re planning to follow up that release with a Nightmare on Elm Street franchise 4K Uhd box set, with A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge director Jack Sholder and Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare director Rachel Talalay both confirmed they were working on regrading and remastering their films. Now, details on the box set have been revealed by our friends at Bloody Disgusting! The A Nightmare on Elm Street 4K franchise box set is scheduled to be released on September 30th and it’s available for pre-order at This Link.

What’s interesting is that this remains a seven-film box set, just like when the films were first released on DVD.

It’s official. Warner Bros. is bringing the entire original A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise to 4K in one massive 7-movie collection, and while details about the collection have leaked in recent days, Bloody Disgusting has the full official announcement for you this morning.

Freddy Krueger, the vengeful child killer burned alive by angry parents, returns to haunt the dreams of their children when this chilling 7-film saga becomes available as a 4K Uhd collection for the first time. From his first terrifying appearance on Elm Street to his resurrection through nightmares, Freddy unleashes horror across generations – where sleep is no escape, and dreams become deadly. The 4K collection including the original seven films from the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise will be released on September 30, 2025!

From New Line Cinema, the collection includes the original seven films – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge...

As a film critic, the question I get asked more than any other is, “What’s your favorite movie?” For decades, I’ve given the same answer. But in the last 10 years or so, when I say, “My favorite movie is ‘Nashville,'” I always have to wonder if the person I’m talking to has even heard of it. Many have not. A handful have heard of it in an “Oh, yeah, right” sort of way. The rest, a distinct minority, know just what I’m talking about. I can always tell by the look in someone’s eye when I’ve stumbled upon a fellow “Nashville” believer.

I first saw Robert Altman’s teeming, sprawling, exultant, tragic, transporting masterpiece, which came out 50 years ago this summer, when I was a freshman in college. The film had an effect on me that’s hard to describe. I didn’t...

Ari Aster is expanding the fictional town of Eddington into Queens, NY. The auteur is partnering with the Museum of the Moving Image to host the new film series “Eddington City Limits,” highlighting the features that inspired his acclaimed Covid-set Western.

Aster will be in attendance for two out of the five films that will screen; the program ranges from Robert Altman’s iconic “Nashville” to Lars von Trier’s beloved “Dogville.” The series is co-programmed by Aster and MoMI Senior Curator of Film Michael Koresky, and will take place from August 15 to 31. “Eddington” opens in theaters today, July 18.

As the description for the film series states, “Eddington City Limits” will include “movies that both directly inspired or echo the escalating madness of ‘Eddington,’ depicting powder-keg communities ready to spill over into violence or enclosed worlds so given to conspiracy and obsession that there’s no longer any sense of coherent reality.

Larry Cohen: Mystery & Misdirection will be released on August 26 via Scream Factory.

The Blu-ray set collects three films from the exploitation trailblazer behind the likes of The Stuff and It’s Alive: The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, Special Effects, and Wicked Stepmother.

1977’s The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover is a biographical drama starring Broderick Crawford, James Wainwright, Jose Ferrer, Celeste Holm, Ronee Blakely, John Marley, and Michael Sacks.

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2k Restoration from the Original Camera Negative (new) Audio: DTS-hd Master Audio Mono “The Most Feared Man: Scoring The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover” – Interview With Film Music Historian Daniel Schweiger (new) Original Trailer

1984’s Special Effects is a horror-thriller starring Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn, and Kevin O’Connor.

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Audio: DTS-hd Master Audio Mono Trailer

1989’s Wicked Stepmother is a horror-comedy starring Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera, Colleen Camp, Lionel Stander, David Rasche,...

Rucking Fotten has released a collection of A Nightmare on Elm Street apparel, plus a design from its first sequel, Freddy’s Revenge, for good measure.

The line includes T-shirts ($33.99), long sleeves ($43.99), all-over print tees ($59.99), zip-up hoodies ($64.99), embroidered denim jackets ($124.99), and 60×50 woven blankets ($62.99) — so you’ll never sleep again!

The collection is only available through Sunday, June 1, and will ship in 6-8 weeks. Select pieces are limited in quantity and may sell out before the weekend is over.

In Wes Craven‘s 1984 slasher classic, teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on them in their dreams — which, in turn, kills them in reality.

Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Johnny Depp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, and Robert Englund star.

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The Twilight Zone is one of the most influential television series of all time. Its anthology format and clever updates of campfire tales struck a chord with audiences in the early 1960s, as creator Rod Serling and his colleagues combined sci-fi with a strong social conscience. The series' signature ironic twists have never lost their sting, and the moral lessons beneath the chills give it an evergreen quality that helped it endure over the years.

In the process, it has influenced countless sci-fi and horror filmmakers who were inspired by it at an early age. Some of them went on to direct movies with a close resemblance to Serling's tales, and there are plenty of feature-length movies which bear the distinctive stamp of a specific episode. Each one tells its own story, while carrying the core of an idea that effectively started with The Twilight Zone.

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“How does it feel?” is one way by which to measure a movie. But if you’ve seen “A Complete Unknown,” the Bob Dylan biopic that opened on Christmas Day, you may have left the theater singing to yourself (to the tune of “Like a Rolling Stone”): How much is reeeaaallll?

The short response is: A lot. But the long answer involves acknowledging director James Mangold’s film taking liberties in terms of a condensation of timelines, the conjoining of separate incidents, fictional character names in a couple of cases, and moments of sheer imagination and fictionalization. It’s certainly possible to enjoy “A Complete Unknown” without stressing too much over which parts are fact and which are fanciful. But for those who want to take a deep dive into how much the movie aligns with the known historical record, we looked to several Dylan experts to help sort it out.

Horror master Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most beloved franchises in the genre, and its famous slasher villain, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), is equally beloved. Since it has remained undeniably popular in the 40 years since the first film's release, it is hard to believe that Craven had a difficult time trying to get the project picked up. All the major studios balked at the premise, claiming they didn't think audiences would find dreams scary enough. Luckily, New Line eventually gave the movie the greenlight, thus giving birth to one of horror's most iconic franchises.

Despite being made on a lower budget, the movie became a big success and catapulted Freddy into horror icon status. The surprise success of the movie paved the way for seven sequels, a crossover with fellow horror icon Jason Voorhees, a remake, a video game, a TV series, and countless merchandise.

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,...

Don't count on seeing Robert Englund getting back into the makeup for a return as Freddy Krueger, as the actor has confirmed that he's physically finished with portraying the character. However, he's also reaffirmed that he's still up for playing an animated version of the Springwood Slasher.

To promote the new 4K restoration of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Englund spoke about his run in the role of Freddy Krueger in a new interview for Bloody Disgusting. Just recently, Elm Street co-star Heather Langenkamp (Nancy Thompson) hinted that she believed Englund had one more Freddy movie left in him in a separate interview. Englund himself insists he truly is finished, as he's just "too old" to handle it at this point in his life, though he's open to voicing Freddy for an animated project.

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The metal-clawed, heavily disfigured child killer Freddy Krueger became a pop culture icon and legendary horror villain when he first made his spectacular debut in Wes Craven's 1984 masterpiece A Nightmare on Elm Street. The unforgettable antagonist was gloriously portrayed by Robert Englund in eight spine-tingling installments in the chilling franchise and was created by a master of horror himself, Wes Craven.

While moviegoers everywhere have come to know and love Englund as the demented Krueger, he was not actually the trailblazing filmmaker's first choice to star as the undead murderer who stalks his victims in their dreams. English stage and screen star David Warner was originally chosen to tackle the hefty role, but in an unfortunate turn of events, was forced to walk away from the project,...

It's been almost four decades since fans were introduced to Freddy Krueger's unique brand of terror in A Nightmare on Elm Street. To mark the milestone, actors Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund, who played Nancy Thompson and the dream-invading killer respectively, reflected on the character's legacy.

Speaking to ComicBook, the actors talked about how Freddy would adapt to the age of social media."I almost think it's impossible to have a scary character with social media, because by the time you've already put out the scary side, there's like 100 memes of you being ridiculous, and they've figured out a way to humiliate you, so I don't know if Freddy could even exist today," Langenkamp said.

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Max, formerly known as HBO Max, is a popular streaming service that is an absolute must for many movie and TV enthusiasts. When the service initially launched in 2020, it offered a wide range of titles in partnership with HBO Now and WarnerMedia. Even now, Max is quite active in introducing various films and television shows to its users, often on a monthly basis.

Max has revealed its monthly movie releases for October, including a series of films from one of the most iconic horror franchises and a nostalgic creature feature that is still loved today. That said, let's dive into these exciting titles in further detail as we present you with a list of every movie that will be available on Max in October 2024.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Movies (1984-1989) Streaming Oct. 1

A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most well-known horror franchises of all time, with...

A Nightmare On Elm Street is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and stars Robert Englund and Heather Langenkamp have been reminiscing and sharing their thoughts on one of the most iconic horror franchises of all time. Like many movies of the 80s, the world in which Englunds Freddy Krueger rules the dreams of teenagers in Springwood is a long way from the technologically advanced one of today. So how would the razor-fingered dream demon still manage to terrorize his victims in a world of smartphones and social media?

While speaking with Comicbook, Englund and Langenkamp pondered this very question, and for Langenkamp in particular, the idea of Freddy being able to have the same terrifying presence while being subjected to meme culture would be pretty much impossible. She said:

Gosh. I mean, I almost think it's impossible to have a scary character with social media because by the time you've already put out the scary side,...

The lineup for the 2024 Beyond Fest includes some big titles like the long-awaited remake of Salem's Lot, the controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, the Palm d'Or winner Anora, the 30th anniversary of Speed, and much more. Beyond Fest is the largest genre film festival in the United States and is held in Los Angeles, California. Their upcoming slate for 2024, their 12th annual festival, comprises 82 features, including 16 World premieres, four international premieres, one North American premiere, three US premieres, and 25 West Coast premieres.

Presented by Neon and programmed and produced in partnership with the American Cinematheque, the Beyond Fest line-up will play across Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre, Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and Vista Theatre, running September 25th through October 9th. High-profile titles include the World Premiere of Gary Daubermans chilling adaptation of Stephen Kings seminal novel Salem's Lot, which will kick off the festival before the movie premieres...

Beyond Fest 2024, the genre film festival based in the United States is returning for its 12th presentation with an 82-feature lineup for 15 days of cinematic spectacle! This year’s celebration includes a killer roster of firsts, special screenings, anticipated reunions, and more fan-favorite filmmakers than most cinephiles could handle for one momentous event! This year’s collection of films and creators is better than ever, so prepare yourself for a gauntlet of big-screen wonders, a popcorn diet, and random encounters with celebrities and fans alike.

Per Beyond Fest’s official press release (with some flavor text sprinkled in):

Beyond Fest, the biggest and highest-attended genre film festival in the US is excited to announce its complete slate of 2024 programming comprising 82 features, including 16 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 1 North American Premiere, 3 US Premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres. After entertaining over 25,000 guests in 2023, Beyond Fest returns for its 12th edition, spanning September 25th – October 9th.

The long-awaited unveiling of Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot, the west coast premiere of Terrifier 3, a 30th anniversary Speed reunion with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and focus on filmmakers Sam Raimi and Shane Black are among the many highlights of the 12th edition of Beyond Fest, which will hit Los Angeles starting Sept. 25.

Other big-name titles include the international premiere of Toho’s My Hero Academia: You’re Next and the west coast premieres of The Brutalist, the immigration thriller that is coming off a Silver Lion award for best director at the Venice Film Festival. Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, Donald Trump origin story The Apprentice, and Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch are also on the docket And there will be the U.S. premiere of Sarah Paulson’s suspense thriller Hold Your Breath.

Billing itself the largest genre film festival in the United States,...

In 1984, Wes Craven unleashed hell on an unsuspecting audience with the premiere of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which brought a supernatural terror to Small Town, USA. 40 years later, Investigation Discovery is set to explore real world horrors that take place on Elm Streets everywhere in the true-crime docuseries The Real Murders on Elm Street.

Per Bloody Disgusting, the six-part series will look to shine a light on suburban crimes that all have one thing in common: their street names. While the events depicted in Cravens seminal movie are fiction, these horrors are very real, and have lingered in the hearts and minds of those affected by them long after the culprit was caught. Check out the official trailer for The Real Murders on Elm Street below to get a taste of whats to come.

Produced by Grandmas House Entertainment, The Real Murders on Elm Street kicks off on September...

Robert Englund is so linked with the character of Freddy Krueger from the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise that it's virtually impossible to imagine anyone else taking on the role. Since first playing the horror icon in Wes Craven's 1984 horror classic, Englund became an instant pop culture fixture, firmly placed on the Mount Rushmore of horror movie villains. It'll be 40 years since the release of the first movie, and Englund has been candid in recent interviews that he's now too old to play the character again, but one of his former co-stars and Freddy Krueger's first final girl adversary, Heather Langenkamp, thinks he's more than capable of putting on Freddy's claws again.

During an interview with Bloody Disgusting to discuss the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street 4K remaster and the film's upcoming 40th anniversary, Langenkamp, who played the resourceful Nancy Thompson in the movie, was asked about...

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.

BBFC changed A Nightmare on Elm Street rating from 18 to 15, based on updated standards and public support for reclassification. Recent trends show audiences more accepting of fantastical violence. Film's kills occur within a fantasy context, leaving more to imagination. Despite some pushback, film's reclassification allows more accessibility for UK youth. US is unlikely to reclassify due to different standards.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has changed the rating of Wes Craven's seminal A Nightmare on Elm Street from an 18 to a 15. That's the equivalent of the film being changed from an R to a PG-13 in the United States. This follows their research into the public's support for "older content to be reclassified in line with modern standards." Or, as a BBFC spokesperson put it to the Guardian:

At the BBFC, we review the classification of older films when they are submitted to us by the distributor,...

Whatever you do, don't fall asleep, because Freddy Krueger's first movie is getting a new 4K Ultra HD release. The special Steelbook's release comes 40 years after the film first terrorized audiences back in 1984.

Directed by Wes Craven and starring Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street first hit movie theaters in 1984, spawning what would become one of the horror genre's most popular franchises. The film has been given a new 4K restoration for the Ultimate Collector's Edition release that includes a Steelbook with new key art that comes packed with fun bonuses, such as a double-sided poster, art cards, and a booklet. The 4K disc includes both the original theatrical version of A Nightmare on Elm Street along with the uncut version.

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One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…in 4K! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Warner Bros. will be releasing the iconic slasher in 4K. Oh, just imagine how vibrant the blood will be in Johnny Depp’s death scene!

While no date has been set for the 4K release of A Nightmare on Elm Street, multiple sources have listed December 31st. Those of us in North America won’t directly be getting a box set, but the U.K.’s more substantial release is region free, so feel free to pre-order that one instead. This collector’s edition of A Nightmare on Elm Street on 4K houses a double-sided poster, art cards and a booklet. On top of that, the 40th anniversary set will also be numbered; while we don’t know the number yet, 1,984 would certainly be a killer choice, albeit extremely limited.

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.

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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,...

Maika Monroe has been busy establishing herself as one of horror's most prominent scream queens ever since her breakthrough in 2014's It Follows. Now that the little horror movie that could, Longlegs, has opened to over $20 million, her clout has risen considerably and cemented the idea that the horror movies she stars in can be hugely successful both critically and financially. With this in mind, there's one major, long-dormant horror franchise she would love the chance to resurrect.

It Follows, The Guest, Greta, Villains, Watcher, and Longlegs are all originals, and all have achieved either critical success, financial success, or a mixture of the two. And, now, Monroe hopes to see the same happen with A Nightmare on Elm Street. And Monroe is sure that Nightmare is the one for her, because when asked by Collider what her dream franchise would be, she said:

"A Nightmare on Elm Street. Definitely.

The '70s was a great time for movies. Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg were making American classics like Taxi Driver and Jaws, while Italian director Dario Argento was challenging horror conventions with Suspiria. It was a new golden age for films in Hollywood and beyond.

While many can remember the classics of the '70s, there are countless numbers of great movies that people have forgotten about. There are plenty of underrated gems that are hidden in plain sight from directors that are commonly known. Everyone remembers Alfred Hitchcock for Psycho, but he made his final movies in the '70s and let himself free from the restraints of Hollywood.

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Fans rally around Mike Flanagan's dream of directing A Nightmare on Elm Street, hoping to see his take on the iconic horror series. Budget-friendly, classic A Nightmare on Elm Street started an entire franchise with 9 entries, but future projects have been inactive. Though currently in limbo, the possibility of reviving A Nightmare on Elm Street with Mike Flanagan's direction remains a dream.

Acclaimed writer/director Mike Flanagan is known for his work on a number of different projects, including his adaptations of the Stephen King novels Doctor Sleep and Geralds Game, as well as his take on classic literature by way of Netflixs The Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunting of Hill House, and The Haunting of Bly Manor. Though the horror auteur has been tapped to helm the next film in The Exorcist series for Blumhouse, theres one franchise he recently noted would be a dream...

Several of our favorite horror franchises have gotten upgraded 4K collections, but one franchise that you can still only own on Blu-ray is A Nightmare on Elm Street. The bad news? A full franchise collection hasn’t yet been announced. Good news? The original is coming to 4K!

Wes Craven’s original horror classic is getting a 40th anniversary 4K Ultra HD SteelBook from Warner Bros. on December 31, 2024, with pre-orders now available on Amazon.

It’s a UK release, but the 4K disc will be Region Free. The Limited Edition offering will reportedly come packaged with a Double-Sided Poster, Art Cards, and a Booklet.

The official listing previews, “Celebrate 40 years of Wes Craven’s nightmarish masterpiece A Nightmare on Elm Street with a brand new 4K restoration and Ultimate Collector’s Edition featuring a Steelbook with new key art, theatrical poster and other premiums.”

Bonus Features on the Blu-ray disc include…...

Heather Langenkamp is open to reprising her role as Nancy Thompson from A Nightmare on Elm Street, reflecting on her character's evolution. Despite franchise reboot not taking off, Langenkamp believes there are still great opportunities for new battles in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. With Freddy Krueger's last movie appearance in 2010's reboot, the franchise may struggle without Robert Englund's involvement.

It is almost 40 years since Nancy Thompson squared off with Freddy Krueger for the first time in A Nightmare on Elm Street, and she is more than willing to do it all again. While Robert Englund has almost certainly ruled himself out of returning as the child-killing dream demon, actress Heather Langenkamp is open to reprising her role as Nancy at least one more time if the opportunity arose.

In an interview with the Nightmare on Film Street podcast, Langenkamp reflected on Nancys journey in the franchise,...

Get ready to journey back to the 1980s with Netflix's curated selection of iconic films screening in select theaters and available to stream. From classic 80s staples like Beverly Hills Cop to cult classics like A Nightmare on Elm Street, there's something for every movie buff to enjoy. Netflix's Milestone Movie Collection celebrates cinema milestone years, with 1984 films lined up for April and May screenings, including The Natural and This is Spinal Tap.

If you're feeling nostalgic for the 1980s, Netflix has got you covered. As part of their Milestone Movies: The Anniversary Collection, the streamer is sending over two dozen 1984 movies to Netflix-owned theaters for a limited time. The films will screen at the Paris Theater in New York, The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, and The Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades, California, throughout select dates in April and May (via Variety). The films will also be available to stream.

New Line Cinema's history is rooted in horror, especially the iconic slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, and Jason Voorhees are top-tier slasher icons under New Line, but there is potential for reboots of Critters and Alone in the Dark. With Hollywood's focus on '80s properties, New Line could bring back slasher classics like Critters or create new hits, as they did producing Evil Dead Rise.

New Line Cinema, "The House that Freddy Built." And, eventually, the house behind Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. But, still, it was horror that laid down the bricks that Sam and Frodo would traverse to toss the ring. Specifically, slashers, when they handled the United States re-release of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. They also dealt with the distribution of Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead.

But, of course, it was...

Freddy Krueger became an iconic horror villain through his unique ability to kill victims in their dreams, leaving no physical evidence behind. The origin story of Freddy Krueger reveals a dark history of abuse and murder, solidifying his status as a terrifying figure in pop culture. Freddy's weakness, like Pennywise's, lies in his fear of fire and reliance on the fear of his victims to fuel his reign of terror in the dream world.

When fictional murderer Freddy Krueger was introduced in the first A Nightmare on Elm Street film in 1984, no one could have predicted that he would emerge as one of the most iconic screen villains in history, especially Robert Englund, a veteran character actor who ended up playing Freddy in seven additional films and a short-lived television series over the course of approximately 20 years.

Prior to the release of A Nightmare on Elm Street, audiences hadn...

Fred fooled the internet with fake TV series poster, created by a satirical Facebook site. Despite a detailed synopsis and poster being released, the Fred series is not real. The internet's ability to blur the lines between real and fake is seen in full effect with the Fred poster.

A poster for a mystery TV series entitled Fred fooled the internet into believing that Rob Zombie has been working on a new TV series based on A Nightmare on Elm Street. However, as is often the case, things are not entirely as they seem, and the poster is not for a real series, but is a fake concept created by online content creator Yoda Bby Aby.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) R Horror Release DateNovember 16, 1984DirectorWes CravenCastHeather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda WyssRuntime1hr 31minWritersWes CravenStudioNew Line Cinema, Media Home Entertainment, Smart Egg PicturesTaglineWelcome to your nightmare.

Supernatural horror movies have featured a wide range of creatures throughout the years, including monsters, demons, witches, zombies, and the Devil. Ghost-free supernatural horror has been captivating audiences for over a century, with early films featuring creatures from the darkest corners of writers' imaginations. These movies often subvert classic ghost tropes and continue to surprise and scare audiences with new and terrifying movie monsters.

The word "supernatural" immediately invokes images of ghosts, but countless great supernatural horror movies are about other creatures of an otherworldly nature. Monsters, demons, witches, zombies, and the Devil are some of the nefarious beings that have scared audiences witless in supernatural horror movies over the years. They've made for some of the best horror movies of all time.

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While A Nightmare on Elm Street is a brilliant horror franchise on its own, many theories change the impact of the movies. The original A Nightmare on Elm Street helped define modern horror and propel the careers of now-famous actors. With the success of the first movie, the Freddy Krueger franchise expanded to include nine movies, a TV series, twelve novels, and numerous comic books. There's even discussion of another reboot on the horizon.

The A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise centers on child murderer and pedophile Freddy Krueger who can jump into characters' dreams. If he murders someone within their dream, they also die in real life, allowing him to continue his killing spree long after his corporeal death. Freddy is one of the most iconic 80s horror movie characters, even inspiring other pop culture. Additionally, many theories surrounding...

A Nightmare on Elm Street's success can be attributed to its thought-provoking premise, skilled use of horror tropes, and a star-studded cast that helped make it one of the most engaging horror films ever. The film served as a career launching pad for its younger actors like Johnny Depp, who went on to achieve immense success in both independent and blockbuster films. The cast, including Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Ronee Blakley, and John Saxon, continued to have diverse and accomplished careers in the film industry, solidifying their status as talented actors beyond their roles in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most iconic horror films ever made, and its fantastic cast has gone on to do great things since the film's release in 1984. A Nightmare on Elm Street is a defining movie in the modern horror genre, and its incredible success...

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 asleep. When they did finally lose consciousness, they mysteriously died. The deaths remained unexplained for years. Craven extrapolated a horror movie from these cases, envisioning a nightmarish killer who occupied multiple people's dreams. If the killer killed you in your dream, you died in the waking world. 

Craven named his killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) and explained that Freddy was the ghost of a neighborhood child murderer who had been killed by a group of local parents -- exercising vigilante justice -- years earlier. Somehow, Freddy passed into the realm of the supernatural. Now he "lives" as a burned-up,...

The ending of A Nightmare on Elm Street remains a mystery after 39 years. Was the ending a dream? Was it all a dream? Half the movie? Two-thirds? The lack of clarity with its closing keeps the original film alive in our daydreams still. What the end means is left to the subjectivity of the viewer and allows for numerous interpretations as to what is happening in the surreal third act of the movie.

The understanding of the ending for many fans is shaped by the sequels. Two generations of horror fans have come to the Nightmare series as a fully formed franchise with multiple sequels.

Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns in part two and the rest of the sequels, and Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) is still alive in part three. The sequels present the ending of the first film as an indecisive battle, which both Freddy and Nancy survive. The...

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic horror movie released in 1984, directed and written by Wes Craven. It follows the story of several teenagers living on Elm Street who are systematically targeted by an enigmatic killer with supernatural powers, Freddy Krueger. The teenagers discover that they can only survive if they stay awake, but even this proves futile as Freddy’s powers extend into the dream world.

The film spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, making it one of the most successful franchises in horror movie history. It also became one of the most recognized and beloved icons in cinema history, with Freddy Krueger’s iconic striped sweater and fedora becoming staples in popular culture. A Nightmare on Elm Street has been credited with revitalizing the slasher genre, inspiring many other movies throughout the years.

The movie was met with both commercial success and critical praise, receiving several Saturn Awards...

Ronee Blakley still remains better known to many as an actor than a singer-songwriter, thanks to screen appearances like her Oscar-nominated turn in “Nashville” and later appearance in “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” But she was releasing major-label albums in the early ’70s before a plum Robert Altman part landed her on the cover of Newsweek. Now she’s returning to music with her first non-soundtrack studio album in years, “Atom Bomb Baby,” which has just been released on digital services.

The album has a strong tie-in to another project that brought her back into the limelight last year: Martin Scorsese’s “Rolling Thunder Revue” documentary about the legendary Bob Dylan ensemble tour on which she was one of the top-billed performers. Before the tour commenced, Blakley was called into a recording studio for a seat-of-their-pants recording session for an epic single, “Hurricane,” about the plight of incarcerated boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter,...

He knew the right people, worked with the right collaborators, and looked and dressed better than many in his circle. But as even his friends acknowledged, timing was never one of David Blue’s strong suits — and if anyone needed a reminder, it arrived at his funeral.

For much of Blue’s career leading up to that day in December 1982, life hadn’t seemed especially fair. The singer, songwriter, and guitarist had rarely complained about it, but everyone except him seemed to be reaping the rewards of a life in music.

Character actor Allen Garfield died from complications with the coronavirus Tuesday at 80. Garfield’s death was confirmed by his sister. Many of his fans and former co-stars posted on social media to pay their respects. This includes Ronee Blakley who said on Facebook, “Rip Allen Garfield, the great actor who played my husband in “Nashville”, […]

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Allen Garfield, who appeared in such films as “The Conversation,” “Nashville” and “Irreconcilable Differences,” has passed away due to complications of Covid-19, according to one of his co-stars. He was 80.

The actor, who suffered strokes in 1998 and 2004, had been a long-term resident of the Motion Picture Retirement Home. It is not known if he was one of the two victims of coronavirus who died at the facility this week.

Garfield’s “Nashville” co-star Ronee Blakley shared the news on Facebook, writing, “Rip Allen Garfield, the great actor who played my husband in ‘Nashville’, has died today of Covid; I hang my head in tears; condolences to family and friends; I will post more later; cast and crew, sending love.”

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Born Allen Goorwitz in Newark, New Jersey in 1939, Garfield appeared in more than 100 television shows and films during his...

by Jason Adams

Marge Thompson is such a weirdo. Less than ten years after her Oscar nomination for Robert Altman's classic Nashville the singer turned actress Ronee Blakley was playing the Mom in a slasher flick. Some might disparage that turn of events -- say she was "reduced to" playing the Mom in a slasher flick. I am not one of those people. Especially when you see the gloriously strange performance that Blakley turned in. There's nothing unmemorable about the final girl Nancy Thompson's momma -- she'll haunt your dreams!

A Nightmare on Elm Street is about the sins of the parents being visited, rather traumatically, upon their children, a symbiotic theme that Craven would come to visit time and again with his horror films...

Freddy Krueger, the vicious, dream-slashing villain from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, has more than earned his spot among the horror genre’s most brutal icons. Even before he reached the peak of his paranormal powers, Krueger was a vicious child killer, one who managed to squirm out of a jail sentence because of a technicality. This, as fans of the original film know, led the parents to take matters into their own hands.

It’s not as if Wes Craven’s pinnacle 1984 film hadn’t already made the character into one of the most horrific of all time. But as it turns out, the director’s original vision made Krueger’s origin much, much worse.

Those details can be viewed in the deleted scene up above. As you’ll notice, most of it actually did find a place in the movie, as we see heroine Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp...

Among the pivotal and juicy nuggets of film history recounted in “Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound,” Midge Costin’s wonkishly engaging movie-love documentary, there’s one that speaks volumes about the foundation of the New Hollywood.

It’s 1967, and George Lucas, who is three years away from making his first film, is on the set of “Finian’s Rainbow,” the clomping warhorse of a Hollywood musical that his buddy and fellow film-school brat Francis Ford Coppola has been hired to direct. Coppola, who already dreams of making his own more personal film, asks Lucas if he knows a good sound designer; Lucas tips him off to his USC colleague Walter Murch. Coppola and Murch then team up to make “The Rain People,” a road odyssey they literally shoot across the country, with Murch using the new Nagra Portable Audio Recorder. That’s when these filmmakers have their aha moment.

As fanciful as Martin Scorsese’s new film about Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue of 1975 is, it doesn’t aim to turn truth into myth nearly as much as the infamous movie Dylan himself made during that period, “Renaldo and Clara” — in which the cast list had Ronee Blakley playing “Mrs. Dylan.” Whatever impish reasons he might have had for doing that, it was undoubtedly a sign of the affection Dylan had for Blakley, who’d come right off a promotional tour for Robert Altman’s “Nashville” onto his tour, with a quick stop to record his single “Hurricane.”

Blakley appears in archival footage and fresh interviews in the Netflix film “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” and she can also be heard singing with Dylan throughout the new 14-cd boxed set “Rolling Thunder: The 1975 Live Recordings.” She’s also known for her solo albums...

In the summer of 1975, in the middle of recording his album “Desire,” Bob Dylan decided that he wanted to go on tour again, but that he also wanted a break. A break from the crowds, from the press scrutiny, maybe even from his own stardom. So in the fall of that year, he launched the Rolling Thunder Revue, a knowingly small-time ramble of a concert tour that was designed, from the outset, to be a kind of antiquated floating carnival of down-home traveling players. Call it “A Prairie Home Companion” meets Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The venues wouldn’t be sold-out arenas, like the ones that Dylan had played, along with the Band, to rapturous audiences the year before. They would be concert halls in places like Plymouth, Mass., and Rochester, N.Y., and Bangor, Maine. And though the tour was billed on posters as an all-star counterculture revue,...