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 ...

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As the “final girl” in the first and third installments of the Nightmare on Elm Street horror-movie series, Nancy Thompson never received the respect and adoration that Freddy Krueger has. Now, Nancy ...

Ahead of the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which first debuted in theaters on Nov. 9, 1984, stars Robert Englund and Heather Langenkamp are looking back on the making of the ...

Writer/director Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in November 1984, taking the world by storm. Craven changed the face of horror, and made New Line Cinema a true player in ...

Nov 2, 2024 Nov 2, 2024 Updated Dec 9, 2024 0 A trick-or-treater came to Heather Langenkamp’s door dressed as Freddy Krueger. That was the moment she realized “A Nightmare on Elm Street” wasn’t just a ...

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