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 ...

In 1984, the landscape of horror was changed with the release of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. Prior to the film’s ...

Mark Patton and Robert Englund in 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment just released the A Nightmare on Elm Street: 7-Film Collection in 4K — the first ...

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When the first "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film was released in 1984, nobody quite knew what the impact would be. That is certainly true for series star Robert Englund, who took on the role of Freddy ...

The slasher genre reached its peak during the late 1970s and 1980s with gory hits such as John Carpenter's Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Child's Play, but out of all the gruesome contributions to ...

“A Nightmare on Elm Street” star Robert Englund got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this Halloween. And it feels long overdue. As Freddy Krueger, Englund was one of the premiere pop culture ...

If you’ve worked your way through the Halloween and Friday the 13th franchises and are at Nightmare on Elm Street, congratulations. You’re about to complete the main slasher trifecta. Here are the ...

The next two entries may be pretty much unwatchable, but the 2010 reboot is fully unwatchable. Jackie Earle Haley does his best, but there’s just no replacing Robert Englund. And, if you’re going to ...

'A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors' director suggests Jim Carrey could play Freddy Krueger. Jesse Grant/PMC/New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection Although Robert Englund has hung up ...