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Freddy Krueger Was Played by 8 Actors That Weren’t Robert Englund
Most of the modern horror icons have been played by several actors over the years. Michael Myers, Leatherface, Jason Voorhees, these characters have had several people under the mask at this point. Bu...
Freddy Turns Forty: Ranking the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Franchise
On this 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street, which kicked off one of the most influential franchises in the horror genre, I enlisted the help of my horror movie-loving cousin and writer, Sam...
Eight Robert Englund Freddy Appearances You’ve Probably Never Seen
Robert Englund is synonymous with Freddy Krueger. I’m not sure any single modern horror character is as tied to one actor as Krueger is to Englund. When Platinum Dunes remade A Nightmare on Elm...
Why ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ is Exactly the Pulpy, Imperfect Movie It Needed to Be
Freddy vs. Jason was, for horror fans, one of the most anticipated movies of all time. I’ve written quite a bit about the long, arduous journey it had to finally make it to the big screen. Natu...
Peter Jackson’s A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Lover [Script to Pieces]
Welcome to Script to Pieces! A feature where we look at the best, most interesting, and at times most unbelievable horror movies that never happened. Sometimes these will be productions that never cam...
‘A Nightmare On Elm Street 4’: How Freddy Became The Pop Culture Boogeyman
A Nightmare on Elm Street was a success that spread through word of mouth. It was made for very little money and was released on a limited number of screens. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 was a hit in c...
Seven Minor Characters Scarier Than Their Own Movie
Sometimes it’s not the premise that really sells a horror film. Sometimes there are factors that prevent the movie from being as scary as it should be. But then you might have a character that ...
Why Alice from ANOES 4 and 5 is Actually an Anime-Esque Magical Girl
In recent years, there’s been a lot of overlap between the magical girl and horror genre. While series such as Devil Hunter Yohko, Shamanic Princess, Uta∽Kata, and Red Garden actuall...
Overlooked Wes Craven Movies That Need More Love!
The late Wes Craven is widely regarded as a master of horror. Of all the modern horror directors, he may have become the most mainstream, being the creative force behind not only the Nightmare on Elm ...