Few, if any, slasher villains have made as big an impact on the industry like Freddy Krueger. Initially conceived by an at the time down on his luck English professor turned filmmaker by the name of Wes Craven, Krueger starred in 1984's A Nightmare On Elm Street, and its impact has made its studio New Line Cinema to be known as the House The Freddy Built. But Craven quickly became disenchanted with his creation, as other filmmakers came in and made their stamp on the franchise with each subsequent sequel making its own impact on horror culture. So how high do we feel the franchise stands when it comes to horror history? Me, Matt, and the returning Mik Duffy take this series of podcasts to answer that very question.
Not much to say this week other than one of the two films reviewed on this, our (for now) final podcast of the series, 1994's Wes Craven's New Nightmare and 2010's remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street, gets Mik Duffy, our normally jovial Irish co-host, the angriest I've ever heard him. We also dissect if they could remake it again, and who of our current crop of actors could play the character of Freddy Krueger if they do?
Our big thanks go out to Mik Duffy for helping host a hell of a fun podcast series to record.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)
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