Wes Craven taps into the unconsciousness of the “Me” decade with his 1984 Magnum Opus,  A Nightmare on Elm Street. Unlike its many sequels, this film, the story of a resurrected child killer and his relentless pursuit of four teens in their dreams is still truly frightening. Freddy Krueger is a monster in this film, not a comic prop.

Wes Craven taps into the unconsciousness of the “Me” decade with his 1984 Magnum Opus, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Unlike its many sequels, this film, the story of a resurrected child killer and his relentless pursuit of four teens in their dreams is still truly frightening. Freddy Krueger is a monster in this film, not a comic prop.

FP 013 A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

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FP 013 A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

FP 013 A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)