Next week , we’re heading back to dreamland with Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors — but this week, we’re talking with the legendary production designer and art director Mick Strawn.

If you love ‘80s horror, practical effects, or behind-the-scenes movie chaos, this one’s for you. Mick’s been part of so many cult classics, from Runaway Train and Blade to his unforgettable work on A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 & 4.

We cover it all, including:
🎥 How he accidentally got the title of Art Director on Nightmare 3
🔥 Designing dreamscapes and nightmares that terrified a generation
🚂 Working on Runaway Train and what made that production so intense
🧠 How collaboration and chaos fueled creativity on ‘80s film sets
👻 His newest project, Solitude, now streaming on Tubi — a haunting story that blends isolation, suspense, and Mick’s signature visual style

Mick’s got stories for days, insights on practical movie magic, and a ton of passion for keeping the art of set design alive.

Watch the unedited review at sequelsonly/mickstrawn

Mick's IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833954/

🎬 Your homework:
Watch Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors — the dream sequences, the Freddy makeup, and the insane sets will hit even harder after hearing Mick’s stories.

📲 Follow us everywhere @sequelsonly
🌐 Visit our site: sequelsonly.com
💬 Don’t forget to rate, review, and share with friends, enemies, neighbors, exes… and that one guy who insists Freddy’s sweater was actually brown and black.