A real-life series of deaths of young Hmong men inspired Wes Craven to create Nightmare On Elm Street. We tell this tragic story on this week's Unpleasant Dreams.

EM Hilker is our writer and researcher with additional writing by Cassandra Harold. Jim Harold is our Executive Producer.

Find the original article by EM Hilker HERE.

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