Movie crossovers always generate a very specific kind of hype, especially when they aim to answer the age-old question, “Who would win in a fight?” 23 years ago, on August 15th, 2003, one of the most anticipated battles finally took place on the big screen. That fight was between two of horror’s biggest icons: Freddy […]
1989 ushered in the end of an iconic decade for horror. It also brought horror to the small screen, with several TV shows that continue to have a following.
The success of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street would make an icon out of Freddy Krueger. Portrayed by actor Robert Englund, Freddy gave audiences what few slashers could at the time: a villain with personality and charisma. Across multiple sequels and even a TV series, Freddy dominated the horror genre. That reign would […]
The 1970s and 1980s built the modern American slasher genre from the ground up, establishing many of the horror icons we know today. Michael Myers (Nick Castle) began terrorizing suburban Illinois in 1978’s Halloween, and Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) offered some rural terror in 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Later additions extended that era’s diversity, […]
It seems even the most hated of movie sequels can find a fanbase. This is especially true for horror franchises, where fan rankings of series like Friday the 13th and Halloween can vary wildly from person to person. But when it comes to sequels which consistently find themselves at the bottom, actually enjoying them can […]
Nightmares will soon return to streets other than Elm Street. Paramount Pictures is set to bring Freddy Krueger and famed horror film A Nightmare on Elm Steet back. A new version of the movie is in the works after Paramount secured a deal for an original screenplay of the movie. The Hollywood Reporter reported news of the horror […]