" There was...there was this guy; he had knives for fingers."
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
Directed by Wes Craven
Freddy Krueger is, without question, an icon of horror, even though many sequels, and a remake, have largely diluted his impact. Somewhere along the way he became a wisecracking anti-hero, more a figure of fun than fear. This makes it all the more startling to return to the original film and realize how scary it actually is. Freddy is genuinely frightening and disturbing in his first outing and the premise of the film, that of a creature that can kill you in your dreams, was exciting and original.
If you haven't watched it in a while maybe give it a revisit, director Wes Craven and star Robert Englund really did create a classic.
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