A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund. SYNOPSIS: A group of teens are all suffering from a spate of recurring nightmares in which they are stalked by a scarred psychopath with a knifed fingers, quickly discovering that if they die […]
Freddy Krueger gets a deluxe collectible statue from Iron Studios
Sideshow has unveiled a batch of promotional images for Iron Studios’ 1:10 scale Freddy Krueger statue which is based on the appearance of Robert Englund as the dream demon in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $165.00; take a look here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via […]
New Line still planning second A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions enjoyed spectacular hit with this year’s Halloween, the latest instalment in the long-running slasher series, which reverted to the franchise’s original continuity following Rob Zombie’s reboot and went on to gross over $250 million worldwide. Given that New Line Cinema is looking to revive its own iconic slasher series A Nightmare on […]
Robert Englund would don Freddy’s jumper for one more A Nightmare on Elm Street
You wouldn’t need to be in dreamland to have imagined news like this would emerge in the wake of David Gordon Green’s Halloween (read our ★★★★ review here) collecting a huge bucket of treats at the box-office. Following Robert Englund’s first outing in the stripy jumper since 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason, in this week’s episode […]
Robert Englund discusses unmade Freddy prequel Krueger: The First Kills
Although Robert Englund is set to reprise the role of child killer Freddy Krueger in this month’s Halloween episode of the U.S. sitcom The Goldbergs, it’s likely we’ve seen the last of his Bastard Son of 100 Maniacs on the big screen, with the actor stating on multiple occasions that he believes he’s now too […]
Robert Englund explains how he’d reboot A Nightmare on Elm Street
Following 2010’s disappointing reboot starring Jackie Earle Haley, it was reported a few years back that New Line Cinema would be taking a second stab at relaunching the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise with another remake, although as yet the project has failed to materialise. For many fans, the key ingredient to the A […]
Max Landis has an intriguing idea for a horror movie mash-up featuring Freddy, Jason, Chucky, and the Cenobites
Max Landis — son of the legendary filmmaker John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) — has an intriguing idea for a horror mashup featuring the likes of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Chucky, and the Cenobites. Speaking on The Writer’s Panel podcast, the writer, director, and sometimes actor explained his idea which involves a young orphan taking […]
Dead by Daylight unleashes Freddy Krueger on unsuspecting gamers
One…two Freddy’s coming for you… well he will be coming for PC players of Dead by Daylight tomorrow (26th October) thanks to developers Behaviour Digital. Last year’s October chapter was based on Halloween and saw players fleeing from Michael Myers but the chapter arriving this Halloween season is based on the iconic A Nightmare on Elm […]
Robert Englund says he is too old to play Freddy Krueger again
The 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot was panned critically, and put any potential for a rebooted franchise soundly to sleep. Cut to 2017 with New Line preparing to try, once again, to bring Freddy Krueger back from the dead with The Conjuring 2 writer David Leslie Johnson working on the script. The obvious […]
Funko goes 8-Bit with horror-themed Pop! Vinyl figures
Funko has revealed its new line of 8-bit horror Pop! Movies vinyl figures which includes the iconic slashers Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees (along with NES versions!) as well as the Xenomorph from Alien; check them out below… Some of your favorite classic horror characters are now 8-Bit Pop! Vinyl! This series features the nightmare serial […]
