Welcome to Elm Street: Inside the Film and Television Nightmares

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the most inventive American films of the 1980s. Its sleeper success bred a series of film sequels and a syndicated television program while its villain, Freddy Krueger, became a Hollywood horror icon for the ages. In the four decades since its release, Craven's creation and subsequent franchise has become firmly established as a pop culture institution and a celebrated symbol of American cinema. This book takes readers on an engrossing journey through the history, production and themes of the Nightmare on Elm Street film series and its spin-off TV show, Freddy's Nightmares. It reveals new stories about the franchise's history and dives into some of the themes and ideas that tend to be overlooked. The book has a foreword by production designer Mick Strawn and exclusive interviews with cast and crew, including legendary Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund; directors Jack Sholder, Chuck Russell, Mick Garris, Tom McLoughlin, Lisa Gottlieb, and William Malone; cinematographers Jacques Haitkin, Roy H. Wagner, and Steven Fierberg; and many more.

Author: Wayne Byrne
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 03/17/2022
Pages: 225
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476684529
ISBN10: 1476684529
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | Genres | Horror
- Performing Arts | Television | Genres | Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

About the Author
Wayne Byrne is a writer, educator, and film historian living in Ireland.