Tag: Robert Englund


  • Pinocchio Murders The Hell Out of Everyone in Brutal New Trailer for Pinocchio Unstrung

    Yeah, you have to watch this. In the brutal new trailer for Pinocchio Unstrung, brought to you by the good folks at ITN, Pinocchio murders the hell out of everyone he comes across in his quest to become a real boy. A lot of negative things have been said about the use of public domain…

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge – The Problem of Possession

    It had to happen; Halloween had done it; the Universal and Hammer studios had delivered a string of films based around characters such as Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy; and now it was Freddy Krueger’s turn to have a sequel and build a franchise with A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Directed by…

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street: Inherited Sin in the Suburbs

    By 1984, two of the big ‘unholy trinity’ of 80s slasher franchises, Halloween and Friday the 13th, had already been established. Wes Craven was late to the party, but he brought with him the film that would not only complete the slasher picture but would also birth the franchise that arguably became the biggest pop…

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street:  A Roundtable Discussion

    I recently had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable discussion with several members of the Horror Archives staff. We examined the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise in great detail in what made for a great conversation. Joining me for the roundtable were: Bronson West, Chris Flackett and Robert Chipman. Be sure to let us…