A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Horrorlegacies, they are very much a thing. Nothing new, because even from the 1930s studios loved them some sequels if the profit was good. But in the early 80s a new type of scary story began to emerge, meshing the supernatural with the slasher. You all know the cliché by now: a group of teens gets offed by a near unstoppable killer. But back then, this was new and fresh and especially director Wes Craven gave a whole new spin on this idea by merging the real world and the dream world until you can't really tell what's imagined or not anymore. Nowadays everyone knows the character of Freddy Krueger thanks to the iconic portrayal by Robert Englund, but it is sometimes forgotten how effectively creepy and disturbing this first film actually is. Along the unassuming Elm Street, the teenagers are all having a rough night because all of them are having recurring nightmares where they are stalked by a strange man with a killer glove. Props to the design team for developing possib...
