A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Sequels are usually not easy to do. Either they stick too close to the first one and become a rehash, or they try something different and that can also go both ways. This sequel does try something different, but it is so bizarre and off kilter that nothing makes sense if you take the lore of the original into account. Props for trying, though. And the cool practical effects. Jesse Walsh and his family have moved into Nancy's house (from the first one). It has been about 5 years since those events and because it is in essence a murder house, the family got it cheap. But they haven't settled in yet and already Jesse is having really disturbing dreams. Together with the help of his almost but not quite girlfriend Lisa he tries to find out what is going on and discovers that the spirit of Fred Krueger is trying to take him over. See, this time, there is not that big a link to Krueger killing people in dreams. No, this time he actually possesses Jesse and wants his body fo...
