A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
After the fascinating yet bit out there sequel, this one picks up five years after the events of the first one and ignores the second. Not a bad thing, actually. In fact, this is often hailed as one of the best in the series and for good reason. Not only did it herald the era of the wisecracking Freddie but the story is engaging, the practical effects and visuals gloriously inventive and everyone is at the top of their game. Who knew you could do spooky horror right the third time around as well? The attention is on several teens in a psychiatric ward who are all suffering from sleep deprivation because - quite simply - they are afraid of their dreams as one well-known figure haunts them there. Naturally, not a single one of the doctors present believes them. But when Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) joins the team as a doctor-in-training, things change and one of the lead physicians begins to doubt whether or not there is more to this story. This is especially the case after a couple ...
