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In the decades since its release in 1984, A Nightmare on Elm Street has become a classic of the horror genre, slasher films in particular, and killer Freddy Krueger has become one of the most recognizable villains in movie history. The movie follows the killer as he stalks and kills teenagers in their dreams, which then kills them in reality, as revenge against their parents for burning him alive.
9 'Shocker' Dir. Wes Craven ✕ Remove Ads In Shocker, Horace Pinker , after being arrested and found guilty of a series of horrific murders, was sentenced to be executed via electric chair, but he made a deal with the devil which allowed him to come back from the dead as electricity. He then targeted the detective who found and arrested him, as well as his foster son, who had prophetic dreams about him and helped find him.
Release Date October 8, 1988 Director Bernard Rose Cast Charlotte Burke , Ben Cross , Glenne Headly , Elliott Spiers , Gemma Jones , Steven O'Donnell , Jane Bertish , Samantha Cahill Writers Catherine Storr , Matthew Jacobs 7 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Dir. Tobe Hooper ✕ Remove Ads Fearing her grandfather’s grave was among some reported to have been vandalized in rural Texas, Sally set out with her friends to find out in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Jacob's Ladder Jacob's Ladder is a horror mystery centering on a mourning father and scarred Vietnam War vet named Jacob that is dealing with dissociation. After his child dies, Jacob struggles to separate reality from his delusions. Jacob's Ladder stars Tim Robbins alongside Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, and Jason Alexander.
✕ Remove Ads Although Hellraiser didn’t deal with the world of dreams, it did feature a bizarre and disturbing alternate dimension, filled with the Cenobites, creatures just as menacing, gruesome and cruel, not to mention recognizable, as Krueger and other movie monsters, if not more so. And like A Nightmare on Elm Street, it also featured one of horror’s smartest Final Girls, a teenager who managed to outsmart the Cenobites and defeat them.
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