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A Nightmare on Elm Street Movies in Orderqnever Sleep Again the Elm Street Legacy
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Freddy Krueger is one of those incomparable horror icons. He's what you lot think of when you picture the most terrifying movies of all time, with his instantly recognizable bladed glove, his striped sweater and his fedora hat. (He's tailor-made for a scary Halloween costume.) And he's one of those characters who you know is the villain, but he's also kind of the hero; he's the reason you go on coming back to see picture after film in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise — to come across his kills and his quips — and not really whatsoever of his opponents.
But Freddy Krueger has been around for nearly iv decades now, chopping his way through endless sequels, re-imaginings, reboots and crossovers. In that location was even an anthology TV series, A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy'due south Nightmares, which ran for two seasons in syndication (and is sadly non really available to stream, though y'all can find videos of it online). With all of that floating effectually, it's piece of cake to lose rails of just how many movies Freddy'south been in and when they all came out.
Hither's how to lookout man all of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies in order. The original half-dozen films are pretty straightforward, but after The Final Nightmare — which was in no way the bodily, final nightmare — the timeline starts to become confusing. And so bookmark this listing, mash some java and try not to let Freddy haunt your dreams.
oneA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
This is the OG, the original introduction to iconic bad-guy Freddy Krueger and his horrifying glove of blades. In this i, he goes upwardly against teens similar Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) and Glen (a very young Johnny Depp), attacking them in their dreams and hurting them in real life. It'southward likewise i of only two Elm Street movies directed by horror master Wes Craven, though he was involved in writing some of the others.
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twoA Nightmare on Elm Street two: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
iiiA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
After skipping A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, Wes Craven returned for the third film in the franchise — and he brought the character of Nancy Thompson dorsum with him. By this time, Nancy is an intern therapist at a psychiatric hospital when a patient, Kristen (Patricia Arquette), is admitted afterwards it looks like she'southward slashed herself in her sleep. Merely that's non really what was going on ...
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fourA Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
5A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
half-dozenFreddy's Expressionless: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Not ready to say good day? Don't worry most the title: Freddy comes back three more times later this movie. Freddy'southward Expressionless starts off subsequently Freddy has already killed all of the youths of Springwood, Ohio — except one, who has no retentiveness of who he is. A therapist brings this John Doe back to Springwood to effort and jog his retentivity, and 3 (unlucky) stowaways hitch a ride with them. Estimate who'south waiting for them?
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7Wes Chicken'due south New Nightmare (1994)
Wes Chicken returns once more to straight and write this ane, which has an entirely different feel to it. Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and Wes Craven play themselves, and in the movie, they discuss making a new Nightmare on Elm Street picture show. Picayune by little, a more sinister version of Freddy Krueger starts to bleed over into "real life." This movie'southward mix of horor, satire and meta-commentary brand information technology experience like information technology'south a practice run for Craven'due south adjacent picture serial: Scream.
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8Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
It's difficult to believe it took xix years for Freddy to go upwards against an opponent equally iconic as Jason Voorhees of the Fri the 13th series. (And yeah, information technology's the real Jason — not Mrs. Voorhees — behind the mask.) Who wins? Horror fans!
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9A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
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