‘Freddy’s Dead’ Originally Ended With a New Freddy Krueger Emerging

Rachel Talalay, director of the sixth 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movie, filmed but cut the original ending.
The New York Times

Still Freddy After All These Years

With the release of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” 40 years ago, the horror villain Freddy Krueger clawed his way to becoming a pop culture phenomenon. By Jason Bailey When “A Nightmare on Elm Street” ...
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Freddy Krueger’s Real Revenge? A 40-Year Journey to Recognizing the Importance of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2’

It’s been 40 years since the theatrical release of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” which now has a brand-new 4K version, along with the other films in the series (sans the maligned ...
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‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ at 40: Still the Best of The ‘80s Slashers

Freddy Krueger was always at least middle-aged, but now his whole series is about to follow suit: A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Wes Craven slasher classic, is turning 40 shortly after Halloween. It’s ...
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As a Nightmare on Elm Street Fan, Here's How I'd Rank All the Movies

The slasher genre reached its peak during the late 1970s and 1980s with gory hits such as John Carpenter's Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Child's Play, but out of all the gruesome contributions to ...