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Robert Englund dismisses rumours of potential Freddy Krueger return

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Horror icon Robert Englund has taken to Twitter to deny rumours that he would return to the role of Freddy Krueger in a potential reboot of A Nightmare On Elm Street. SEE ALSO: Kickstarter documentary to explore gay subtext in A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 SEE ALSO: Make-up artist for the 2010 Nightmare on […]

Kickstarter documentary to explore gay subtext in A Nightmare On Elm Street 2

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A new documentary is being crowdfunded via Kickstarter, focusing on the homoerotic subtext of A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 and the effect that its critical reception had on star Mark Patton. SEE ALSO: New Line rebooting A Nightmare on Elm Street… again SEE ALSO: Make-up artist for the 2010 Nightmare on Elm Street remake […]

Make-up artist for the 2010 Nightmare on Elm Street remake calls the film “a waste of time”

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With the news of another reboot to A Nightmare on Elm Street coming our way soon, many horror fans have had horrible memories of the 2010 remake come to mind – a movie that is universally hated by the community. And someone else who doesn’t like the remake? The movie’s make-up artist Bart J. Mixon, who […]

Dead by Daylight unleashes Freddy Krueger on unsuspecting gamers

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One…two Freddy’s coming for you… well he will be coming for PC players of Dead by Daylight tomorrow (26th October) thanks to developers Behaviour Digital.  Last year’s October chapter was based on Halloween and saw players fleeing from Michael Myers but the chapter arriving this Halloween season is based on the iconic A Nightmare on Elm […]

Funko goes 8-Bit with horror-themed Pop! Vinyl figures

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Funko has revealed its new line of 8-bit horror Pop! Movies vinyl figures which includes the iconic slashers Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees (along with NES versions!) as well as the Xenomorph from Alien; check them out below… Some of your favorite classic horror characters are now 8-Bit Pop! Vinyl! This series features the nightmare serial […]

Watch a teaser trailer for the abandoned 1998 Freddy vs. Jason movie

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After teasing audiences in the final shot of 1993’s Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, audiences would have to wait a decade before the two horror icons Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees traded blows in Freddy vs. Jason. However, the slasher crossover almost happened five years earlier, with Rob Bottin attached to direct an […]