Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
 Are
you ready for Freddy? In 1984, this one made Wes Craven into a
horror legend, inspired six sequels and a short-lived TV series,
and was also responsible for kicking off Johnny Depp's
career.
But this, the original, stands out from the rest as a perfectly
formed horror movie that taps into that most terrifying of places
- our own subconscious.
Freddy Krueger had already been killed by his vengeful parents
and had become a razor-gloved, fedora and sweater-wearing child
molester who now resides in the dream world . . . and if he gets
you there, you're finished in real life too!
Using the same set pieces that defined Friday The 13th
and Halloween, this took things to a new level, as Freddy
terrorised a group of LA youths, constantly flipping between the
real and unconscious as grisly, blood-spattered mayhem ensues.
Always creepy, with some great squirm moments (including a
rather nasty bath-time sequence), this is an imaginative horror
movie which kicked off an entire genre of inferiors.
It probably
did wonders for the sale of No-Doz as well.
One, two, Freddy's coming for you
Three, four, better lock your door
Five, six, grab a crucifix
Seven, eight, better stay up late
Nine, ten, never sleep again!
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