Actor David Warner was originally cast to play Freddy. [32] [33] Make-up tests were done, [34] [35] but he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. [36] Replacing him was difficult at first. Kane Hodder, who would later be best known for playing fellow slasher icon Jason Voorhees, was among those who Wes Craven talked with about the role of Freddy. According to Hodder, "I had a meeting with Wes Craven about playing a character he was developing called Freddy Krueger. At the time, Wes wasn't sure what kind of person he wanted for the role of Freddy, so I had as good a shot as anybody else. He was initially thinking of a big guy for the part, and he was also thinking of somebody who had real burn scars. But obviously, he changed his whole line of thinking and went with Robert Englund, who's smaller. I would have loved to play the part, but I do think Wes made the right choice". Hodder would in a way eventually play Freddy, as the hand that grabs Jason's mask at the epilogue in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). [37] Wes Craven explains that:

The last of the Elm Street kids are now at a psychiatric ward where Freddy haunts their dreams with unspeakable horrors. Their only hope is dream researcher and fellow survivor Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp of the original Nightmare), who helps them battle the supernatural psycho on his own hellish turf. Steve Biodrowski (October 15, 2008). "Wes Craven on Dreaming Up Nightmares". Cinefantastique Online. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010 . Retrieved March 15, 2020.

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Jones, Steve (2013), " 'Why Are You Crying? Aren't You Having Fun?': Extreme Porn", Torture Porn: Popular Horror after Saw, Palgrave Macmillan, pp.150–169, ISBN 9781137317124 Robert Shaye has two uncredited roles as broadcasters for local television news and KRGR Radio station. LITTLE BOX OF HORRORS – 12 CD BOX SET. varesesarabande.com (CD). November 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017 . Retrieved May 20, 2019. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Cooper, Jeffrey (February 1, 1987). The Nightmares on Elm Street parts 1, 2 & 3: The Continuing Story. St Martins Pr. ISBN 978-0312905170. The story of Kristen Parker would continue with 1988's A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. This time, Kristen ( Tuesday Knight) unwittingly releases Freddy, who immediately kills Kincaid and Joey. Before Freddy can kill Kristen, she transfers her dream powers to Alice Johnson ( Lisa Wilcox), a friend from school. Alice begins inadvertently providing victims for Freddy when she begins pulling people into her dreams while she sleeps. Alice, who begins taking on traits of the friends who were murdered, confronts Freddy. She uses the power of the Dream Master to release all the souls Freddy has taken; they subsequently rip themselves from Freddy's body, killing him in the process. [9]The Problem with Sequels (SD, 2 min) — As the title suggests, the director tells his reasons for returning to the franchise.

Synopsis: The Nightmare On Elm Street Collection features seven films across seven discs plus a disc of bonus content. David Bergantino (November 15, 1994). Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Tor Books. p.216. ISBN 0-8125-5166-4. A Nightmare on Elm Street: Warner Wednesday: Film of the Day". WarnerBros.com. Warner Bros. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019 . Retrieved September 30, 2019.Bob Italia (July 1992). The Nightmares on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. Abdo & Daughters Publishing. p.64. ISBN 1-56239-160-7. Bob Italia (1992). The Nightmares on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenger. Abdo & Daughters Publishing. p.64. ISBN 1-56239-157-7. Other sources attribute the inspiration for the film to be a 1968 student film project made by Craven's students at Clarkson University. The student film parodied contemporary horror films, and was filmed along Elm Street in Potsdam, New York. [25] [26]