Welcome to Elm Street

<p> Wes Craven's <I>A Nightmare on Elm Street</I> is one of the most inventive American films of the 1980s. Its sleeper success bred a series of film sequels and a syndicated television program while its villain Freddy Krueger became a Hollywood horror icon for the ages. In the four decades since its release Craven's creation and subsequent franchise has become firmly established as a pop culture institution and a celebrated symbol of American cinema.</p><p> This book takes readers on an engrossing journey through the history production and themes of the <I>Nightmare on Elm Street</I> film series and its spin-off TV show <I>Freddy's Nightmares</I>. It reveals new stories about the franchise's history and dives into some of the themes and ideas that tend to be overlooked. The book has a foreword by production designer Mick Strawn and exclusive interviews with cast and crew including legendary Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund; directors Jack Sholder Chuck Russell Mick Garris Tom McLoughlin Lisa Gottlieb and William Malone; cinematographers Jacques Haitkin Roy H. Wagner and Steven Fierberg; and many more.</p>