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When it comes to horror, there are more than a few icons who have played the genre's beloved characters. While Robert Englund has made it clear he has no intention of playing Freddy Krueger again, ...

Robert Englund is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 31st, 2025. It’s a well-deserved reward for a storied career but also as one of pop culture’s landmark boogeymen, Freddy ...

Jon Richter is a dark fiction writer and connoisseur, who likes his video games as disturbing as possible. For more information about his books, visit www.jon-richter.com. Wes Craven’s A Nightmare On ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The original movie focuses on the suburban town of Springwood, Ohio, which is home to a tragic ...

The slasher flick is, for the most part, relatively straightforward. Big, silent, weapon-wielding forces of evil, unstoppable as they hack and slice their way through a cornucopia of young victims.

As anyone who has spent any time around me knows, I adore classic slasher films. It may be a week past Halloween, but that doesn’t mean the time for horror movies is over. As a genre, horror provides ...

When Chris isn’t working on a new article or exploring the best nature spots nearby, he's gotten into making TikTok edits. While he works on other personal projects, he has turned his attention to ...

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 ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to actor Robert Englund about his new documentary, "In Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares:The Robert Englund Story" in which he explains why he doesn't fear being a genre icon.