"Freddy's Nightmares" (1988) TV series 1988-1990

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Ken Wiederhorn

Writers:

Wes Craven (characters)
Jeff Freilich (multiple episodes)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

9 October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

Freddy, the dream serial-killer, hosts this anthology of stories set on Elm Street.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Freddy Krueger | Splatter | Teenkill | Partly Teenkill

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robert Englund

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Freddy Krueger (39 episodes, 1988-1990)

Also Known As:

Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series

Runtime:

60 min (44 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-14 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A

Company:

Lorimar Telepictures

Quotes:

Freddy Krueger: Hope he doesn't bite out more than he can chew.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

A Great TV Series, Having Freddy Krueger as Showman – Volume 2

The second volume of this series released on VHS in Brazil is composed of the following episodes:

1) ` Freddy's Tricks and Treats' (`A Noite das Bruxas')

Director: Ken Wiederhorn

Lead Cast: Mariska Hargitay (Marsha), Darren Dalton (Zach), Daniel McDonald (Mark) and Cameron Thor (Gary)

In Springwood, Marsha is a beautiful, but sexually repressed student of medicine. On the night of Halloween, she decides to go to the morgue of the university to dissect a corpse, while her friends are partying. She is very tired and has a nightmare with her imaginary boyfriend and her dead repressing grandmother. She is invited by a friend to participate of an experimental research with dreams, where they would be recorded and then played back. Certainly Freddy Krueger has an evil participation in this great story. The atmosphere of nightmare is excellent. Fans like me of Freddy Krueger will love this episode. My vote is eight. (16 Jun 2004).

2) `Killer Instinct' (`Instinto Assassino')

Director: Mick Garris

Lead Cast: Yvette Nipar (Nickie), Lori Petty (Chris Ketchum) and Kane Picoy (David)

In Springwood high school, Chris is a runner disputing with Nickie who is the best. Her mother was a successful athlete in the past and Chris has developed a kind of mental block, loosing the competitions in the end. Her trainer gives a stone with a necklace that belonged to her mother as an amulet. The life of Chris changes, affected by the evil effect of this bijouterie. Freddy Krueger presents this good horror story. My vote is six. (16 Jun 2004).

Title (Brazil): `A Hora do Pesadelo – O Terror de Freddy Krueger II' (` The Nightmare's Hour – The Terror of Freddy Krueger II')