Posts tagged Robert Englund
Lisa Wilcox talks to Macabre Daily about 35 years of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master!”
Lisa Wilcox talks to Macabre Daily about 35 years of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master!”

This week marks 35 years since the release of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master.”  Helmed by future blockbuster director Renny Harlin, “Dream Master” was a massive hit, known for being louder, brighter, quippier, and just BIGGER than any entry in the series before or since.  While the film is memorable for its special effects, including several eye-popping deaths, it also introduced us to one of the best Final Girls in horror, Alice Johnson, played by Lisa Wilcox.  

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Macabre Daily Talks With Bruce Seddon, creator of “Never Sleep Again: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game!”
Macabre Daily Talks With Bruce Seddon, creator of “Never Sleep Again: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game!”

An interview with Bruce Seddon

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An Interview with Christopher Griffiths and Gary Smart, Directors of 'Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story!'
An Interview with Christopher Griffiths and Gary Smart, Directors of 'Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story!'

As “Dead Mouse Productions,” Gary Smart and Christopher Griffiths have been making horror documentaries for a decade.  You may have seen their comprehensive retrospectives “You’re So Cool, Brewster: The Story of Fright Night,” “Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellraiser II” or their recent “Pennywise: The Story of It.”  Dead Mouse’s latest doc, “Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story,” is a slight change of pace that focuses on the career of one actor.  Smart and Griffiths sat down to discuss their latest film, how documentary filmmaking has changed since they started, and the “Zelig”-like career of the iconic Robert Englund.

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Better Late Than Never: A Review of “Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story!”
Better Late Than Never: A Review of “Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story!”

No matter how much special effects makeup he wears, or how thick of an accent his characters may have, you instantly recognize Robert Englund in any film he’s in.  Once he shows up as a creepy redneck, an eccentric doctor, or a hapless alien, we all instantly turn into that Leonardo DiCaprio meme.  His most recognizable character, of course, is Freddy Kruger, the dream-stalking child murderer with a razor glove.  Unless you’re a horror fan, Robert Englund and Freddy Kruger are one in the same, much to the chagrin of many, including I’m sure, Englund himself.  Enter directors Gary Smart and Christopher Griffiths, who’ve made “Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story,” the definitive documentary on the guy who scared us stiff.

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