"A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET" Headed To 4K This October!
Almost every major horror franchise has received the deluxe 4K UHD treatment, except for “A Nightmare On Elm Street”. For years fans have speculated that boutique label heavyweights like Scream! Factory or Arrow Video would produce the first 4K versions of everyone’s favorite dream master, but fans have kept waiting…until now! Coming out on October 15, 2024, is Wes Craven’s pivotal film “A Nightmare On Elm Street” in glorious 4K UHD.
To be clear, this is only the first film that is getting released, but it does leave us wondering if this could open the door for a larger box set in the future. Nevertheless, we here at Macabre Daily have all the gory details for you and a look at the steelbook and slipcover release. Check out the details in the press release below!
Slipcover edition
From The Press Release:
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the supernatural slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street from New Line Cinema and renowned horror director Wes Craven, the 1984 film will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD on October 1 and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on October 15.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, which spawned a franchise and introduced audiences to iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger, will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more.
The 4K UHD remaster of A Nightmare on Elm Street includes both the 1984 theatrical version of the film and an uncut version of the film that includes 8 seconds of additional unrated footage.
Directed by Wes Craven (Scream) from his own screenplay, the film stars John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp, and Robert Englund. The film is produced by Robert Shaye.
About the Film
Can your nightmares be fatal? In this classic of the horror film genre that launched a movie franchise, a hideously scarred man who was murdered by a lynch mob returns years later in the terrifying nightmares of his killer’s teenage children… and the dreaming teenagers are starting to die in their sleep.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Digital release and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc contain the following previously released special features:
Ready Freddy Focus Points
Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronnie Blakely, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher.
Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin.
Alternate endings
The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
Never Sleep Again: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares
Steelbook edition
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