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How A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2 Director Feels About The Divisive Movie Today [Exclusive]

Just about every film franchise has at least one poorly received installment, but there's nothing quite as everlastingly divisive as the first sequel in a series, for it demarcates the moment when a ...

‘Nightmare on Elm Street 2’ Director Jack Sholder Had No Idea How Gay It Was, but Is Thrilled Anyway

To Sholder, Freddy was representative of teen sexual anxiety. Instead of a final girl, “Nightmare on Elm Street 2” had a final guy, one that is afraid of his repressed desire as much as he is the ...

Freddy Krueger’s Real Revenge? A 40-Year Journey to Recognizing the Importance of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2’

INTERVIEW: For the sequel's 40th anniversary, star Robert Englund and director Jack Sholder tell IndieWire about their ...
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Robert Englund ‘knew what was going on’ with gay subtext

Mark Patton and Robert Englund in 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment just released the A Nightmare on Elm Street: 7-Film Collection in 4K — the first ...
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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 and 6 Directors on Freddy’s Legacy

Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Streetspawned one of the greatest horror franchises of all time. But the subsequent sequels each took wild swings, and in many ways, remain as beloved as the ...