A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985 · 87 min · EN · R · 5.8 (2,218 votes)
Dir. Jack Sholder · Starring Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange, Marshall Bell · Music Christopher Young · A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection

“The man of your dreams is back.”

Horror

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.

VIBE

This film delivers a uniquely unsettling and anxious experience, blending classic 80s slasher thrills with a pervasive sense of internal dread. It feels like a fever dream, darkly humorous and surprisingly transgressive, as a sinister force threatens to consume everything. A campy, propulsive ride through suburban gothic nightmares.

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