Scariest Movies: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
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by Beth Rowen

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

What would a scary movie list be without one slicer-dicer from the 1980s? After all, director Wes Craven is the indisputable king of horror, who's also responsible for the Scream franchise. Intelligent characters and—believe it or not—a thought-provoking screenplay set this first installment in the Freddie Krueger series apart from other films of the genre.

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