Wes Craven 's meta slasher brought back the subgenre that had dominated the '80s, now with a fresh twist and a cast of up-and-coming young stars. Its success led to a wave of copycats, most notably ...

Robert Englund made his mark on the horror world as the infamous dream-killer Freddy Krueger in the A Night on Elm Street ...

Freddy Krueger was everywhere in the '80s ... to corner him in a boiler room and set him on fire. Read more: Need a Scary ...

As such, they were rarely that scary, and a pillowy comfort zone sprung ... and it still scared me half-stupid. Freddy Krueger would have been proud.