Written by: Jeffrey Cooper
Published by: St. Martin's Press
Released: February 1987
Edition: Paperback
Pages: 118
Here's Freddy! The Man Of Your Dreams.
First there was A Nightmare On Elm Street, Wes Craven's masterpiece of horror that introduced Freddy, the bloodthirsty slasher who kills people in their dreams. Then came A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge ("surpasses the surprisingly good splatter film from which it stems" - Boston Globe) and the spectacular A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors. Fans love them, and the critics have ranked them with such classics as Psycho and The Birds. The Nightmares are a hit, and Freddy's fans are everywhere. The Nightmare On Elm Street Companion is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the Nightmare movies and the Freddy phenomenon. The blood-drenched volume includes:
· The Life and Death of Freddy Krueger - a biography of the bad guy, who died years before the Nightmares began.
· Inside information on special effects - how they make phones come alive and beds erupt in geysers of blood.
· Interviews with the cast - Robert Englund talks about playing Freddy, the victims speak.
· Complete plot summaries of the movies, including A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors.
· Dozons of gruesome color and black & white photos.
Packed with gory trivia, The Nightmare On Elm Street Companion is a delight for horror and film buffs and for all the Freddy-fans waiting out there… in the night.
Note: A very interesting book on the behind the scenes of the first two Nightmare films. The plot summary for Nightmare 3 is from the original Craven & Wagner script.
