{"id":746,"date":"2011-08-30T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T18:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:45:12","slug":"film-adaptations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/beyond-the-films\/books\/film-adaptations\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Adaptations"},"content":{"rendered":"

All of the original Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> films, including Freddy vs. Jason<\/em>, appeared in print. Only Platinum Dunes\u2019 2010 re-imagining was not adapted for a book release.<\/p>\n

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Audiobooks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Joseph Locke
\nProduced by: Simon & Schuster Audioworks
\nReleased: 1989
\nEdition: Audiobook (Cassette)
\nClick here<\/a> to download and listen.<\/p>\n

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Featuring the voice of Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger!<\/p>\n

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The phenomenon of Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> continues with the return of the gruesome ghoul Freddy Krueger! In this latest nightmare, Freddy works a deadly plot to avenge the devastating onslaught waged against him by the Dream Master, Alice Johnson, in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Freddy will be born into the world again, this time as an even more powerful and destructive monster. How can Alice save her child and still prevent Freddy from continuing his rampage against humanity? Will the nightmare be stopped? Listen if you dare\u2026<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 1: N\u00e4chte der Angst<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Scripter: Andr\u00e9 Minninger
\nProduced by: EUROPA
\nReleased: 1990
\nEdition: Audioplay (Cassette)
\nClick here<\/a> to download and listen.<\/p>\n

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Unter den Teenagern der Elm Street geht ein unheimliches Monster um. R\u00e4tselhafte Todesf\u00e4lle h\u00e4ufen sich. Immer beginnen sie mit b\u00f6sen Alptr\u00e4umen, – Tr\u00e4umen, in denen ein Ungeheuer mit gef\u00e4hrlichen Klauen auftaucht und die Realit\u00e4t sich auf bedrohliche Weise ver\u00e4ndert!<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Die Traum-Falle<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Scripter: Andr\u00e9 Minninger
\nProduced by: EUROPA
\nReleased: 1990
\nEdition: Audioplay (Cassette)
\nClick here<\/a> to download and listen.<\/p>\n

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Der Unheimliche aus den r\u00e4umen der Jugendlichen lebte einst in der Elm Street. Aber Freddy Kr\u00fcger ist l\u00e4ngst tot, verbannt bei einem schrecklichen Unfall! So jedenfalls denken seine Opfer und tr\u00f6sten sich, denn Freddy ist aus ihren Tr\u00e4umen verschwunden. Vor ihrer Haust\u00fcr taucht er wieder auf.<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Freddy’s Rache<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Scripter: Andr\u00e9 Minninger
\nProduced by: EUROPA
\nReleased: 1990
\nEdition: Audioplay (Cassette)
\nClick here<\/a> to download and listen.<\/p>\n

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Die neuen Besitzer des Hauses in der Elm Street stehen vor unheimlichen R\u00e4tseln: K\u00fcchenger\u00e4te machen sich selbstst\u00e4ndig, ein Wellensittig geht grundlos in Flammen auf. Jesse ist am Rande des Wahnsinns. Freddys Rache naht…<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Party des Schreckens<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Scripter: Andr\u00e9 Minninger
\nProduced by: EUROPA
\nReleased: 1990
\nEdition: Audioplay (Cassette)
\nClick here<\/a> to download and listen.<\/p>\n

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Von allen Seiten str\u00f6men G\u00e4ste zu Lisas Party. Doch Panik bricht aus, als ein ungebetener Gast auftaucht und dem fr\u00f6hlichen Treiben ein j\u00e4hes Ende setzt! Freddy Kr\u00fcger kehrt zur\u00fcck und hinterl\u00e4\u00dft seine Spur…<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Freddy Kr\u00fcger lebt!<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Scripter: Andr\u00e9 Minninger
\nProduced by: EUROPA
\nReleased: 1990
\nEdition: Audioplay (Cassette)
\nClick here<\/a> to download and listen.<\/p>\n

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Die Selbstmordrate im Krankenhaus “Westin Hills” hat sich ungew\u00f6hnlich erh\u00f6ht. Nancy Thompson wei\u00df: Auch hier hat Freddy Kr\u00fcger seine Hand im Spiel. Unter Hypnose kommt sie einem unheimlichen Geheimnis auf die Spur…<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Die Kralle des B\u00f6sen<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Scripter: Andr\u00e9 Minninger
\nProduced by: EUROPA
\nReleased: 1990
\nEdition: Audioplay (Cassette)
\nClick here<\/a> to download and listen.<\/p>\n

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Durch Kollektivhypnose gelingt es Nancy Thmpson, alle Alptr\u00e4ume der Teenager zu vereinen. Doch Freddy Kr\u00fcger gibt nicht auf. Er hat sich einen raffinierten Schachzug ausgedacht!<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: E.L. Flood
\nPublished by: Crestwood House, Macmillan Publishing Company
\nReleased: May 1991
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 48
\nClick here<\/a> to read this book!<\/p>\n

Part of Crestwood House’s “Tales of Terror” series! A teenage girl must solve the mystery of her friends’ deaths after they are killed by a disfigured man who stalks them in their dreams. A section at the end of the book explains the special effects used in the movie version of this story.<\/p>\n

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Publisher Abdo & Daughters released a hardcover series in 1992 adapting Nightmares 1\u20136<\/em>. These books were aimed at young adults with curse words removed or replaced. Acceptable written adaptations of each film’s shooting scripts. Bob Italia wrote all six books which also featured color photos from the films.<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Bob Italia
\nPublished by: Abdo & Daughters
\nReleased: September 1992
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 64
\nClick here<\/a> to read this book! | Order<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Bob Italia
\nPublished by: Abdo & Daughters
\nReleased: September 1992
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 64
\nClick here<\/a> to read this book! | Order<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Bob Italia
\nPublished by: Abdo & Daughters
\nReleased: September 1992
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 64
\nClick here<\/a> to read this book! | Order<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Bob Italia
\nPublished by: Abdo & Daughters
\nReleased: September 1992
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 64
\nClick here<\/a> to read this book!<\/p>\n

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child<\/strong><\/em>\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Bob Italia
\nPublished by: Abdo & Daughters
\nReleased: September 1992
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 64
\nClick here<\/a> to read this book! | Order<\/a><\/p>\n

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Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare<\/strong><\/em>\"Freddy's<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Bob Italia
\nPublished by: Abdo & Daughters
\nReleased: September 1992
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 64
\nClick here<\/a> to read this book! | Order<\/a>\n<\/ul>\n

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Adapter: Arch Stanton
\nPublished by: Gvido
\nReleased: 1993
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 480
\nAdaptations: A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> and The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>
\nInterior Image Pages: 1<\/a> | 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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Adapters: M. Shyback & V. Adamchik
\nPublished by: Valev
\nReleased: 1993
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 432
\nAdaptations: A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> 1-4
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Adapter: Bob Italia (Russian translation: V. Shavrov)
\nPublished by: Crime-Press
\nReleased: 1993
\nEdition: Hardcover
\nPages: 416
\nAdaptations: A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> 1-6<\/p>\n

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The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1, 2, & 3<\/strong><\/em>\"The<\/a>\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Jeffrey Cooper
\nPublished by: St. Martins Mass Market Press
\nReleased: February 1987
\nEdition: Paperback
\nPages: 216
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Freddy was dead and gone. The good people of Elm Street had seen to it that the Springwood Slasher would never bother anyone ever again. Ten years had come and gone since then and only now were the people of Elm Street beginning to sleep peacefully at night, safe and warm in their cozy suburban bedrooms. Freddy was dead and gone… but the nightmare was just about to begin.<\/p>\n

Note: Very well written accounts of Nightmares 1<\/em> and 2<\/em>. Each story follows the films with acceptable pace and very little extra dialogue\/scenes. The story for Nightmare 3<\/em> uses elements from the respective film but is an entirely different story than what was presented on screen. The “special chapter” explaining Freddy’s past is no longer considered canon.<\/p>\n

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The Nightmares on Elm Street: Parts 4 & 5<\/strong><\/em>\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Joseph Locke
\nPublished by: St. Martins Mass Market Press
\nReleased: August 1989
\nEdition: Paperback
\nPages: 188
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Freddy’s back, looking for some “soul food”. And he won’t stop even when Kristen Parker\u2014the last child of Freddy’s killers\u2014takes a deep sleep that puts her six feet deep. Now the fiendish phantom is using another kids’ dreams to produce his victims\u2014and to slaughter them in new and ingeniously gory ways.<\/p>\n

His blades are razor-sharp, and his bloodthrist can’t be stopped. Freddy Krueger is eternal.<\/p>\n

Note: Well written accounts of Nightmares 4<\/em> & 5<\/em>. Both stories follow the films with acceptable pace and very little extra dialogue\/scenes. The ending to Nightmare 5<\/em> is slightly different than the film version.<\/p>\n

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Wes Craven’s New Nightmare<\/strong><\/em>\"Wes<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: David Bergantino
\nPublished by: Tor Books
\nReleased: November 1994
\nEdition: Paperback
\nPages: 216
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Ten years ago, legendary horror director Wes Craven created Freddy Krueger, one of the screen’s most unforgettable monsters. Now actress Heather Lagenkamp is about to return to her role of “Nancy,” Freddy’s first and greatest foe, in the newest and most ambitious “Nightmare” movie yet.<\/p>\n

But the line between fiction and reality becomes terrifyingly blurred, as Heather begins to have horrible dreams while mysterious accidents threaten those around her. As the ultimate “Freddy” movie rushes into production, the cast and crew find themselves stalked as though Freddy himself had escaped from the movies into real life.<\/p>\n

But Freddy Krueger is just a fictional character… or is he?<\/p>\n

Note: Very well written account of the film. Bergantino added brief segues between chapters with additional story elements.<\/p>\n

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Freddy vs. Jason<\/strong><\/em>\"Freddy<\/a><\/p>\n

Adapter: Stephen Hand
\nPublished by: Simon & Schuster
\nReleased: August 2003
\nEdition: Paperback
\nPages: 270
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WHEN THE BASTARD SON OF A HUNDRED MANIACS MEETS AN UNSTOPPABLE PSYCHOTIC KILLING MACHINE. PLACE YOUR BETS!<\/p>\n

Freddy Krueger once invaded the dreams of a generation to exact his deadly form of revenge and murder. Now Freddy has entered into the dreams of another master of evil, the unstoppable Jason Voorhees, plugging cinema’s two greatest titans of terror into a battle to end all battles. Their battlegrounds are the leafy suburbs of Elm Street and the idyllic Camp Crystal Lake, and no one will be spared their fury. With their mortal souls facing an eternity of torture, the last few innocent survivors must make a final stand and destroy both of these evils forever!<\/p>\n

Note: A well written adaptation with some minor flaws (e.g., calling Tina’s boyfriend “Rob” instead of “Rod” and noting Freddy’s glove having five blades). This adaptation also includes the alternate “Freddy ending.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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