Wes Craven's New Nightmare

battle with brain cancer, Wes Craven, one of the most influential directors in the past four decades, passed away on August 30 at the age of 76. Though Craven has passed on, the work he has done will forever be a mark left on history, especially the beloved movies he helped create that strengthened the horror genre when others thought it was dead. In order to honor the memory of Mr. Craven, we here at RATS Magazine have established a list of some of our favorite movies that Wes Craven has directed, written

Krueger is a character of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He first appeared in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as a burnt serial killer who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the real world as well. In the dream world, he is a powerful force and almost completely invulnerable. However, whenever Freddy is pulled into the real world, he has normal human vulnerabilities. Krueger was created by Wes Craven, and had been consistently

Feminism In Horror: How A Nightmare on Elm Street reflects the Sexual Revolution Horror has long been about tales of heroic men fighting monsters (whether it be human or inhuman) and saving damsels in distress. Women were mostly used as eye candy, victims of violence or only to further the plight of the leading man. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that women in horror movies started to have more power in horror movies. This was majorly due to the rise of feminism, the female protagonists were fighting

In Five Nights at Freddy's 2, the player may rarely encounter what seems to be a white-eyed shadow or a dark model of Golden Freddy. He appears in Parts/Service, sitting in the location Bonnie normally sits. He appears to be in a slumped position, similar to that of Golden Freddy's and Bonnie's. It also uses Golden Freddy's model. Brightening and saturating this image reveals that this hallucination is purple in color (this has him dubbed "Purple Freddy" by the fanbase and other people, like YouTubers

screams.  Not many viewers follow what kind of model the films follow to appease their viewers.  However, after reading film theorist Carol Clover’s essay, watching one of the films she associates in the novel “Halloween”, and also watching the movie “Nightmare on Elm Street” I say almost every “slasher” or horror film follows a model similar to Clover’s.  The model that is a female is featured as a primary character and that the female tends to always overcome a situation at some point throughout the film

A monster, by definition, is a person who excites horror by wickedness or cruelty. One fictional character that fits that description perfectly, is the infamous Freddy Krueger. Freddy is the bladed-gloved adversary in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare On Elm Street movie series. Krueger is a serial killer, recognizable by his bladed gloves, that kills his victims in their dreams, also causing their death in real life as well. He first appeared in 1984 in the first installment of the franchise, which began

these films or even TV shows leave a lasting impact on a person emotionally, an impact that can stay with someone way after the two hour movie is complete. Us as humans like to believe that we are stronger than the film and it is simply just acting but often times that is not the case. In films similar to Nightmare on Elm Street, Child’s Play, Cabin in the Wood, and The Exorcist, the audience is suppose to receive a reaction that is almost suppose to haunt them. It is no surprise that horror movies

as John Carpenter’s Halloween and Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street involve supernaturally-based serial killers who commit murders in the name of revenge. The gory nature and explicit violence lead people to wonder why these monsters are created. Deep in the typical human subconscious, there are fears and impulses that can only be released through these films. When we watch horror films, we try our hardest to relate to the victims only to find out that we are more connected to the villain.

importantly, why do we enjoy these blood-stained images of gratuitous violence? As far as I’m concerned, it’s because that’s just entertaining for some people, myself included, who don’t mind a good decapitation or disembowelment every once in awhile. This raises the question though, what makes me different from someone who can’t stand these movies?First, I thought that the most important question was, why do people watch horror movies? Many people do

Ballora is one of the seven animatronics (twelve if the Custom Night animatronics are counted) in Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location. She is the entertainer from her own gallery room, which is located from the west of Circus Baby's Entertainment and Rental. Appearance “ FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S Graphic designed dancer, Ballora with blue accents, and purple tuto. ” — Scott Cawthon's page, "Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)"[1] Out of all animatronics in the series, Ballora is likely the