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Episode 181: The Crew’s discussing Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. Freddy’s Dead is the last canonical entry in the Nightmare franchise, and Freddy goes all out Looney Tunes goofy. Lots of fans disliked The Final Nightmare, so New Line Cinema brought back series creator, Wes Craven. New Nightmare’s villain is a demon that takes the form of Freddy; trying to invade the real world. The actors are playing themselves in the film; with Wes Craven and Bob Shaye even making appearances.

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Episode 180: The Crew’s discussing A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. The 4th Nightmare film was the highest grossing installment til Freddy vs Jason in 2003. Director, Renny Harlin ups the silly one-liners and the energy, making the film feel more like an action picture. The makeup and effects are truly jaw dropping; highlights include Freddy’s death & a character turning into a roach. A year later, Part 5 was released. The director, Stephen Hopkins, was hired in February and the film was released in August of that year. The rushed production left the film with a simple story confusingly told, and a low body count.

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Episode 179: The Crew’s discussing A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Many Nightmare fans (known as FredHeads) consider Part 2 the worst installment. But the makeup & effects are impressive and it was a box office hit; paving the way for Part 3. Dream Warriors introduced the one-liners (Welcome to Primetime) and made Freddy an 80’s icon. The film is so fast paced and creative, it won over critics & fans. Also, launching the directing career of Chuck Russell & co-writer Frank Darabont.

Interview with writer David Chaskin.

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Episode 178: The Crew is starting October off with Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. The film is a horror classic, breathing new life into the waning slasher genre in the 80’s. But unlike other slasher villains, Freddy Krueger had a face and a voice. The film started its own franchise and is responsible for the existence of New Line Cinema. The Crew will be discussing the entire Nightmare on Elm Street series all month long.

David Warner in Freddy makeup before he left the production and Robert Englund was hired.

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Episode 177: The Crew’s running from the Stalkers as they discuss The Running Man. It’s loosely based on Stephen King’s novel, which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The film as some witty social commentary, but make no mistake, this is an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film. There’s loads of one liners, although most are recycled from other Schwarzenegger movies.

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Episode 176: The Crew’s running from incestuous Werecats as they discuss Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers. The film is the first of many Stephen King films that Mick Garris directed. And it’s the first screenplay King wrote directly for the screen. The Crew’s opinions are split on this film, but they all agree that Alice Krige and Clovis the cat are the highlights here.

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Episode 175: The Crew’s returning to Derry to discuss, It Chapter Two. After the box-office success of Chapter One (the highest grossing R-rated horror film of all-time) the pressure was high for Andy Muschietti & company to deliver a satisfying conclusion. The Stephen King novel is criticized for its crazy ending, and the movie has some great jokes about it. Is Chapter Two a home run? The Crew discusses… Spoilers!

Correction: Chung-hoon Chung is from South Korea. Sorry.

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Episode 174: The Crew’s over at the Dixie Boy Truck Stop reviewing Maximum Overdrive. It’s the only film Stephen King ever directed; based on his short story “Trucks”. This film has been labeled “so bad, it’s good”; and King called it a “moran movie”. But it’s a ton of fun and the stunt work is impressive. Yes, there’s loads of bad acting, cheesy line delivery, things that make no sense, and people standing & watching as trucks come to run them over. Cocaine is a hell of a drug!

Listen to guest Nate Reisman on his podcast “You Can See Me in the Dark”. Available on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, or Spotify.

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Episode 173: The Crew’s is running from zombies or vampires (they’re not sure) as they discuss David Cronenberg’s Rabid. It’s an earlier Cronenberg film, and you can see the building blocks of his best work. Rabid, along with George Romero’s The Crazies, influenced the zombie genre with the outbreaks having originated from a virus or drug. The film’s low budget does show and who knew David Cronenberg worked with porn stars. Maybe that last part isn’t surprising.

Christopher M. O’Brien’s books, “The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre”, and “Lovecraftian Voyages” are available for purchase on Amazon.

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Episode 172: The Crew’s traveling up the Nùng river as they discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. It’s the film’s 40th anniversary and to celebrate Coppola has a new (and third) edit titled, Final Cut. It’s longer than the theatrical version but 17 minutes shorter than The Redux. This is a landmark film, both a technical marvel and a thrilling watch. Join the Crew as they discuss this Oscar winning war epic.

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