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Check Out 45 Behind the Scenes Shots from the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Franchise!

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Don’t worry, we didn’t include the remake.

Whenever anyone asks me who my favorite villain is, I always answer Freddy Krueger. When they ask for my favorite franchise, I answer A Nightmare on Elm Street. My lifelong obsession with horror can be traced back to a childhood obsession with Freddy Krueger, so I guess you could say that the franchise is pretty near and dear to my heart. I have many fond memories of renting the various Elm Street films on VHS from my local Blockbuster, and lest you doubt how into Freddy I was at a young age, I’ve got the childhood drawings and cosplay photos to prove it.

I wasn’t scared of Freddy. He was my pal. My superhero. He just happened to, ya know, be a mass murderer. Hey, I never said I was a normal child. But I’ve got a feeling you can relate.

To this day, the Elm Street films represent, to me, the pinnacle of horror movie excellence. Each of them driven by incredible performances from Robert Englund and full of fun characters and mind blowing practical effects, the Elm Street movies are the most creative in the annals of slasher cinema – that’s what drew me in as a kid and keeps me coming back as an adult.

It’s fun to watch Jason Voorhees slash up teens in the woods, there’s no doubt about that. But you can’t just top the creativity and balls-out wackiness of the Elm Street franchise.

In any event, I didn’t come here just to share my Freddy love. I also wanted to show off a massive gallery of my favorite behind the scenes photographs from the sets of the various films in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. I’ll never be able to go back in time and visit those sets, but looking at these photos (which I’ve been collecting on my desktop) never fails to make me smile.

I hope they’ll have the same effect on you.

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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Don Mancini in the “Early Stages” of Working On a New “Chucky” Movie!

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Everyone’s favorite killer doll is headed back to the small screen with “Chucky” Season 3: Part 2 on April 10, but are any further movies being planned at this time?

Created by Don Mancini, the “Chucky” television series remarkably plays around with existing elements from all previous films without disregarding ANYTHING from the past. From the original Child’s Play to sequels including Child’s Play 2, Bride of Chucky and even Seed of Chucky, it’s all one cohesive timeline that Mancini remains deeply committed to.

Of course, the most recent film in the Child’s Play franchise was the 2019 remake, to date the only movie in the saga that’s NOT part of Mancini’s vision. Is Mancini’s original incarnation going to spend his final days on TV, while another Chucky will be featured in the movies? It’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves for the last few years, and we may now have an answer.

Speaking with the Scream Dreams Podcast this week, Mancini revealed that he’s in the early stages of development on a potential new installment in the original Chucky film franchise!

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CHUCKY — “Jennifer’s Body” Episode 303 — Pictured in this screengrab: Chucky — (Photo by: SYFY)

“Like anyone in this business, I want to do more things. At this point though if it’s only Chucky I’m totally cool with that,” Mancini explains. “I have other things I want to do. I’m working on a new pilot. I’m also, actually, in the early stages of working on a new Chucky movie.”

Mancini adds, “At this point, my goal is just to keep working.”

Outside of the aforementioned Child’s Play remake, there are to date seven installments in the franchise, with Cult of Chucky (2017) being the original franchise’s most recent film.

For now, Chucky remains a small screen icon. Don’t miss the premiere of Season 3: Part 2 on both USA and SYFY on April 10, with new episodes hitting Peacock the day after they air.

You can watch Don Mancini’s full chat with Scream Dreams below.

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