Fri, Oct 20
|Arches Brewing
FILM CLUB: The Masters of Horror
WES CRAVEN DOUBLE FEATURE A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 • R • 1h 31m) Wes Craven's New Nightmare ( 1994 • R • 1h 52m)
Time & Location
Oct 20, 2023, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Arches Brewing, 3361 Dogwood Dr, Hapeville, GA 30354, USA
About the event
WES CRAVEN DOUBLE FEATURE
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 • R • 1h 31m)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare ( 1994 • R • 1h 52m)
Like Carpenter, Wes Craven is responsible for creating one of the essential cinematic screen villains. Compared to many post-"Halloween" films that simply tried to replicate Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger was a unique character. The concept of a killer that could invade dreams stole any sense of security, and gave Craven a unique way to execute his kills. Like "Halloween," the tension in the original 1984 "A Nightmare on Elm Street" doesn't falter for its entire 91 minutes.
Craven returned to the character with his 1994 sequel "New Nightmare," which commented on the way horror films had changed over the decade. Freddy had grown sillier in later installments in the "Nightmare" series, and Craven made him scary once more. Freddy broke out from the confinements…