Halloween Video Crypt

Another major contributor to the horror field has died.  Wes Craven has left behind a legacy, love it or hate it.  I liked this first entry in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series.  There were a few sequels that I didn’t much care for.  And after awhile, Freddy Kreuger’s wisecracks can get grating and tiresome.  There are some style points to consider though.  Craven incorporated a lot of dazzling effects in this film that still retain the power to creep out the viewer.  There are elastic walls groping toward intended victims with claws and bodies busting through.  There is the girl who finds herself plastered to the ceiling.  There is a substantial quota of blood and gore.  No wonder this series lasted as long as it did.  The kids love all this shit!  If nothing else, Craven will be recognized as an industrious talent who had a keen eye for developing horror franchises and having his earlier works rebooted.  “Scream” is the other major franchise but that whole phenomenon eluded me.  I guess I was too old.

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