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Podcast: Old Roommates
Episode: Ep 67: "A Nightmare on Elm Street" Revisited
Description: “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you,” begins one of the more frightening jingles of the 1980s.“A Nightmare on Elm Street” was a sleeper hit in 1984. Made for under 2 millions dollars, thehorror movie scared up over 50 million thanks to its novel concept: a literal dream killer.America’s scary intro to Freddy Krueger also features a drunk mom, gallons of fake blood, and asupporting turn from Johnny Depp. Years later, can the original still spook our cynicalsensibilities? Is Nancy the world’s fastest boobytrap builder? And why did Freddy put his namein h...