For the first time ever, the Nightmare on Elm Street spinoff series “Freddy’s Nightmares” is now officially streaming on Screambox, the all-horror streaming service that’s now powered by, run by, and curated by the Bloody Disgusting team. Yes, you can stream ALL 44 EPISODES (2 seasons) of “Freddy’s Nightmares” RIGHT NOW through Screambox!
Personally speaking, this a HUGE deal, as the 1980s spinoff anthology series has famously been unavailable for a long time now. Aside from brief appearances on television over the years, “Freddy’s Nightmares” was only ever released on individual VHS tapes, and this is the first time horror fans have ever been able to watch all 44 episodes at their leisure.
Based on one of horror’s most storied franchises, “Freddy’s Nightmares” is an anthology series starring the original Freddy Krueger, Robert Englund. Airing from 1988 to 1990, each episode tells a different story of a dark rooted and grim nature that takes place in this fictitious town on Elm Street; the same setting as the A Nightmare on Elm Street films.
The series picks up with where the films left off, with Krueger terrorizing the citizens of his hometown and taking his revenge out through their dreams.
The producers of the series not only retained Englund for “Freddy’s Nightmares” but also cast a slew of unknown names who later became very notable actors including Brad Pitt, Lori Petty, John Cameron Mitchell and Mariska Hargitay.
The pilot episode, “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, acts as a prequel to Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and was directed by the late Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist). Other notable filmmakers include Mick Garris (Critters 2, Sleepwalkers), William Malone (Scared to Death, Creature, House on Haunted Hill), and Tom McLoughlin (Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives). Robert Englund directed the episodes “Cabin Fever” and “Monkey Dreams”.
To celebrate the event, Screambox will tap into the horror fanbase of Bloody Disgusting to host a Twitter watch party on Saturday, February 26 @ 5 PM PST / 8 PM EST. Live-tweeting through the first episode with Meagan Navarro and Diandra Lazor will engage and entertain generations of genre fans.
Screambox is available to stream on iOS, Android, Prime Video, YouTube TV, Comcast and screambox.com. Started by fans for fans, Screambox delivers every type of terror imaginable — Supernatural, Slashers, Classics, Zombies, Extreme, Psychological, Cult, Underground, Banned Movies and more.
Visit www.screambox.com to start streaming “Freddy’s Nightmares”!
The post Bloody Disgusting Brings “Freddy’s Nightmares” to the Screambox Streaming Service TODAY! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.