May 2010

• A Nightmare Remade: Dream Theory, Shirley Jackson, and the Uncanny

  by Michael Merriam  May 3, 2010

  The 1984 classic Nightmare on Elm Street, with its sub-par acting, stupid villain, and tacked on “twist” ending, has finally been remade. Far from pandering to lovers of torture porn, the new movie rescues of the slasher genre from Hostel fans. And it’s a good film. It may, however, be good for bad reasons.

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