Forty years ago, writer/director Wes Craven unleashed one of the most enduring horror franchises of all time with A Nightmare on Elm Street. With his 1984 film, Craven catapulted actor Robert Englund into horror icon statusOpens in a new tab thanks to his turn as dream stalker Freddy Krueger, and changed slasher films forever. Seven sequels and one remake later, nothing can top the originalOpens in a new tab. To celebrate forty years of Freddy, Warner Bros. is releasing the original filmOpens in a new tab in 4K UHD this October. You can check out a new trailer for the upcoming 4K digital and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release right here:
This new 4K remaster includes both the 1984 theatrical version of the film and an uncut version with eight seconds of additional unrated footage. The uncut version of A Nightmare on Elm Street only had a previous VHS release decades ago. All the special features from the previous Blu-ray are on this new disc. These include Freddy Focus Points, The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror, and Never Sleep Again: A Nightmare on Elm Street. There are also two vintage commentary tracks, both featuring the late, great Wes CravenOpens in a new tab, along with cast and crew. Below you can see cover art for the standard edition and the limited edition Steelbook.
Hopefully Warner Bros. gives the rest of A Nightmare on Elm Street‘s franchise a similar 4K treatment soon. Especially the third installment Dream WarriorsOpens in a new tab, one of the best slasher sequels ever made. And let’s not neglect Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. That was the iconic director’s first attempt at a meta slasher film, released two years before Scream. Heck, just give us a complete A Nightmare on Elm Street box set. It’s high time that the Springwood Slasher got his proper due on home releases.
A Nightmare on Elm Street will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD on October 1, and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on October 15 from Warner Bros. Home EntertainmentOpens in a new tab.
