Overview
- Empire spotlights the first-ever 4K Ultra-HD remasters of all seven original films, available as a collection and for digital purchase or rental.
- The franchise’s hook remains Freddy Krueger’s dream-based killings, a premise that helped redefine slasher filmmaking.
- SlashFilm reports Robert Englund’s account that he argued with Wes Craven and producer Robert Shea to keep Freddy’s fedora, citing a 2024 Ringer oral history.
- Englund says the hat strengthened the character’s silhouette and supported performance beats, helping cement an iconic look.
- Empire’s retrospective tracks the series’ decade-long evolution across seven films, including tonal shifts and meta experimentation.