Screambox | Nightmare Nostalgia

It goes without saying that the master of theatrical horror, Robert Englund has left his clawed imprint on an entire generation of horror fans, making him one of the most beloved and iconic faces of the genre. His roles from Freddy Krueger, to Doc Holloran in Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, and Erik (the Phantom) in the highly underrated version of Phantom of the Opera, have pretty much solidified his powerful and influential presence within the community, and we really need to make this man’s birthday a national holiday folks.

I propose a day off from work and school filled with a Nightmare marathon with Starbucks giving away free Freddy Krueger Frappuccinos. Write to your Senator, nuggets. I’m giving you homework.

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That being said, SCREAMBOX is going beyond just a day and going balls to the wall all month long to celebrate the horror icon. GOOD FOR THEM! All June, the horror streaming platform will be showing some of Englund’s best and most iconic horror flicks including Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, Tobe Hooper’s The Mangler, Galaxy of Terror, The Funhouse Massacre. and Night Terrors.

On June 6th, Englund’s birthday, the original SCREAMBOX documentary, “Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story” makes its premiere on the platform! This intimate portrait of the horror icon takes on a trip down memory lane, or perhaps Elm Street rather, and features interviews with Englund, his wife Nancy, and such genre favorites as Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley, Eli Roth, Lin Shaye, Heather Langenkamp, Mick Garris, Andrew Divoff, William Katt, Jeffrey Reddick, Corey Taylor, and more.

2023 marks Englund’s 50th year in the film industry, so if Hollywood can’t give this man an Oscar, the least we can all do is get #RobertEnglundDay trending.

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For years, Fred Heads have been shouting from the eternal depths of the boiler room for the cult fan-favorite series Freddy’s Nightmares to come to streaming platforms. Now, horror streaming service SCREAMBOX has acquired the rights to the Springwood Slasher series and all 44 episodes of the Nightmare On Elm Street spinoff show will be available for the first time ever starting February 15th, 2022!

FUCK YES.

For those unfamiliar, Freddy’s Nightmares ran for two seasons from 1988 to 1990, and with Freddy at the helm of each episode acting as your horror host with each episode centering on whacky nightmare scenarios for the residents of Springwood, Ohio. The exception, of course, is the pilot episode directed by horror legend, Tobe Hooper that gave us the only true prequel of the Nightmare series where it shows Freddy (Robert Englund) in court answering for his crimes against humanity. There were a few episodes in-between that actually did feature Freddy as a character in the episode, but more often than not, he had little to do with the storyline.

One of those episodes that did in fact center around Freddy, is my personal favorite beyond the obvious amazing pilot episode is the Halloween special, “Freddy’s Tricks or Treats” that starred a pre-Law and Order Mariska Hargitay who plays a young, stuffy medical student named Marsha. For the whole breakdown on that little series golden nugget, read more here.

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Welp. I guess I know what I’ll be doing come Tuesday.