A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 and 6 Directors Interview

Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street spawned one of the greatest horror franchises of all time. But the subsequent sequels each took wild swings, and in many ways, remain as beloved as the original. This year, Warner Bros. Home Video released the first seven films in the series in 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray at last, and Nerdist had the privilege of talking to the directors of Freddy’s Revenge and Freddy’s Dead , Jack Sholder and Rachel Talalay, respectively. They each unpack the forty-year legacy of their Nightmare installments.

Jack Sholder on A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

Nerdist: Freddy’s Revenge came out almost one year to the day from the original. That seems like an insane amount of time to write, shoot, and edit a major release. What was it like