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Nightmare Autopsis A Return to Elm Street
From the publisher who brought you Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason comes an all-new retrospective on one of the greatest horror franchises of all time! Join author Lowell Greenblatt for a nostalgic trip back to Elm Street to revisit the original Nightmare and its sequels. Featuring original story analyses and new production info, Nightmare Autopsis is a must-read for Freddy fans. The book notably features exclusive new interviews and reflections by cast and crew from every entry. Greenblatt also offers up insightful discussions with genre luminaries on Elm Street's cultural impact and legacy. Make no mistake, Fredheads. This is the book you've been waiting for!
The book features:
- A foreword by Nathan Thomas Milliner
- A franchise-spanning photo gallery
- New insights from three Nightmare directors
- Extensive looks at unused sequel scripts
- Notes on deleted and alternate scenes
- Deep dives on each film's story origins
- Long-overdue appreciations for the sequels
- A history of Freddy's evolving iconography
- A look at how each entry influenced the next
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
We have partnered with our friends at The County Theater to welcome Rondo-nominated author Lowell Greenblatt, who will be in conversation with co-director of programming and fellow Fredhead, Brendan Joyce. The pair will discuss Greenblatt’s latest work—Nightmare Autopsis: A Return to Elm Street—along with Freddy's indelible legacy as a horror icon AFTER A SCREENING OF A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
Freddy’s back in one of the best horror sequels of all time! Featuring inventive set pieces, imaginative special effects, and a killer theme song courtesy of Dokken, DREAM WARRIORS brings Robert Englund back as the demonic dream-stalker, Freddy Krueger. This time around, Freddy is picking off a group of troubled teens confined to a psychiatric ward, led by Patricia Arquette and aided by Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp), the final girl from the original film. To survive, these Elm Street kids must learn to harness their unique dream powers to stop Krueger once and for all.
The film will be followed by an author discussion and book signing in the lobby. The author's book will be available for sale at the theater.
This is a ticketed event. You must purchase tickets to the movie, which will automatically include access to the discussion and book signing.
About the Book:
From the publisher who brought you Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason comes an all-new retrospective on one of the greatest horror franchises of all time! Join author Lowell Greenblatt for a nostalgic trip back to Elm Street to revisit the original Nightmare and its sequels. Featuring original story analyses and new production info, this tome is a must-read for Freddy fans. The book notably features exclusive new interviews and reflections by cast and crew from every entry. Greenblatt also offers up insightful discussions with genre luminaries on Elm Street’s cultural impact and legacy. Make no mistake, Fredheads. This is the book you’ve been waiting for!
About the Author:
Lowell Greenblatt is the Rondo-nominated author of “Nightmare Autopsis: A Return to Elm Street.” In addition to writing for Macabre Daily, he’s a human IMDB with a BFA in Dramatic Writing, who sustains himself on iced coffee, blu-rays, and the love (and tolerance) of his wife and dogs.
Featured Author
Lowell Greenblatt
In Conversation With
Brendan Joyce
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