Tag Archives: Kelly Jo Minter

Celebrating ‘The People Under the Stairs’ (1991), Wes Craven’s Most Political Film – Retro Review

In many ways, Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs is his most overtly political film, but in no way does that subtract from it. Sure, you can find social critiques in A Nightmare on Elm Street or even minutely in Scream, but political madness is less hidden in this …

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Freddy Krueger: How His Evil Evolved #5 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

In Stephen Hopkins’ A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, the Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) story takes a rather unexpected turn. Alice (Lisa Wilcox) is back, and the gloved one uses her unborn baby’s dreams to claim new victims! Yes, that’s the main crux of the film, which …

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