A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

this movie has a lot of gay subtext which is honestly something i commend it for since this isn’t only a horror movie, but was made in a time where being gay wasn’t as accepted as it is today. i really enjoy the elm street series as well so ofc i enjoyed it.

The sequel is clunky, sluggish, poorly cast, not funny, and worst of all, not scary. And it all but dispenses with what made the first film scary to begin with.

If you look at this film closely, it’s a story about a closeted teen struggling to come to terms with his sexuality

I didn't know Freddy could POSSESS people??! He wasn't OP enough?

When he burst out of Jesse's body I was GAGGED. Might be a hot take but this is better than the first.

was so ass omg😭

When A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) first struck theaters, it redefined horror through Wes Craven’s unique blend of psychological terror and supernatural logic. As both writer and director, Craven constructed a world where dreams became the ultimate vulnerability — a realm that blurred the line between reality and subconscious fear. Yet when the sequel, Freddy’s Revenge (1985), arrived without Craven’s creative hand, it faced the immense challenge of continuing that mythology without its architect. This absence created a tonal and thematic shift: instead of the calculated, dream-based horror that made the first film iconic, the sequel ventured into a more internal, surreal exploration of paranoia and identity.

Without Craven’s authorial presence, Freddy’s Revenge transforms from a story about shared terror into a deeply personal psychological struggle. Where Nancy Thompson confronted Freddy through intellect and defiance, Jesse Walsh becomes consumed by him, embodying fear as possession rather than pursuit. This difference reveals the fascinating consequence of a series evolving without its originator: what was once an exploration of collective horror becomes a mirror for individual instability. Though divisive at its release, Freddy’s Revenge stands today as a compelling experiment — a film that exposes how fragile and elastic a franchise’s identity can be when its nightmares are dreamed by someone new.