Nightmare on Elm Street prequel – The Horror Movie That Almost Was

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

It's time for a new episode of our video series The Horror Movie That Almost Was, and in this one we're digging into the treatment actor John Saxon wrote for a prequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street (get the Elm Street collection HERE). Saxon played Donald Thompson in the first Elm Street movie and part 3, Dream Warriors, and on the day Dream Warriors reached theatres he turned in a treatment for a story that would take place 15 years before the events of the original film.

To hear all about the prequel Saxon envisioned, check out the video embedded above!

The Horror Movie That Almost Was series focuses on 

the various horror projects that could never seem to get things off the ground, be it for budgetary concerns, creative differences, or just an ever evolving Hollywood landscape. We dive into every aspect and see just how close these films had come to cameras rolling.

This episode was Written, Narrated, and Edited by Tyler Nichols, Produced by John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Some previous episodes of The Horror Movie That Almost Was can be seen below. To see more, head over to the JoBlo Horror Videos YouTube channel!