John Saxon

Date of Birth

1935-08-05

Date of Death

2020-07-25

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

A Nightmare on Elm Street, From Dusk Till Dawn, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Electric Horseman, The Unforgiven

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JoBlo Originals

Black Christmas (1974) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 3 years ago

Cody There are several Christmas horror movies to turn to throughout the month of December – in fact, you can see a list of 12 of them at THIS LINK. One of the most popular Christmas horror movies among genre...

JoBlo Originals

The Arrow in the Head Show delves into Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

Posted 4 years ago

Cody On the previous episode of The Arrow in the Head Show, John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance Vlcek took a look back at New Line Cinema’s 1991 attempt to end the Nightmare on Elm Street series, Freddy’s Dead: The Final...

With The Best of the Worst, we dig into several of the reasons why a certain horror icon rocks. First up: Freddy Krueger.

JoBlo Originals

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Cody A new episode of the Real Slashers video series has just been released, and in this one we’re taking a look at one of the most popular slasher movies ever made, writer/director Wes Craven’s 1984 classic A Nightmare on...

We Remember: Bruce Lee

Posted 5 years ago

Today marks the 48th anniversary of the passing of Bruce Lee, perhaps the greatest movie action star of all time. It's hard to overestimate the profound impact Lee had on the genre. Not only was he a superstar in Asia,...

Elijah Wood wants to remake A Nightmare on Elm Street & Children of the Corn

Posted 5 years ago

I had no clue about this but Elijah Wood, best known for portraying Frodo Baggins in The Lord of The Rings trilogy, is a huge horror movie fan. The actor had produced and starred in many dark and scary movies...

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

Posted 5 years ago

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...

Movie News

Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Ghoulish Gary Pullin

Posted 6 years ago

For years, Awesome Art We've Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to showcase these...

“Don’t Fall Asleep!” Robert Englund gets his own brew from Dead Sled Coffee

Posted 6 years ago

Freddy Krueger is pretty particular about wanting his victims to fall asleep but the kids of Elm Street do whatever they can to stay awake. It looks like Freddy Krueger's portrayer, Robert Englund, is standing with the kids because he's...

John Saxon, star of Black Christmas, Elm Street, Enter the Dragon passes on

Posted 6 years ago

2020 just keeps on taking doesn't it… I was truly saddened to read this morning that actor JOHN SAXON has passed on (from a pneumonia at 83 years old). I had the pleasure of having dinner with him and his...

John Saxon of Nightmare on Elm Street and Enter the Dragon Dies at 83

Posted 6 years ago

I'm sorry to report some very sad news. The wonderful actor, John Saxon, who starred in such classics as A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, ENTER THE DRAGON, and the original BLACK CHRISTMAS has passed away. According to his wife, Gloria,...

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