The Black Sheep: Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (Video)

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Freddy Krueger was the king of the ‘80s. Having reached the heights of a pop culture icon that no horror villain has since matched (Michael Myers and Chucky have come close but never as culturally big), there were video games, comics, toys, and even a short-lived anthology TV show. “Freddy Fever” was a real thing that peaked with 1988’s THE DREAM MASTER.

Freddy Krueger was a cash-cow that could not be ignored and even gave the production company New Line Cinema its own nickname: The House That Freddy Built. After the runaway success of THE DREAM MASTER, they rushed out its sequel NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD (OWN IT HEREWATCH IT HERE) less than a year later. It tells the following story:

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

This movie has always been considered the decline of the series, but I'm here to change hearts and minds. THE DREAM CHILD suffers mostly from franchise fatigue but, as it stands on its own, is a wild, weird and colorful entry that has Robert Englund at the top of his game. The Nightmare series eventually embraced the "Slasher On Acid" esthetic that made Krueger an icon. You may think I'm crazy or sleep-deprived, but that doesn't change my opinion on this entry unfairly labeled a BLACK SHEEP. Give it another shot and see if you agree!

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Lance Vlcek was raised in the aisles of Family Video in the south suburbs of Chicago. He's a fan of fun schlock like Friday The 13th Part 7 and Full Moon Entertainment but also loves genre classics like Evil Dead and Big Trouble In Little China. Lance does many things outside of genre consumption, with his favorites being his homemade Chicago pizza recipe, homemade rum, and video editing. He has four Sugar Gliders, a love for beach bars, and claims Brett Morgen's favorite Bowie album must be Changesonebowie based on his soulless documentary!