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From horror maven Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street represents one of the better slasher pic franchises spawned in this decade. And though it hasn’t aged particularly well, no remake or re-imagining (and there has been one) can hope to recapture the sometimes cheesy practical effects and the fun pop culture references rife throughout this old-school slasher horror with a twist.