When you think of horror movie icons, a few names come to mind. Jason, Michael Myers and Jigsaw are just a few. But perhaps the best of all of them is Freddy Krueger. He certainly has more personality than all of the other killers I just mentioned and he might just be the most iconic, too. Of course, the man responsible for Krueger’s lasting legacy is Robert Englund, who’s played the role eight times, and today he’s celebrating his 73rd birthday.
The actor has a special relationship with horror and it goes all the way back to when he was a child, with Englund once saying:
“When I was 9, I went to a birthday party. We were supposed to see a cowboy movie, but the programming got screwed up and we saw The Bad Seed instead. Horrifying. For years I was frightened of girls with pigtails.”
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The actor has a special relationship with horror and it goes all the way back to when he was a child, with Englund once saying:
“When I was 9, I went to a birthday party. We were supposed to see a cowboy movie, but the programming got screwed up and we saw The Bad Seed instead. Horrifying. For years I was frightened of girls with pigtails.”
It...
- 6/7/2020
- by Ryan Beltram
- We Got This Covered
Whether you know him best as the man of your nightmares or the friendly alien from beyond the stars, Robert Englund has continually proven himself to be one of the most versatile and entertaining performers on the big and small screens. Featuring a star-studded lineup of interviewees, the new documentary Icon: The Robert Englund Story celebrates more than four decades of Englund's memorable performances, and an Indiegogo campaign for the film has now been launched.
You can learn more about Icon: The Robert Englund Story by visiting its official Indiegogo page (where its campaign will run through the rest of June) and check out the full press release and trailer for additional details:
Press Release: Horror Icons such as Corey Taylor, Bill Moseley, Eli Roth, Corey Taylor, Ken Kirzinger, Michael Berryman, Andrew Divoff and R.A. Mihailoff are uniting together in the upcoming documentary Icon: The Robert Englund Story, to celebrate...
You can learn more about Icon: The Robert Englund Story by visiting its official Indiegogo page (where its campaign will run through the rest of June) and check out the full press release and trailer for additional details:
Press Release: Horror Icons such as Corey Taylor, Bill Moseley, Eli Roth, Corey Taylor, Ken Kirzinger, Michael Berryman, Andrew Divoff and R.A. Mihailoff are uniting together in the upcoming documentary Icon: The Robert Englund Story, to celebrate...
- 6/11/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Returning for its 18th year this October is Hollywood's Screamfest Horror Film Festival, a celebration of horror cinema's past, present, and future. Back in May, we teamed up with Screamfest for a 10th anniversary screening of Gregg Bishop's Dance of the Dead, and now we're thrilled to share the first wave of programming for this year's festival, as well as the exciting news that Lin Shaye will be the festival's 2018 ambassador!
Taking place October 9th–18th at Tcl Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood, Screamfest's first wave of programming includes Padraig Reynolds' Open 24 Hours, Daniel Robbins' Pledge, Timothy Woodward Jr.'s The Final Wish, a 10th anniversary screening of Toby Wilkins' Splinter, and much more!
You can read the official announcement below, visit Screamfest's website for more information, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for more Screamfest news!
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif. – September 25, 2018 – America’s largest and longest running horror film festival,...
Taking place October 9th–18th at Tcl Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood, Screamfest's first wave of programming includes Padraig Reynolds' Open 24 Hours, Daniel Robbins' Pledge, Timothy Woodward Jr.'s The Final Wish, a 10th anniversary screening of Toby Wilkins' Splinter, and much more!
You can read the official announcement below, visit Screamfest's website for more information, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for more Screamfest news!
Press Release: Hollywood, Calif. – September 25, 2018 – America’s largest and longest running horror film festival,...
- 9/25/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
NEW YORK -- Rhino Films is riding the rage for remakes of 1960s and '70s horror films by developing a redo of the 1967 cult classic She Freak with screenwriting duo Tim Sullivan and Chris Kobin. Sullivan and Kobin recently penned another horror remake, 2001 Maniacs, starring Robert Englund, for GreeneStreet Films' genre arm Raw Nerve. Maniacs is in postproduction. Originally produced by horrormeister David Friedman, the campy Freak offers a female twist on The Phantom of the Opera set amid a traveling rock 'n' roll carnival sideshow. Sullivan, who helmed Maniacs, is circling directorial duties on Freak.
- 4/16/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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