The third Nightmare On Elm Street received a creative injection thanks to a new director and writer.
Equally as monumental, it spawned one of the genres most revered icons, Freddy Krueger.
They also fleshed out Kruegers background, adding his the bastard son of a hundred maniacs conception.
From the outset, its clear that both Russell and Darabont possess a shrewd understanding of the genre.
Even the films poster is incredibly evocative of a 70s-style heavy metal album.
