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This week's Entertainment Weekly (#904) reviews the new Infinifilm DVD release. Here's the result of the full page review:

"At the end of "Never Sleep Again", costar Heather Langenkamp reveals she still dreams of Freddy. But it's hard to imagine this film being responsible for too many fresh nightmares." Score: B-

The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly (#903) listed their poll results for "The Scariest Boogeyman is...". Freddy Krueger won second place, with 27% of the vote. First place went to Halloween villian Michael Myers, with 29% of the vote. See the list below for total votes:

• Michael Myers (29%)
• Freddy Krueger (27%)
• Leatherface (24%)
• Jigsaw (12%)
• Jason Voorhees (8%)
• Total votes: 7,493

Wildstorm has updated their website for their January releases. Included is the preview for issue 4 of their ongoing A Nightmare on Elm Street series:

Written by Chuck Dixon; Art by Joel Gomez and Don Ho; Cover by Ben Oliver. A unique issue exploring the dream world of Freddy Krueger! Does the Dream Master himself dream? Haunted by "the one that got away," Freddy gets a taste of the medicine he's dealt out for years...and it won't be pretty! Plus, Ben Oliver (Ultimate X-Men) debuts as the series' new cover artist! On Sale January 3, 2007

Fellow Elm Street fan Ryan has created a photo gallery dedicated to the first film. Over 200 photos are available, archiving the production from behind-the-scenes to finished film. Check it out.

...in poster form anyway. Check out your local Spencer Gifts, as reproduction posters of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Freddy vs. Jason, and more, are avilable for the Halloween season.

ComicMonsters.com, the internet's leading news and information website for horror comics, announces its KING OF ALL MONSTERS TOURNAMENT. A new form of madness has struck the online horror community asComicMonsters.com has announced its latest contest, one that will let monster fans decide once and for all which horror character will rule them all!

This October, horror fans worldwide will have the chance to fill out a tournament bracket, much like they do with NCAA Basketball’s March Madness, and then in turn, vote on each battle, save their bracket and earn points with each victory. The winner will receive fantastic prizes from the ComicMonsters.com vaults! Choose who you think will go the distance in the tournament. Will the legends like Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface and Freddy Krueger win out? Or will it be someone from the bloodsucking contingent, such as Blade the Vampire Killer, Morbius, Hannibal King and Vampirella? Maybe it will be those of a lycan heart - Werewolf by Night, Nightwolf or Scratch? There is only one way to crown the KING OF ALL MONSTERS, find the brackets and vote for the best here.

Also, read the exclusive interview with current Nightmare comic writer Chuck Dixon here.

The latest release from publisher Black Flame, is a collection of three of their previous Nightmare related novels: Suffer The Children, Dreamspawn, and Protege. The title of this collection is Ripped From A Dream: The Nightmare On Elm Street Omnibus. If you don't own any of the novels, this is a great place to get the first three - at a super low price. Order your copy here.

On September 26th, Best Buy in Toronto promoted the new Infinifilm DVD release by having Robert Englund on hand to meet with fans and sign copies. Thanks to Snoogans69247 from the Forums, some great pictures are available. Robert meets Elm Street fan That's So Lame from the Forums and Snoogans69247 gets the claw:

Also attending the meet & greet was fellow Elm Street fan Aaron, who submitted his picture of he and Robert meeting face-to-face (as it were).

In addition, Australian fan Kyall submitted a current picture of the house that was Glen’s in the first Nightmare. Though not part of the Best Buy promotion, I thought it was a nice addition...












Special thanks to Snoogans69247, That’s So Lame, Aaron, and Kyall. Click here if you would like to read more about the Best Buy meet & greet.

From Fangoria: Director John (HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER) McNaughton’s name has been attached to a NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET prequel for quite some time now (we first reported on it here), but no news has been heard about the project for months. So Fango asked McNaughton (whose MASTERS OF HORROR entry HAECKEL’S TALE, pictured, hits DVD November 14 from Anchor Bay) what was up. “Well, [New Line and I] talked about it, and I’m still waiting to hear back from them,” he says. “They approached me because of HENRY, since they want to make a serious film about Freddy Krueger and his early days as a school janitor. Freddy’s just a living person at that point, and this would seem more like a real story. It wouldn’t be supernatural, and it will recount the days when he used to kidnap young girls—and actually also boys—to rape and murder them.”

While both McNaughton and New Line seem to have a pretty good idea of what they want from the film, a script still has yet to be written. “This process obviously takes a long time and there’s no actual screenplay yet, just an idea of what the movie should be about. Let’s say I haven’t recieved the check yet,” the director laughs. “However, I do have a writer in mind whom I would like to write the new NIGHTMARE: His name is R.J. Tsarov, and he wrote the stage play I just directed. He’s a true talent and has a very original vision.”

Just a reminder that the first issue of the new A Nightmare on Elm Street comic series will be released this Wednesday, October 4th. This is a new ongoing series by DC Comics' sub Wildstorm Comics. Read more about the first issue here and click here to read a 4 page preview.