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On a new series, we look at the weirdest and worst entries from our favorite series to see whether they’ve earned their rep as Franchise Killers! Up first, Wes Craven’s meta misfire, New Nightmare! » Subscribe to NowThis Nerd: http://go.nowth.is/Nerd_Subscribe In the spirit of How to Kill, Slash Course will take a look at some of the strangest entries in long running series on our new show Franchise Killers, beginning with Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. Freddy Krueger is in the upper echelon of the slasher stable, but as is true for most horror series, A Nightmare on Elm Street has endured varying degrees of quality throughout its tenure. From the original Nightmare on Elm Street by Wes Craven, to the peak of the series Dream Warriors, every subsequent sequel seemed to bring the evolution of Freddy Krueger to a crawl. Robert Englund still brings the best Freddy kills, but as the dream deaths piled up, the series began to slow down, and soon Freddy was put on the bench for nine whole years. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare was the final entry in the classic Freddy franchise, and it marks a drastic step in Freddy Krueger evolution. The film depicts Freddy as a demon shaped by stories, in a post-modern look at the power of mythmaking. Unfortunately, as a slasher film, the kill count leaves a lot to be desired. Did New Nightmare lead directly to the Freddy Krueger death? You’ll have to watch and find out how we explained in the video, but if the history of Freddy Krueger has shown us anything, we can only dream of a world without Freddy. » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis Get more from NowThis Nerd: » Like Us: http://go.nowth.is/NowNerd_Facebook » Tweet Us: http://go.nowth.is/NowNerd_Twitter » Follow Us: http://go.nowth.is/NowNerd_Instagram Get more from NowThis News: » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe » Like us on Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/News_Facebook » Tweet us on Twitter: http://go.nowth.is/News_Twitter » Follow us on Instagram: http://go.nowth.is/News_Instagram » Find us on Snapchat Discover: http://go.nowth.is/News_Snapchat NowThis Nerd is your one stop shop for everything from movies and TV to games and comics. We’re committed to fueling the conversation about the nerd world and nerd culture. Join us every week as we geek out and explore topics such as sci-fi, aliens, monsters, superheroes and villains, comics, Marvel, DC, and so much more.