4- Freddy's Tricks and Treats
This is one of the more entertaining episodes. The first half is about a med student confronting her traumatic past and the second half is about a grad student exploiting her trauma for a science experiment. Freddy appears frequently and he actually participates in this episode's events.
The gore in this episode is notable- in the days before CSI, the autopsy scene was considered pretty grisly stuff. There's also an eye-gouging, mutilation, and a little girl kept in a cage. There's a couple moments in this episode where Freddy is actually somewhat menacing- something you only see in the first NIGHTMARE movie and a few parts in the third one.
Director Ken Wiederhorn hit with SHOCK WAVES (and KING FRAT) and missed by a mile with RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD II (and MEATBALLS II), so it's nice to see him not blow this episode.
There's some mild suspense and effective scares that make this a solid FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES. It goes without saying that this and every episode is cheap-looking and marred with flaws (they were all shot on tape with a massively rushed schedule), but this is one of the best.
The gore in this episode is notable- in the days before CSI, the autopsy scene was considered pretty grisly stuff. There's also an eye-gouging, mutilation, and a little girl kept in a cage. There's a couple moments in this episode where Freddy is actually somewhat menacing- something you only see in the first NIGHTMARE movie and a few parts in the third one.
Director Ken Wiederhorn hit with SHOCK WAVES (and KING FRAT) and missed by a mile with RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD II (and MEATBALLS II), so it's nice to see him not blow this episode.
There's some mild suspense and effective scares that make this a solid FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES. It goes without saying that this and every episode is cheap-looking and marred with flaws (they were all shot on tape with a massively rushed schedule), but this is one of the best.
posted by Bryan at 9:19 AM
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the episode in question also features a very young Mariska Hargitay before she would be more well known as Olivia Benson on Law & Order SVU.
Good review! One note, though: the series was not shot on tape, it was shot on film but, like many genre series of the period, was completely edited on tape. After which, the film elements were destroyed.
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