We asked twitter which major horror franchise we should review on the pod, A NIghtmare on Elm Street won, so your wish is our command! For Episode 19 we're reviewing the first four installments of the franchise, then we'll review the second half of the franchise in Episode 20.

Unsurprisingly this turned out to be our longest episode yet once we put everything together, so we had to split it in half to get it under our podcast platform's time limit! Here in Part 1, we're reviewing the first two installments: the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, and its sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. And for the latter, the fabulous partner of one of our hosts makes their first appearance on the podcast!

Part 2 of this episode (covering Dream Warriors and The Dream Master) will be going up in just a few days, but we hope you enjoy this first half. And as always, thanks so much for listening!

TIMECODES:A Nightmare on Elm Street = 00:01:12A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge = 01:42:19

CW: the Elm Street movies include plot points and/or themes involving child endangerment, sexual assault and suicide, so those topics are likewise mentioned in our discussion.