10 Cancelled Horror Movies That Would Have Been LEGENDARY

Long before The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson was more associated with horror due to his work on Bad Taste and Braindead. Not only that, he wrote a screenplay for A Nightmare on Elm Street 6.

Although Freddy Krueger had become a parody of himself by this point, Jackson's version would've depicted the dream demon very differently. In this draft, Freddy's repeated defeats had left him weakened, compelling teens to enter the dreamworld to humiliate him. Tired of being ridiculed, Freddy vows to regain his power, becoming the literal stuff of nightmares once again.

This idea could've worked since it would show a vulnerable side of Freddy while also bringing the character back to his terrifying roots.

Despite the fact that this story could've reinvigorated the Elm Street brand, the producers went with Michael De Luca's script instead, which became the basis for Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. Due to that sequel's lack of scares, jarringly comedic tone, and forced 3D gimmick, though, Freddy's Dead is often cited as the weakest entry in the franchise. 

Of course, Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy went on to earn $3 billion and won 17 Oscars, so the Kiwi auteur is probably not too fussed he didn't get the Elm Street gig.