10 Horror Movies That Lied About Their Premise
9. Freddy's Dead Is Not The Final Nightmare
Released in 1991, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare told two porkies in its title.
Promoted as totally, absolutely, undoubtedly, unequivocally the death of Freddy Krueger and the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, period, this film ended up being followed by one more Elm Street picture, a crossover with Jason Voorhees - who himself had both a Final Chapter and a Final Friday over in the Friday the 13th series - and an ill-fated remake starring Jackie Earle Haley.
Several horror franchises had previously promised 'final' entries in their respective series, yet the Elm Street crew went hard in reiterating that this really was it for Freddy. So much so, there was even a public funeral held for Krueger as the promotional push for this sixth film kicked into gear.
Blown up by his own daughter with a pipe bomb at the close of The Final Nightmare, it didn't take long for Robert Englund's Freddy Krueger to resurface. Just three years later, both Englund and the Krueger character would be back for Wes Craven's A New Nightmare, which placed Freddy in the 'real world' as he stalked those involved in making the prior movies.