Notable offenders: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), New Nightmare (1994), Drag Me to Hell (2009) Did you know that the Koalas sleep for up to 22 hours a day? Yeah, you can add that to the list of marsupials we're jealous of for arbitrary reasons. Forget football, sleeping seems to the world's ultimate pastime. Who doesnt enjoy it? Sleep should be a sacred and safe space, restful and welcoming, but thanks to the horror genre it is helplessness turned to terror when Wes Craven first introduced us to Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street. A killer who doesn't need to hunt you or chase you down, he can simply wait until you fall asleep and get you in your dreams. Over the years the genre has given us endless examples of terrible things that can happen to you while you're in a deep slumber. So yeah, that afternoon nap doesn't look as good as it once did.
Jesse Gumbarge is editor and chief blogger at JarvisCity.com - He loves old-school horror films and starting pointless debates. You can reach out at: JesseGumbarge@JarvisCity.com
