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Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

2012 · 31 min

A cozy, talking-heads retrospective that fondly unpacks a horror icon's making, more affectionate than scary.

Directed by
Constantine Nasr
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A retrospective on the Nightmare on Elm Street series.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and dark. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Art, celebrity, memory, fate
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Constantine Nasr
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour4
Realism8
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Constantine Nasr
Written by
Constantine Nasr
Starring
Robert Englund, Wes Craven, Frank Darabont, Scott Essman, Renny Harlin, Kim Newman, David J. Schow, Kevin Yagher
Runtime
31 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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