Best 80's slasher flick

Rating: Null/10 (3 March 2004)

Prior to A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven had made a few decent horror flicks. You can see in his early movies that he was merely working his craft of horror and suspense as a novice. While watching last house on the left you can spot small subtle details that would later manifest themselves into what is his greatest creation. Fred Krueger. A Nightmare on Elm street created a whole wave of copy cat slasher movies that could not compare to the masterpiece of the original. Throughout the movie, he uses dull lighting, creepy music and raw special effect to create a fear in its watcher that many other movies could never do. I first saw this movie in 1985 when i was a mere child and it still seems creepy nearly 20 years later. By far the best slasher flick to date. Highly recommended for fans of the genre.