Wes Craven’s New Nightmare – The Horror Movie That Broke the Rules First

Welcome back to Don’t Press Play...the podcast where we press play, so you don’t have to. In this episode, we’re diving deep into Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)—the meta horror masterpiece that reinvented Freddy Krueger and quietly set the stage for Scream. Before Ghostface, before the rules of horror were spelt out on-screen... There was a movie that blurred the line between fiction and reality. Freddy left Elm Street and entered our world, and horror was never the same.

Join Alex from Manchester, UK, as he dives into the weird, wild, and wonderfully scary world of horror films. From blood-soaked classics to bizarre B-movies, each episode breaks down one film and answers the all-important question: Should you press play… or run away?

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