Idolator’s Videodrone Halloween Parade: People Were <i>Really</i> Obsessed With Freddy Krueger In The ’80s

jharv | October 31, 2007 2:00 am
This Fat Boys video is just the razor-sharp tip of a Nightmare On Elm Street video onslaught, capturing the moment when Robert Englund replaced whoever was wearing the Jason mask at the time as America’s favorite horribly disfigured supernatural serial killer. With that in mind we bring you four Freddy-related videos, one for each deadly finger. (P.S. The lack of a clip for “Nightmare On My Street” is a heinous omission in the Nightmare video canon.)

Thanks to dream warrior Christopher Weingarten for the clips and for bringing me warm memories of when I had to sneak watching loaned Nightmare videotapes after everyone went to bed.

The Fat Boys – “Are You Ready For Freddy?” [YouTube] Dokken – “Dream Warriors” [YouTube] Vinnie Vincent Invasion – “Love Kills” [YouTube] Whodini – “Anyway I Gotta Swing It” [YouTube]