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Dreams in the Witch House, a review by addicted2dvd

Dreams in the Witch House
When stressed-out student Walter Gilman ('Ezra Godden' of DAGON) rents a room in a decrepit old house, his graduate thesis studies begin to take some very strange twists: He suffers nightmares about a voracious rat with a human face. He suspects that a gateway to another dimension may exist behind his wall. And he is seemingly seduced by a luscious she-demon who thirsts for souls of the innocent via a covenant that screams for blood. But when Walter must face the most depraved urge of all, will the line between madness, murder and unholy mayhem be crossed forever?

'Chelah Horsdal' (HOLLOW MAN 2) and 'Jay Brazeau' (INSOMNIA,THEY) co-star in this disturbing shocker directed by 'Stuart Gordon', co-written by 'Gordon' & 'Dennis Paoli' (THE DENTIST, CASTLE FREAK) and based on the infamous short story by horror master 'H.P. Lovecraft'.

My Thoughts:
This is another episode that I enjoyed quite a bit. The gore is upped a notch from the first episode. Watching this episode for the second time now... one thing I noticed is that this is the first of 2 episodes that takes place in a boarding house. I would be amiss if I didn't mention the rat in this episode... a rat with a human face... kinda a pet of the witch. Definitely a creepy idea... and the effects was done nicely. I actually got a kick out of him. The DVD quality is right up there with the first one. And like all the first season releases... this DVD is loaded with extras.

For those interested... here is the Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1NIpXjuIPM

(From Masters of Horror Marathon on May 25th, 2008)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, a review by addicted2dvd

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985/United States, United Kingdom) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | New Line Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video Director: Jack Sholder Writing: David Chaskin (Writer), Wes Craven (Original Characters By) Length: 86 min. Rating: Rated 18 : Strong Sadistic Horror and Bloody Violence Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono, Dutch: Dolby Digital: Mono, Italian: Dolby Digital: Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono, Portuguese: Dolby Digital: Mono, Czech: Dolby Digital: Mono, Thai: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Other

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Stars:
Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers as Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler as Ron Grady
Clu Gulager as Mr. Walsh
Hope Lange as Mrs. Walsh
Marshall Bell (1942) as Coach Schneider

Plot:
Five years have passed since Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) was sent howling back to hell. But now, a new kid on Elm Street is being haunted every night by gruesome visions of the deadly dream stalker. And if his twisted soul takes possession of the boy's body, Freddy will return from the dead to wreak bloody murder and mayhem upon the entire town.

When A Nightmare on Elm Street made a killing, horror fans shrieked for more. Soon the diabolic Freddy was resurrected with a vengeance - along with some of the most terrifying special effects ever to splatter the screen. Look for Robert Englund minus his Freddy face in the opening sequence. He's a real scream!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes

Even though I do still feel this is a decent movie... it is my least favorite of the Elm Street movies. I can't even place my finger on what it is that I don't care for... just something about this one that didn't sit well with me. Freddy Krueger is still played pretty straight in this one. Hmmmm... makes me wonder if they didn't add the comedy to him because of the ratings/reviews that this one got.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on February 22nd, 2014)

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