That formula was upended in 1984, with the release of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Unfortunately, the book was seemingly permanently closed on the Englund as Freddy continuity with the release of New Line and Platinum Dunes’ 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street remake.
Oddly enough, at least according to Dekker, it would appear that New Line’s worries about catering the Elm Street remake to everyone prevented it from really pleasing just about anyone.
A huge hit, Elm Street spawned the biggest horror franchise of the ’80s, and one of the best-regarded in genre history.