Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise...

• The film was written and directed by Wes Craven, who was also responsible for the film "Scream"
• The American Horror franchise consisted of eight slasher films, a television show, novels and lastly comic books.
• The series of the sequels of the film were produced by the independent film company, New Line Cinema
• Nightmare on Elm Street is the third highest grossing franchise
• The film series has been a financial success at the box office
• In 1988, a film series was produced and had Freddy as the host
• The original film was released in 1984, with sequels that followed in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994 and finally in 2003
• Micheal Bay and his production team are looking to reboot the Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise, the film is scheduled to be released on 16th April, 2010