Originally Posted by
bacchus
I loved that it so intentionally used the tropes of the genre. Post-modern horror.
You'll probably think me blasphemous, but I was never impressed with the Nightmare on Elm St movies. As a little kid watching The Simpsons, I thought it'd be the coolest thing ever, but I was underwhelmed. The only time Freddy ever scared me was when I was on a ghost train ride at the fair at age 5. I got through the whole ride like a tough little bitch, turned to my dad to say it wasn't scary, then Freddy randomly jumped out just before the end.