Jacob Burns Film Center After Hours: A Nightmare on Elm Street

Packed with genuine scares, Wes Craven’s definitive slasher is also streaked with darkly surreal wit. Robert Englund as the horrifically disfigured, gleeful Freddy Krueger became a quipping, laconic antihero in the numerous sequels, but here he drips with unforgettable menace.

Jacob Burns Film Center