A Nightmare on Elm Street 9

What is the appropriate balance of mystery versus backstory for a villain? An all-nighter is in store when our hosts analyze the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. They discuss Nightmare's unique structure blueprint as compared to other slashers from the same era, evaluate the strengths and deficiencies of the various protagonists, and toss and turn over which character developments improved or weakened Freddy Krueger's on-screen effectiveness. They take slashes at a new sequel, and determine whether the nightmare should be recurring or ended, when they dream up and pitch their own ideas for A Nightmare on Elm Street 9!