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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Episode #48

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Episode #48

FromSuch a Nightmare: Conversations about Horror


A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Episode #48

FromSuch a Nightmare: Conversations about Horror

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Sep 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 1988 horror-comedy film A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. 
Episode Highlights: We explore how this film fits into the larger narrative of the franchise, and we argue that although Nightmare 4 continues the narrative of the previous movie, it doesn't carryover the disaffirmative nature of the prior films. We also talk about the consequences of the film's breaking of the monster/final girl binary as Alice begins to become the dream master. 
A Dose of Scholarship: We bring back a favorite piece of scholarship in this episode--Jeffrey Jerome Cohen's "Monster Theses," which offer a systematic and intriguing framework for considering the role monsters (and monster texts) play in our culture.
This podcast episode first aired on June 1, 2021
Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare channel; Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com
Released:
Sep 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Where the horrifically nerdy meets the terrifyingly academic. Hosts: Katherine A. Troyer, PhD and Anthony Tresca. Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1 Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com