This Day in Horror History: Happy Birthday, Lisa Wilcox!
On this day in horror history A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child scream queen Lisa Wilcox was born in Columbia, Missouri in 1964.
She has since starred in such horror movies as Watchers Reborn, Dead Country, Fear Clinic, Clinger, The Church, The Watcher of Park Ave, Red Hollow, The Possessed, and The Quiet Room.
She also has roles in classic TV shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Bill’s mom in the short-lived Bill & Ted series, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures, and TGIF’s Boy Meets World.
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Not to mention her participation in classic horror documentaries such as Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street, and In Search of Darkness.
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Renny Harlin’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master centered on Freddy Krueger using Wilcox’s Alice Johnson, to gain access to new victims in order to sate his murderous needs. It sports a 55% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master marks a relative high point in this franchise’s bumpy creative journey, although the original remains far superior.
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Then Stephen Hopkins’ A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child followed Freddy, using a now pregnant Alice Johnson’s baby’s dreams to claim new victims. It sports a 32% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: A Nightmare on Elm Street feels exhausted by this cheesy fifth entry, bogged down by a convoluted mythology while showing none of the chilling technique that kicked off the franchise.
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