Freddy Lives: New ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ 7-Film 4K Blu-ray Set Has Been Revealed [Video]
Freddy’s back! Well, sort of. Today, we finally witnessed the unveiling of the long-awaited, brand-new 4K Blu-ray collection of the first seven films from the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, courtesy of Warner Bros. (excluding the remake—which is fine). Leaks around the web had given some hints as to what to expect with the set. Those details are now official. Below you’ll find everything you need to know about the collection, along with an announcement trailer.
If you’re a Freddy Krueger fan like me, you’ve been begging for something—anything-in the Nightmare world since that critically panned remake dropped fifteen years ago. So, the franchise finally coming to 4K UHD for the first time is certainly a dream come true. At the very least, it’s a release that is long overdue.
You cannot overstate the impact of Freddy Krueger and the A Nightmare on Elm Street films. Plucked out of legendary director Wes Craven’s worst nightmares, Freddy has haunted our dreams for decades. A notorious child killer burned to death by the parents of his victims and brought back as a dream demon from Hell, he’s on the Mount Rushmore of horror icons. He put New Line Cinema on the map. Even your parents and/or friends who dislike horror know who Freddy is. After all, every town has an Elm Street.
It’s about time Freddy’s films were given the collection they deserve.
Today’s reveal comes courtesy of Bloody Disgusting. We’ve now learned that the new 4K set includes the original seven films—A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare—along with the uncut versions of A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Dream Child, and will be released on September 30, 2025… just in time for Halloween season.
I’m most excited about the fact that the set includes an alternate ending of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare presented in anaglyph 3D—complete with 3D glasses! Now we’re playing with power.
Additionally, two brand-new special features for the set include:
Boiler Room Confessional: The king of slashers, Robert Englund, takes us on a journey through the dream world, sharing what inspired Freddy Krueger, his rise as a cultural icon, and the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street—plus his favorite kills, scenes, and more.
Freddy’s Footnotes: Robert Englund and original A Nightmare on Elm Street filmmakers revisit iconic scenes, revealing the movie magic and chaos behind our favorite nightmares. Pull back the curtain and relive epic moments through the eyes of those who made them.
Here are the rest of the special features you’ll be able to claw into in the collection:
A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Ready Freddy Focus Points
- Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher
- Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin
- Alternate Endings – Scary Ending, Happy Ending, Freddy Ending
- The House That Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
- Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- Freddy on 8th Street
- Heroes and Villains
- The Male Witch
- Psychosexual Circus
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- Behind the Story: Burnout
- Behind the Story: Fan Mail
- Behind the Story: The House That Freddy Built
- Behind the Story: Onward Christian Soldiers
- Behind the Story: Snakes and Ladders
- Behind the Story: That’s Showbiz
- Behind the Story: Trading 8’s
- Dokken Dream Warriors Music Video
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- The Finnish Line
- Krueger, Freddy Krueger
- Hopeless Chest
- Let’s Makeup
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
- Behind the Story: Womb Raiders
- Behind the Story: The Sticky Floor
- Behind the Story: Take the Stairs
- Behind the Story: Hopkins Directs
- Behind the Story: A Slight Miscalculation
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
- 86’D
- Hellraiser
- Rachel’s Dream
- 3D Demise
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
- Commentary with Wes Craven
- NEW – Boiler Room Confessional
- NEW – Freddy’s Footnotes
- Becoming a Filmmaker
- Filmmaker
- An Insane Troupe
- The Problem with Sequels
- Two Worlds
- Welcome to Prime Time: It Really Happened
- Welcome to Prime Time: A Childhood Memory
- Welcome to Prime Time: Sometime in the Early ’80s
- Welcome to Prime Time: So It Began
- Welcome to Prime Time: Beauty and the Beast
- Welcome to Prime Time: Making the Glove
- Welcome to Prime Time: Shapeshifter
- Welcome to Prime Time: The Shoot
- Welcome to Prime Time: The Revolving Room
- Welcome to Prime Time: All’s Well That Ends Well
- Welcome to Prime Time: Talalay’s Tally
- Welcome to Prime Time: It Couldn’t Have Happened
- Welcome to Prime Time: Alternate Ending Version
- Conclusion: Where Gothic Plots Come From
- Conclusion: Why We Like Gothic
- Conclusion: Sadomasochism
- Conclusion: Freddy vs. Pinhead
- Conclusion: Freddy’s Manic Energy
- Conclusion: Creating Lasting Characters in Horror
- Conclusion: No More Magic Tricks
- Conclusion: Monster with Personality
- Conclusion: Freddy as Sex Machine
- Conclusion: Campfire Stories
According to BD, the Elm Street collection will be available in limited-edition collectible SteelBook packaging (exclusive to Amazon) and as a standard 4K collection. It will be available for purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers, as well as digitally from Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Fandango at Home, and more.
Hopefully, we’ll have more good news from the Nightmare universe in the future. Until then, get your gloves on this incredible set by pre-ordering here. And remember to tell ’em Freddy sent ya.
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