# A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

> Alice must defend her unborn child from Freddy Krueger when the killer invades the fetus’s dreams to force his return to the waking world.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5272

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Stephen Hopkins
- Cast: Lisa Wilcox, Robert Englund, Erika Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Michael Ashton, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel, Nicholas Mele
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097981/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: nightmarish, campy, visceral, late night horror marathon, 1980s slasher night

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