{"id":2041278,"date":"2026-07-13T17:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041278"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:32:19","slug":"nightmare-on-elm-street-reboot-in-the-works-at-paramount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2041278","title":{"rendered":"Nightmare on Elm Street Reboot in the Works at Paramount"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-862658659 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">A new <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2010\">Nightmare on Elm Street<\/a> film is in the works, but this time, Paramount is re-imagining the iconic horror flick.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/nightmare-on-elm-street-movie-paramount-1236646496\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> has revealed that Paramount has secured the rights to the original script for Wes Craven&#8217;s A Nightmare on Elm Street, allowing the studio to adapt it into a new film. Paramount will deliver the movie through its new genre label, Paramount Primal, which is helmed by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, the producers of films like Barbarian and Friendship. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Details on the new take are under wraps and it&#8217;s unclear if the film even has a writer or director attached to bring it to life, but members of Craven&#8217;s estate will produce. Craven\u2019s widow, Iya Labunka, and his son, Jonathan Craven, will produce the film along with Marc Toberoff. <\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 25 Best Body Horror Movies of All Time<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click through to see IGN&apos;s picks for the greatest body horror movies of all time.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"25. Dumplings\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nFruit Chan\u2019s savory Hong Kong midnighter Dumplings dishes body horror of a different flavor. An aging former actress chases eternal attractiveness by eating Aunt Mei\u2019s fetus-stuffed dumplings. As Aunt Mei\u2019s customer demands stronger remedies, abortions and \u201cfresher\u201d fetuses become the next move. Chan doesn\u2019t save viewers from bloody realism as Aunt Mei performs backroom operations, shows ingredients being prepped, and doesn\u2019t shy away from the grotesqueries of the chef\u2019s recipes. I think chopped-up fetuses stuffed into doughy pockets counts as some twisted as [bleep] body horror? \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 26 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"24. Taxidermia\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nI don\u2019t have nearly enough time to unpack the generational Hungarian trauma that flows through Gy\u00f6rgy P\u00e1lfi\u2019s Taxidermia. The film, following the lineage of three men, spotlights a horny WWII soldier, a Cold War-era speed-eater with big dreams, and a modern-day taxidermist who\u2019s dangerously dedicated to his craft. Through each chapter (structured like an anthology), P\u00e1lfi uses bodily horrors to convey gluttonous themes that leave us retching. From a sex scene atop butcher\u2019s scraps to competitive eaters emptying their stomachs, Taxidermia might not be obscenely gory, but that doesn&apos;t mean it saves its audiences from feeling queasy or overwhelmed by P\u00e1lfi\u2019s sometimes cartoonish, other times morbid treatment of his characters\u2019 meatsuits.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"23. The Ugly Stepsister\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nI won\u2019t lie. I tentatively had The Substance in this spot, but ultimately decided that while Monstro Elisasue is a gnarly monster, and the handoff between character versions in that film is creepy, The Ugly Stepsister is the closest I\u2019ve ever been to vomiting in a movie theater.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nEmilie Blichfeldt\u2019s twisted take on Cinderella is more like Cinder-Hell-a for its main character, Lea Myren\u2019s Elvira. She\u2019s trying to beautify herself for \u201cPrince Charming,\u201d but given the period setting, surgeries and remedies are archaic. Nose jobs are a chisel and hammer, while weight loss comes from tapeworms. Elvira\u2019s body is maimed, augmented, and tortured all in the name of beauty pageant standards, which can be both hilarious and unforgiving. Blichfeldt sustains a darkly comedic tone, but then we get to the film\u2019s finale and, well, let\u2019s just say the tapeworms have to come out eventually. It\u2019s a nauseating display of bodily horrors mixed with excellent sound design of squelches and gurgles in the worst way (compliment), and that\u2019s why The Ugly Stepsister overtook The Substance.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"22. Xtro\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWhat the actual hell is this movie? Xtro feels like a grab bag as toy soldiers and clown playthings come to life, or a panther appears to maul someone, yadda yadda. So why\u2019s it here? Because there\u2019s some fantastic body horror by way of alien pregnancies and gestation periods, watched at rapid speed in full, and other aliens-turned-to-humans effects that embrace the reconfiguration of our skeletal insides. Xtro narrowly escaped becoming only the second British-made video nasty, thanks to the especially \u201coffensive\u201d birthing sequence. It\u2019s a wild ride that doesn\u2019t make much sense at times, but as for its body horror pedigree? You bet Xtro has enough surprises in store.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"21. Exte: Hair Extensions\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nAre you afraid of the tiny bobbleheaded hair man? Well, you might be after watching Exte: Hair Extensions! This absurd Japanese take on body horror is about (in the simplest sense) possessed hair extensions that kill the new wearers. Visuals play off popular J-Horror scenes where neverending strands of black hair are pulled from gagging throats, except here hair spills out of mouths, eye sockets, ears, any opening. As the film gets crazier, you\u2019ll encounter what\u2019s basically \u201cThe Hair Man,\u201d a final boss battle I\u2019d rather save for your discovery. Exte: Hair Extensions is batshit crazy even by J-Horror standards, which is the reason why it makes the cut.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe look forward to bringing the world of Wes Craven\u2019s Nightmare on Elm Street to a new and completely engaged generation of fans,\u201d said Labunka in a statement. \u201cWe know that Wes would have been thrilled to see how horror is taking its long overdue place in the cultural canon. We can\u2019t wait for all of us to sit together in a dark theatre \u2013 around the campfire of today \u2013 as the next chapter of the Nightmare story unfolds.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We can\u2019t remember a time before we were fans of Wes Craven,&#8221; said J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules in a statement. &#8220;The fact that Iya and Jonathan have entrusted us with this opportunity to help usher a new story into this world is an honor beyond words. We look forward to working alongside them to bring a terrifying new nightmare to audiences everywhere, and to welcome Freddy home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It has been 16 years since the last Elm Street film, which was <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-review\">slammed by critics<\/a> and made a modest splash at the box office. Freddy Kruger has remained absent from the big screen ever since, but there <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2015\/08\/06\/another-nightmare-on-elm-street-reboot-reportedly-in-development\">were attempts to bring him back throughout the 2010s<\/a>. However, the writer of a now-scrapped Elm Street reboot, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, stated that New Line Cinema became too pre-occupied with The Conjuring films and put Freddy on the backburner. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2896921488 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;ll likely be a couple of years before Freddy returns, but it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if he goes toe-to-toe with Jason Voorhees at the box office. A <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/new-friday-the-13th-prequel-movie-and-video-game-are-on-the-way-theyre-both-in-the-works-and-theyre-both-coming\">new Friday the 13th movie is also in the works<\/a>, but no details have been revealed about what that film will look like. Either way, it seems like all of our beloved horror icons from the 80s are back.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">A new <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2010\">Nightmare on Elm Street<\/a> film is in the works, but this time, Paramount is re-imagining the iconic horror flick.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/nightmare-on-elm-street-movie-paramount-1236646496\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> has revealed that Paramount has secured the rights to the original script for Wes Craven&#8217;s A Nightmare on Elm Street, allowing the studio to adapt it into a new film. Paramount will deliver the movie through its new genre label, Paramount Primal, which is helmed by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, the producers of films like Barbarian and Friendship. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Details on the new take are under wraps and it&#8217;s unclear if the film even has a writer or director attached to bring it to life, but members of Craven&#8217;s estate will produce. Craven\u2019s widow, Iya Labunka, and his son, Jonathan Craven, will produce the film along with Marc Toberoff. <\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 25 Best Body Horror Movies of All Time<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click through to see IGN&apos;s picks for the greatest body horror movies of all time.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"25. Dumplings\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nFruit Chan\u2019s savory Hong Kong midnighter Dumplings dishes body horror of a different flavor. An aging former actress chases eternal attractiveness by eating Aunt Mei\u2019s fetus-stuffed dumplings. As Aunt Mei\u2019s customer demands stronger remedies, abortions and \u201cfresher\u201d fetuses become the next move. Chan doesn\u2019t save viewers from bloody realism as Aunt Mei performs backroom operations, shows ingredients being prepped, and doesn\u2019t shy away from the grotesqueries of the chef\u2019s recipes. I think chopped-up fetuses stuffed into doughy pockets counts as some twisted as [bleep] body horror? \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 26 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"24. Taxidermia\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nI don\u2019t have nearly enough time to unpack the generational Hungarian trauma that flows through Gy\u00f6rgy P\u00e1lfi\u2019s Taxidermia. The film, following the lineage of three men, spotlights a horny WWII soldier, a Cold War-era speed-eater with big dreams, and a modern-day taxidermist who\u2019s dangerously dedicated to his craft. Through each chapter (structured like an anthology), P\u00e1lfi uses bodily horrors to convey gluttonous themes that leave us retching. From a sex scene atop butcher\u2019s scraps to competitive eaters emptying their stomachs, Taxidermia might not be obscenely gory, but that doesn&apos;t mean it saves its audiences from feeling queasy or overwhelmed by P\u00e1lfi\u2019s sometimes cartoonish, other times morbid treatment of his characters\u2019 meatsuits.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"23. The Ugly Stepsister\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nI won\u2019t lie. I tentatively had The Substance in this spot, but ultimately decided that while Monstro Elisasue is a gnarly monster, and the handoff between character versions in that film is creepy, The Ugly Stepsister is the closest I\u2019ve ever been to vomiting in a movie theater.\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nEmilie Blichfeldt\u2019s twisted take on Cinderella is more like Cinder-Hell-a for its main character, Lea Myren\u2019s Elvira. She\u2019s trying to beautify herself for \u201cPrince Charming,\u201d but given the period setting, surgeries and remedies are archaic. Nose jobs are a chisel and hammer, while weight loss comes from tapeworms. Elvira\u2019s body is maimed, augmented, and tortured all in the name of beauty pageant standards, which can be both hilarious and unforgiving. Blichfeldt sustains a darkly comedic tone, but then we get to the film\u2019s finale and, well, let\u2019s just say the tapeworms have to come out eventually. It\u2019s a nauseating display of bodily horrors mixed with excellent sound design of squelches and gurgles in the worst way (compliment), and that\u2019s why The Ugly Stepsister overtook The Substance.\n\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"22. Xtro\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nWhat the actual hell is this movie? Xtro feels like a grab bag as toy soldiers and clown playthings come to life, or a panther appears to maul someone, yadda yadda. So why\u2019s it here? Because there\u2019s some fantastic body horror by way of alien pregnancies and gestation periods, watched at rapid speed in full, and other aliens-turned-to-humans effects that embrace the reconfiguration of our skeletal insides. Xtro narrowly escaped becoming only the second British-made video nasty, thanks to the especially \u201coffensive\u201d birthing sequence. It\u2019s a wild ride that doesn\u2019t make much sense at times, but as for its body horror pedigree? You bet Xtro has enough surprises in store.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"21. Exte: Hair Extensions\n&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\nAre you afraid of the tiny bobbleheaded hair man? Well, you might be after watching Exte: Hair Extensions! This absurd Japanese take on body horror is about (in the simplest sense) possessed hair extensions that kill the new wearers. Visuals play off popular J-Horror scenes where neverending strands of black hair are pulled from gagging throats, except here hair spills out of mouths, eye sockets, ears, any opening. As the film gets crazier, you\u2019ll encounter what\u2019s basically \u201cThe Hair Man,\u201d a final boss battle I\u2019d rather save for your discovery. Exte: Hair Extensions is batshit crazy even by J-Horror standards, which is the reason why it makes the cut.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe look forward to bringing the world of Wes Craven\u2019s Nightmare on Elm Street to a new and completely engaged generation of fans,\u201d said Labunka in a statement. \u201cWe know that Wes would have been thrilled to see how horror is taking its long overdue place in the cultural canon. We can\u2019t wait for all of us to sit together in a dark theatre \u2013 around the campfire of today \u2013 as the next chapter of the Nightmare story unfolds.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;We can\u2019t remember a time before we were fans of Wes Craven,&#8221; said J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules in a statement. &#8220;The fact that Iya and Jonathan have entrusted us with this opportunity to help usher a new story into this world is an honor beyond words. We look forward to working alongside them to bring a terrifying new nightmare to audiences everywhere, and to welcome Freddy home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It has been 16 years since the last Elm Street film, which was <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-review\">slammed by critics<\/a> and made a modest splash at the box office. Freddy Kruger has remained absent from the big screen ever since, but there <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2015\/08\/06\/another-nightmare-on-elm-street-reboot-reportedly-in-development\">were attempts to bring him back throughout the 2010s<\/a>. However, the writer of a now-scrapped Elm Street reboot, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, stated that New Line Cinema became too pre-occupied with The Conjuring films and put Freddy on the backburner. <\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2896921488 video jsx-2008855984 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9\">\n<div class=\"badge jsx-1349606671 jsx-3647116352\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-play jsx-2750866048 jsx-1044454891\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-play\" aria-label=\"Play\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;ll likely be a couple of years before Freddy returns, but it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if he goes toe-to-toe with Jason Voorhees at the box office. A <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/new-friday-the-13th-prequel-movie-and-video-game-are-on-the-way-theyre-both-in-the-works-and-theyre-both-coming\">new Friday the 13th movie is also in the works<\/a>, but no details have been revealed about what that film will look like. Either way, it seems like all of our beloved horror icons from the 80s are back.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Nightmare on Elm Street film is in the works, but this time, Paramount is re-imagining the iconic horror flick. 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