Nightmare on Elm Street franchise (Alternity)

The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is a series of cult American horror films created by writer/director Wes Craven. It began with the original film in 1984, and ended with the sixth and final installment in 1994. The franchise follows different groups of teenagers (with the exception of the sixth film) as they battle the demonic spirit of malevolent killer Freddy Krueger in their dreams, sometimes succeeding, but always dying eventually. The fifth film finally killed off Freddy and closed the original Nightmare storyline.

Status/Legacy
The Nightmare series is a cult hit among most American horror fans and was also the first film franchise to utilize movie robotics in the various scenes where a life-size mannequin would have normally been used, providing a greater sense of realism to the movies' already chilling psychological and visual effects.