Heather Langenkamp at Days of the Dead - Indianapolis
Published: July 25, 2026
Duration: 40:52
Heather Langenkamp joins Misfit Parade and the Messed Up Movies Podcast for a candid conversation about the making and lasting legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Heather shares why she never realized the original film would become a horror phenomenon, what it was like bringing Wes Craven's surreal nightmare sequences to life, and why Nancy Thompson continues to connect with audiences more than 40 years later.
She also discusses:
• Why Wes Craven brought the franchise back to Nancy
• The deeper meaning behind Nancy's death in Dream Warriors
• How closely Wes Craven's New Ni...