Plot summary

Los Angeles, California, 1994. With her fame as Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) resurfacing, lead actress Heather Langenkamp catches the attention of a sinister telephone stalker. But ten years after the release of the original nightmare, escalating violence coincides with the mysterious emergence of an all-too-familiar tormentor haunting the dreams of Heather's son, Dylan. As a result, ancient evil invades the physical realm, poisoning reality. As Heather and her long-time movie partner Robert Englund join forces to stop the advent of sheer terror, pure darkness rises with a shocking master plan. If evil never dies, can two mere mortals thwart Freddy Krueger's grand scheme and defeat Hell's razor-clawed champion?—Nick Riganas