A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Jumpscare Guide
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Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
Total Jumpscares: 11
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Freddy explodes from behind Tina.
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Rod bursts into frame, slamming into Glen.
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Tina rounds a blind corner, crashing into Freddy.
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Nancy rounds the corner, slamming directly into a sudden, shrieking spectral girl.
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Freddy explodes from the bush, his clawed hand snatching at Nancy.
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Freddy erupts from the mirror.
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A monstrous, slimy tongue violently lashes from the phone, sickeningly licking Nancy.
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Freddy's razor-tipped claw bursts through the mattress.
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Freddy erupts from the black, his piercing scream assaulting Nancy's face.
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The instant Nancy jolts awake from her nightmare, Freddy erupts from behind her bed.
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Freddy's razor-gloved hand shatters the door, dragging its victim.
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