A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American slasher film and the fourth film in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Danny Hassel. Following the death of Nancy Thompson, Freddy Krueger begins to reappear in the dreams of Kristen Parker, Joey Crusel, and Roland Kincaid and uses Kristen's best friend, Alice Johnson, to gain access to new victims. The film is a sequel to "" (1987) and is followed by "" (1989).
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is no less so. "Nightmare 4" provides Wilcox with an exceptionally challenging screen debut." While criticizing the plot for being derivative of the previous films, critic John H. Richardson of "Los Angeles Daily News" eulogized the film's special effects, writing: "They are downright brilliant, matching and even improving on the amazing effects in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"." The music score was composed by Craig Safan. Soundtrack: Additional tracks (credited and played during movie but not on official soundtrack): With the popularity of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, many songs on the soundtrack had music videos: