Freddie (dance) jumping jacks; then extends the right leg and raises both arms again. The moves are repeated until the song's conclusion. Although the dance never achieved lasting popularity, it was instantly recognizable. In a 1965 episode of "The Addams Family" ("Lurch, the Teenage Idol"), Gomez Addams (John Astin) does The Freddie enthusiastically in his living room. In 1989 "Do the Freddie" made a surprise comeback in the movie "Troop Beverly Hills". In 1987 another song called "Do the Freddy" was released, off the gimmick album "Freddy's Greatest Hits". Complete with guest vocals by Robert Englund as slasher movie icon Freddy Krueger,
Nightmare Movies art form". Julian White of "Starburst" rated it 8/10 stars and said that although it focuses too much on trend-setters at the expense of lesser-known films, it is "a must for horror buffs". Ian Berriman of "SFX" wrote that it "stands alongside David Pirie's "A Heritage of Horror" in the small category of essential books on horror cinema". Dejan Ognjanovic of Twitch Film called it "your ultimate guide to modern horror cinema". Nightmare Movies Nightmare Movies is a non-fiction book about horror films by British critic and novelist Kim Newman. It was first published in 1985 and had later editions