OM Backroads Ep 7: Wes Craven, Freddy Krueger, and Kirtland, Ohio
In this special Halloween episode, Dan and Mike travel down Ohio’s backroads to explore the Buckeye State’s connection to horror film director-writer and Cleveland native Wes Craven, who created one of the most iconic screen villains in cinematic history, Freddy Krueger, from the “Nightmare on Elm Street” film franchise. We’ll discuss Craven’s connections to Cleveland, the small town of Kirtland, Ohio, and a real-life scary event that occurred during Craven’s childhood that triggered his imagination into creating the disfigured bogeyman known as Freddy Krueger – the diabolical monster who…
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