nightmare

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Craven, who also made the cult "Nightmare on Elm Street" films, died in 2015 after working on four Scream films with Williamson.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The Canadian was Oscar-nominated for her work on his film Nightmare Alley.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

“That opened up a whole new world for me, and soon I was obsessed with horror films, especially slashers like ‘Scream’ and ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street.’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Appeared in the October 8, 2025, print edition as 'The Belichick Nightmare Just Keeps Getting Worse'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

"I guess even Bradley's not crazy enough to go down Nightmare Hill."

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene