SYNOPSIS:

(This is more of a pitch, and a treatment than a synopsis. An ambitious reboot miniseries of the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise, in the vein of Bates Motel and Gotham. The idea is to develop Freddy's character as a man, in the prequel. So that way when he does become the "dream demon", the audience would be used to the actor playing him. Much like Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates versus Anthony Perkins, for example.) It will begin with a prequel that shows a human Fred Krueger before he was burned. A family man with a secret life as a serial killer. A serial killer obsessed with manipulating the reality of his victims. In this version, his victims are young adults instead of children. He stalks his victims for months, learning their lifestyle , and everything else he could possibly find. He drugs his victims while they sleep, and then brings them to his boiler room that he uses as a horror fun house. He uses what he learns about the victim, and customizes the boiler room unique to that information. At that point, his victims are drugged with a hallucinogenic that allows him to manipulate their reality when they wake up. When they do, they awaken to a living nightmare. A bad trip, to say the least. All while taunted by Freddy wearing a Fedora hat, and a red and green sweater. He taunts them to near death, until eventually the drug kills them. He brings them back home undetected, making it seem like they died in their sleep. Over time, he becomes too cocky and murders eight more people. Including Springwood Police lieutenant Donald Thompson's Son, DJ. Freddy begins to use a unique weapon to kill his victims, instead of letting the drug do it. A glove with knives for fingers. That's what got Krueger caught, but due to a technicality, he was acquitted. Vigilante justice by lieutenant Thompson, his wife, and the families of Kruger's victims went into full effect. Burning him to death in his boiler room, saving his last victim. Thompson's 3-year-old daughter, Nancy. 15 years later, the town of Springwood moves on from Fred Krueger. Nancy is now an intern at Weston Hills Psychiatric Facility. She befriends a young woman named Tina and her boyfriend Rod, who both work at the hospital. They introduce her to their friend Glenn, who she ends up dating. They all become good friends. Many of the patients are young adults. All of them have experienced pattern nightmares of the same monster. A dream demon they describe as burned man, wearing a hat and having knives for fingers. Something that seemed familiar to Nancy, and her friends. The lone survivor of a killing spree ends up at Weston Hills. She's had the same nightmares as the other patients, but is more experienced. She has the ability of bringing people into her dreams. Nancy and her friends begin to have the same nightmares. Within these nightmares, they experience an alternate past. A reality where they witness their own death. Murdered by the dream demon. As Nancy, her friends, and the patients of Weston Hills figure out what's going on, they begin to die mysteriously in their sleep. Desperate, the only people Nancy could think to turn to are her own parents. Once she opens up about her nightmares, she's shocked to learn they know exactly what, and who she's talking about. She learns about Springwood's past, as well as her own. A brother she never knew she had who was killed by the demon from her dreams. There's something about Nancy, her friends, and the patients that Freddy can't let go of. Neither can the town of Springwood. (Sample attached from a random episode)

A NIGHTMARE IN SPRINGWOOD (SAMPLE SCENE)