Following the sixth and final installment in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, the evil entity that took the shape of Freddy Krueger is released into the physical world, prompting actress Heather Langenkamp, director Wes Craven and New Line Cinema founder Bob Shaye to perform the heroics necessary to keep Freddy from becoming real in this self-referential thriller.

Freddy terrorizes the cast and crew of the new movie in his horror series.