<p>Welcome back to&nbsp;<em>Elm Street Revisited</em>, a Dread Central podcast interviewing the Dream Masters responsible for directing the sequels to&nbsp;<em>A Nightmare on Elm Street.</em></p><p>In our fourth episode, host Josh Korngut sits down with&nbsp;<em>A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child</em>&nbsp;director&nbsp;<strong>Stephen Hopkins</strong>, the stylish visualist who transformed Freddy Krueger’s world into a surreal gothic nightmare. Together, they revisit the making of one of the franchise’s wildest and most ambitious entries — from its expressionist production design and elaborate dream sequences to the behind-the-scenes chaos of bringing a studio horror film to life on an impossible timeline.</p><p>Hopkins reflects on joining the franchise at just 26 years old, his collaboration with Robert Englund and Lisa Wilcox, and how&nbsp;<em>The Dream Child</em>&nbsp;pushed the series into darker, more operatic territory.</p><p>This episode continues&nbsp;<em>Elm Street Revisited</em>&nbsp;— a special&nbsp;<em>Development Hell</em>&nbsp;event series featuring in-depth interviews with every living director behind the&nbsp;<em>A Nightmare on Elm Street</em>&nbsp;saga.</p><p>Ready to revisit The Dream Child? The new 4K Ultra HD NOES collection, including the original seven films, is out now from Warner Brothers Home Entertainment.</p><p><strong>FOLLOW &amp; SUPPORT</strong></p><ul><li>Subscribe to&nbsp;<em>Development Hell</em>&nbsp;on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.</li><li>Follow&nbsp;<strong>@DevelopmentHellPod</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>@DreadCentral</strong>&nbsp;for updates.</li><li>Presented by&nbsp;<strong>Dread Central</strong>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<strong>Dread Podcast Network</strong>.</li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>