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Wes Craven, a master of horror, wrote and directed A Nightmare on Elm Street. The film initially received an R rating after two edits due to its intense and frightening content. Even after those changes, the final version remains disturbing, from the eerie childhood rhyme (“1, 2, Freddy’s coming for you. 3, 4, better lock your door”) to the unsettling visuals and violent scenes. The core idea and the terrifying character of Freddy Krueger still feel incredibly frightening after 41 years.

I’m really excited for the third season of Solo Leveling! It looks like Sung Jinwoo is finally going to confront one of the Monarchs – Legia, also sometimes called Regia. She’s the Monarch of the Beginning and rules over the Giants. This fight seems incredibly important, and it’s going to reveal a lot about the history and world of Solo Leveling. Knowing Sung Jinwoo, though, I have a feeling this Monarch won’t last very long – he tends to defeat his enemies pretty quickly!

Michael Rooker and James Gunn first worked together on Gunn’s 2006 horror film, Slither. So, it’s interesting that Rooker also appeared in the much grimmer Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, which premiered at a film festival in 1986. Co-written by Richard Fire and directed by John McNaughton, Henry struggled to find distribution despite the popularity of violent movies at the time. The original movie poster, painted by Joe Coleman, was even rejected for being too disturbing for marketing purposes. While inspired by real events, the film’s story is unique among serial killer narratives. Released around the time FBI profiling of serial killers was just beginning, Henry almost feels like a commentary on that new investigative technique. Despite not being entirely realistic, the film’s power comes from the chilling possibility that someone like Henry could actually exist—a testament to Michael Rooker’s acting ability.