This Day in Halloween: First gay slasher film "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge" opens across the U.S. in 1985. / Illustration by Whitney McGaw
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge opens across the U.S. in 1985. The sequel is a hit and draws mixed opinions, but later grows to be regarded as the first gay slasher film and develops a cult following.
