TIL "A Nightmare On Elm Street" was inspired by a real-life string of unexplained nocturnal deaths among Laotian refugees in the 1970s and 1980s - eviltoast
‘Dogged by Death’: The True Story Behind the Bizarre Syndrome That Inspired ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
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In 1981, Wes Craven needed a hit. He'd ultimately find inspiration from an unlikely source: a string of bizarre, sleep-related deaths.

In 1981, Wes Craven would ultimately find inspiration from an unlikely source: a string of bizarre, sleep-related deaths.