One of the best horror franchises of all time is now available on 4K Blu-ray. A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection brings the classic slasher series to 4K just in time for spooky season. Wes Craven’s original 1984 movie released on 4K Blu-ray last year, but the collection restores the rest of original saga in 4K for the first time. A Nightmare on Elm Street: 7-Film Collection is available for $97 at Amazon on launch day (September 30).
Unfortunately, the Amazon-exclusive Steelbook Library Collection remains sold out, and it seems unlikely that it will be restocked at this point.
$97 (was $105) | Released on September 30
A Nightmare on Elm Street’s new collection comes with 4K Blu-ray and Movies Anywhere digital editions of the following movies:
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): Theatrical & Uncut versions
- Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
- Dream Warriors (1987)
- The Dream Master (1988)
- The Dream Child (1989): Theatrical & Uncut versions
- Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
- Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
As mentioned, the first Elm Street received a standalone 4K Blu-ray release last fall. It’s available for $20 (was $34) at Amazon. Alternatively, you can snag the Limited Edition Steelbook for $30 (was $35)
The original series technically ends with 1991’s The Final Nightmare, but the set includes the satirical 1994 film, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, in which Freddy is a fictional villain from a popular movie franchise.
All seven movies in the collection are presented in native 4K (2160p) resolution with support for HDR10. On the audio side, the collection offers Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0.
Inside the box, you’ll find a pair of 3D glasses, which can be used for certain parts in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare.
As for bonus on-disc content, the uncut versions of the original and The Dream Child are included alongside all of the special features from the standard Blu-ray editions of each film. It’s worth noting that the bonus features are presented in 1080p resolution and do not support HDR.
Heads up: The standard Blu-ray edition of the 7-Film Collection has been available for over a decade at this point, so you can generally find it for cheap. At the moment, it’s up for grabs for only $24 (was $45). To fully complete your collection, check out the Blu-ray Triple Feature with Freddy vs. Jason and the 2010 reimagining of A Nightmare on Elm Street for $12 (was $19).
$175 | Sold Out
The Library Collection includes a unique steelbook case for each movie and is packaged in the large metal display case shown above. The stylized artwork on the covers looks really cool. You’ll also receive a numbered certificate of authenticity. Only 4,000 of these sets are being produced.
It’s worth mentioning that the cover art on last year’s A Nightmare on Elm Street Limited Edition Steelbook is different from the case in the box set. The new cover art matches a limited-edition UK release bundled with a bunch of goodies.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984):
Check out the artwork for all seven steelbooks below.
Amazon-Exclusive Steelbook Library Collections
A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Amazon-exclusive box set is the fourth Steelbook Library Collection to release since June–and the third in September alone. Without a doubt, this has been the most challenging of the four to find in stock. The 007: Sean Connery 6-Film Steelbook Library Collection received a few restocks before selling out (seemingly for good).
The Dark Knight Trilogy and Superman 5-Film Collection launched in September. Amazon sold out of preorders for both, but surprisingly they are in stock at the time of writing. It’s worth noting that these box sets previously released in the UK. The US editions are exclusive to Amazon, but Walmart recently listed the region-free UK versions of the James Bond and Dark Knight Trilogy box sets. The UK set for the 007 collection comes with 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray discs, whereas Amazon’s collection includes 4K and digital. Outside of that, it’s the same box set, but Walmart is charging $50 more.
As long as Amazon has The Dark Knight Trilogy Steelbook in stock, you should avoid the one at Walmart. Amazon’s edition comes with 4K, Blu-ray, and digital for $132, while Walmart is taking preorders for the same set without digital copies for $190.
It’s possible that all of the movies in the Elm Street collection will receive standalone 4K editions. Like Elm Street, Connery’s Bond movies had never been available on 4K Blu-ray before the 6-Film Collection. Also like Elm Street, the Bond collection has a standard 4K Blu-ray edition with a $105 MSRP. On September 23, just a few months after the 007 collection launched, all six Sean Connery Bond movies received standalone 4K Blu-ray editions priced at $30 each–but Amazon has since discounted each one to $23.79.
More Amazon Exclusive Editions
A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Steelbook Library Collection may be sold out, but you can still secure collectible editions of other new and upcoming horror movies on 4K Blu-ray. Amazon has exclusive Steelbook Editions of the first three Halloween movies, three Saw movies, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Long Walk, and more.
Elm Street fans may also be happy to hear that the Steelbook Edition of Friday the 13th’s 8-Movie Collection is receiving a reprint on November 11. This is a standard Blu-ray box set, but preorders are available for only $34.87 (was $38) at Amazon.
