This would be a fantastic biography if it felt like it were written by the actor, instead you get 250 odd rambling anecdotes jotted down seemingly by a fan, which ultimately portrays the facts as whitewashed and Mr. Englund as obtuse. In terms of entertainment industry biographies it's not criminal fabrication such as Robert Evans' The Kid Stays In The Picture but in no way is it the caliber of Bruce Campbell's If Chins Could Kill or even Doug Bradley's meditation on transformative acting Sacred Monsters (Behind The Mask Of The Horror Actor). Great moments in Englund's life such as the argument with his father that caused him to leave home, or discovering Freddy Krueger's core value, or the first kiss with his second wife are spoken of glibly. The nine years of his life between Mangler and Freddy VS Jason aren't even mentioned and both events and people seem to fade in and out of the narrative. It's unfortunate that he was only approached to write a biography when the twenty fifth anniversary of A Nightmare On Elm Street loomed because he's a fantastic actor and deserving of an infinitely more fleshed out and candid biography.Get more detail about Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams.
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