The Sinister Inspiration Behind Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – In 1981, Wes Craven, a filmmaker known for classic horror movies like “The Last House on the Left” and “The Hills Have Eyes,” found inspiration for his next project from a series of inexplicable deaths. These deaths, mostly confined to America’s Hmong communities, were linked to a phenomenon known as “SUNDS.” Reports of 38 such cases between July 1977 and October 1981 caught Craven’s attention and stirred his imagination. The mysterious …