Before Final Destination, Jeffrey Reddick was just a horror-loving teen from Kentucky. But watching Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street didn’t just scare him—it inspired him.
It was the movie that made him believe he could write horror and sparked the letter he wrote to New Line Cinema—the one that changed everything.

🎧 Hear the full story straight from Jeffrey in our latest Fandom Portals Podcast episode.
From fan to filmmaker, this is the ultimate horror origin story.

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