The hideously charred face, blazing eyes, and razor-enhanced glove of "dream demon" Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund remain essential ingredients to Freddy's Nightmares as the weekly, hour-long horror series launches its second season. As before, Freddy's "role" in the proceedings varies from story to story: In some instances, he is the instigator of the terrible nightmares that drive the various characters to madness, murder or death; in other cases, he is merely a sidelines observer, providing grimly sarcastic narration to the terrors at hand. Also carried over from Season One is the series basic format of offering two half-hour playlets per 60 minute episode, thinly connected by having one of the "survivors" of the horrors in Part One turning up as the "victim" in Part Two. And finally, the series' producers hold firm to their policy of never killing off any character under the age of 18, thereby (hopefully) quelling complaints from various clean-up-TV pressure groups that the series is too intense for younger viewers. Though a bit light on "star" names in the cast rosters, the episodes presented in Season Two still feature a number of instantly recognizable performers. "Heartbreak Hotel" is an interesting exercise in "other-generational" casting, featuring Anne Lockhart, daughter of June Lockhart, and Stacy Keach Sr. rather than the better-known Stacy Keach Jr.. TV archivists should enjoy the teaming of David L. Lander, aka "Squiggy" on Laverne and Shirley, and Mary Crosby, otherwise known as the Girl Who Shot J.R. on Dallas, in "Lucky Stiff". Tony Dow, the former "Wally Cleaver" on Leave It to Beaver, shows up in "Prime Cut." And action-film perennial Sandahl Bergman is the focal point in "Dust to Dust". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi