. ▁A ▁blue ▁filter ▁light ing ▁technique ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁scenes . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁slash er ▁films ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Dream ▁Child ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 2 . 1 ▁million ▁at ▁the ▁don estic ▁box ▁office ▁on ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 8 ▁million . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Fred dy ' s ▁Dead : ▁The ▁Final ▁Night m are ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁film , ▁Alice ▁and ▁Dan ▁have ▁started ▁d ating ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁Fred dy ▁Kru eg er . ▁One ▁day , ▁in ▁the ▁show er , ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁vision ▁of ▁herself ▁dressed ▁in ▁a ▁nun ' s ▁habit ▁with ▁a ▁name - tag ▁saying ▁Am anda ▁Kru eg er ▁at ▁a ▁strange ▁as yl um . ▁She ▁is ▁attacked ▁by ▁patients ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁but ▁w akes ▁up . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Alice ▁is ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁alongside ▁her ▁new ▁friends ▁Gre ta , ▁an ▁asp iring ▁but ▁rel uct ant , ▁super model ; ▁Mark , ▁a ▁com ic ▁book ▁fan ; ▁and ▁Y v onne , ▁a ▁hospital ▁volunte er ▁and ▁sw immer . ▁Alice ▁conf ides ▁her ▁night m are ▁to ▁Dan , ▁who ▁tells ▁her ▁she ▁is ▁in ▁control ▁of