No pun intended - the original title was supposed to be Scaremaker. I don't think that would have been a good idea. On the other hand I imagine going with a killer dressed the way the killer is in the movie ... well probably did sound like a mad idea too. And yet they went for and with it. And why not you may ask. They did the right thing I reckon.
Also predating Nightmare on Elm Street (or Edward for that matter) you did have blades ... Wolverine probably did exist back then, right? I am not as comic book savvy to know the answer, but I would imagine he existed. Anyway, that is not the point. The point is, the movie really set a few things or made others aware of them. While it also build on psycho-logy that already existed (sorry for the pun, I just had to).
An odd movie that has not aged particularly well in some regards - a more woke and sensible generation surely will have issues with certain sexual and non-sexual depictions - especially when it comes to how women are treated. If you can cut this some slack (enough to "enjoy" the madness of the movie), you should be ok. It is not about absolving the movie or the makers. It is about recognizing when it was made and what the status quo was back then ... we've come a long way. But we still have a long way to go - just remember that. Also this is just a movie ... a horror movie at that.
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