[1][2][3][4] Mick Strawn, who was the production designer on A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master approached author Blake Best to co-write this book with him on December 13, 2017.

The book was released in August 2018 in order to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the film.

[5] The book was conceived by Strawn and Best as a way of sharing previously untold stories about the making of the film.

It began with stories from the makeup effects crews who had worked on the film[6] but also included stories from production and the cast of the film, including Rachel Talalay, Robert Shaye, and Robert Englund.

[8] On August 24, 2018, the book was released at Creepycon Halloween and Horror Convention in Knoxville, TN.