Something About Change

Set the Scene

Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital wasn’t a place of healing—it was a cage. The kids inside weren’t just fighting Freddy Krueger in their dreams, they were fighting a system that didn’t believe them. And in the middle of it all stood two Black men who refused to be erased: Roland Kincaid, the loud, sharp Dream Warrior, and Max Daniels, the orderly who actually cared.

Survivor Spotlight

Kincaid (Ken Sagoes) was the muscle of the Dream Warriors, but he was more than brawn. He was quick with a joke, sharp with his tongue, and fearless when Freddy came calling. In the dream world, he bent steel bars like paper and threw hands with the boogeyman himself. He didn’t just fight—he talked trash while doing it. That humor, that fire, that refusal to be silent made him unforgettable.

Meanwhile, Max (Laurence Fishburne) was holding it down in the real world. He wasn’t a Dream Warrior, but he was a protector. He saw the kids as people, not patients. He gave them dignity when the system tried to strip it away. Max’s presence mattered—because survival isn’t just about who swings the hardest, it’s about who stands guard when no one else will.

Legacy Moment

Kincaid made it out of Dream Warriors alive—a rare Black survivor in a slasher franchise. He fought Freddy, cracked jokes, and lived to see another day. Max didn’t fight in the dream, but his care was its own kind of resistance. Together, they represent two sides of survival: one in the nightmare, one in the daylight.

Unc Wisdom 

“Kincaid and Max taught us a lesson- the world will try to label your strength as a threat. They’ll call your voice too loud, your stance too aggressive, and your dreams too big. But, Kincaid taught us, don’t shrink to fit their comfort. Your power is your birthright. Max wasn’t in the fight, but he showed that sometimes we just need to stand guard and protect people that the system would throw away. 

And you already know what that means… Cut the check.”