Wake Aid

Wake Aid is a fictional drug featured in the A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th film franchises. It appeared in the 2003 crossover film, Freddy vs. Jason.

Wake Aid is an over the counter drug designed to assist in maintaining alertness and preventing the user from falling asleep. It came in tablet form, which likely contained high levels of caffeine.

In 2003, a traumatized young man from Springwood, Ohio named Mark Davis was desperately trying to stave off the effects of sleep as he knew that he would be murdered in his dreams by the nightmarish entity Freddy Krueger. Mark fell asleep in his bedroom, but believed he was still awake. In the dream, he was trying to keep himself awake by taking Wake Aid. He unscrewed the cap to the bottle, but there was only one tablet left. As he closed the door to the medicine cabinet however, he saw Freddy staring back at him in the mirror. It was at this point that Mark began to realize that it was too late. He was asleep and dreaming. He dropped the Wake Aid and the last remaining pill slipped down the drain.