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Note: Use Jason Voorhees as reference.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street character
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Freddy Krueger
In-story Information
Classification: Mass murderer[1]
Signature weapon: Clawed glove
Location: Elm Street
Race: Caucasian
Development Information
Creators: Wes Craven
Portrayed by: Robert Englund
Jackie Earle Haley

Freddy Krueger is a fictional character from the Nightmare on Elm Street series of slasher films. He first appears in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as a disfigured, dream stalker who uses a gloved armed with razors to kill teenagers in their dreams, which ultimately results in their death in the real world. He was created by Wes Craven, and has been portrayed by Robert Englund in all of the films, as well as the television series.

The character has appeared as the primary antagonist in eight films, which includes a cross-over film with another horror icon, Jason Voorhees. He has also appeared in various literature interpretations, and been the host of his own television show, titled Freddy's Nightmares.

  1. ^ Stuart Fischoff, Alexandra Dimopoulos, FranÇois Nguyen, Leslie Hurry, and Rachel Gordon (2003). "The psychological appeal of your favorite movie monsters (abstract)". ISCPubs. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)