Freddy Krueger

Freddy Krueger is a male film villain who features in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Biography

Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger (/ˈkruːɡər/) was a male human born as the son of Amanda Krueger who was a nun that worked at Hathaway House that was an asylum for the criminally insane. During her time there, she was accidentally locked in a room with one hundred of the in-mates who attacked and raped her repeatedly. She was found to had barely survived the experience but was pregnant as a result of the incident. On September 1942, she gave birth to a son who was Frederick Charles Krueger who was placed in the care of a man named Mr. Underwood who was an abusive alcoholic. During his childhood, he was known to had killed the class hamster with the other kids at his elementary school being aware of his parentage and often bullied him as a result. When he was a teenager, he would cut himself with a shaving razor and experienced pleasure as a result where he came to use the same blade to murder Mr. Underwood who he killed as revenge for all the times he had abused him.

Later in his life, he became a murderer in Springwood notorious for killing children where the media labelled him the Springwood Slasher. He came to be apprehended but was later released due to a technicality. The parents of the children tracked him down and found him in the boiler room where he took his victims. The parents poured gas into the room and set him on fire, which caused his melted-like facial features.

Overview

Personality and attributes

He was the infamous serial killer known as the Springwood Slasher.

Powers and abilities

As long as his victims were dreaming, Krueger could inhabit and control their dreams, twisting them to his own ends. He is also capable of entering a victim's mind via state of intoxication, whether the victim is drunk or stoned. Any physical harm done to a person in this dream world would carry over into the real world

Within the dreams, children often spoke a nursery rhyme that warned of Krueger with this being:

"One, two, Freddy's coming for you.

Three, four, better lock your door.

Five, six, grab your crucifix.

Seven, eight, gonna stay up late.

Nine, ten, never sleep again."

Notes

• Freddy Krueger was created by Wes Craven where he was originally portrayed by actor Robert Englund with him featuring in the setting of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
• According to Robert Englund, Freddy's look was based on Klaus Kinski's portrayal of Count Dracula in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and some of the works of Lon Chaney, while he based Freddy's poise and gait on the "Cagney stance" originated by actor James Cagney.

In other media

Films

• In Freddy vs. Jason, Freddy Krueger appeared in the setting of the live-action film crossover where he was once again portrayed by actor Robert Englund. After his defeat by Maggie, Freddy came to be trapped in Hell whilst the people of Springwood sought to revitalize their town. Figuring out how Krueger operated, the authorities and town officials covered up any and all traces of his prior existence, which included blacking out obituaries and quarantining anyone who had ever dreamed about, or had any knowledge of Krueger. Other countermeasures included giving Hypnocil, a drug that prevents people from dreaming, to the children moved to Westin Hills. As a result, Springwood returned to obscurity and subsequently repopulated with no ill effects.

Appearances

• A Nightmare on Elm Street:

External Links

• Nightmare on Elm Street Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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