query: who played freddy krueger in the 2010 remake

pos: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) game was released in conjunction with the film—the player attempts to keep a young girl awake using coffee, cold showers, self-mutilation, and other means, to keep her safe from Freddy. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American slasher film directed by Samuel Bayer, and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer. The film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, and Kellan Lutz. It is a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name. Produced by Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes, the film was

pos: Freddy Krueger Freddy as closer to what Wes Craven originally intended, toning down his comedic side while strengthening the more menacing aspects of his character. Throughout the series, Freddy's potential victims often experience dreams of young children, jumping rope and chanting a rhyme to the tune of "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" with the lyrics changed to "One, Two, Freddy's coming for you", often as an omen to Freddy's presence or a precursor to his attacks. In the 2010 remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street", Jackie Earle Haley portrayed Freddy Krueger. In the film, Krueger is depicted as a child abuser

pos: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) teenagers who are introduced, haunted by nightmares and then slashed to death by Freddy. So what? Are we supposed to be scared? Is the sudden clanging chord supposed to evoke a fearful Pavlovian response?" On January 5, 2011, the film won the People's Choice Award for best horror film. In March 2010, the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) released two new Freddy Krueger action figures; one pre-burned Freddy with Jackie Earle Haley's likeness, and one based on the new burn design from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake. NECA also released a replica of Freddy's clawed glove. An online

pos: A Nightmare on Elm Street ever made. American Film Institute recognition In 2010, a remake was released, also titled "A Nightmare on Elm Street", starring Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger. The film was produced by Michael Bay, directed by Samuel Bayer, and written by the team of Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer. The film was intended as a reboot to the franchise, but plans for a sequel never came to fruition after the film received mostly negative reviews. On August 7, 2015, it was reported that New Line Cinema was developing a second remake with "Orphan" writer David Leslie Johnson. Englund expressed interest in

pos: Freddy Krueger in the original film series as well as in the television spin-off. In the 2010 franchise reboot, Freddy Krueger was portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley. In 2011, Freddy appeared as a playable character in the video game "Mortal Kombat". Over the course of the series, Freddy has battled numerous survivors including Nancy Thompson. In the film "Freddy vs. Jason" and the "Nightmares on Elm Street" comics, an alias is used, namely "the Springwood Slasher". Freddy attacks his victims from within their dreams. He is commonly identified by his burned, disfigured face, red-and-green striped sweater, brown fedora, and trademark metal-clawed brown

pos: A Nightmare on Elm Street "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" (1994). Johnny Depp was another unknown when he was cast; he initially went to accompany a friend (Jackie Earle Haley, who went on to play Freddy in the 2010 remake) but eventually got the part of Glen. Homage is played to Glen Lantz's epic death scene by a flashback in "Freddy vs. Jason". Depp got his own nod in a cameo role in "" as a guy on TV. Craven's daughters picked Depp's headshot from the set he showed them. Other actors such as Charlie Sheen (who wanted too much money), John Cusack, Kiefer Sutherland, Nicolas

pos: Rooney Mara Film" that year. Mara starred in a remake of the 1984 horror film "A Nightmare on Elm Street", as the protagonist Nancy Holbrook, a high school student victimized by Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley). Mara began shooting the film in Chicago on May 5, 2009, directed by Samuel Bayer. Mara told "Filmmaker" that she felt that her Nancy was "completely different from the original" and "the loneliest girl in the world". Mara had signed on to continue her role if a sequel was made. She stated to "Vogue" that she disliked the experience of making the film so much, that

pos: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) had performed the role for the eight previous films. On April 3, 2009 "Entertainment Weekly" reported that Jackie Earle Haley was cast to take over Englund's most well-known role. Initially, the studio wanted to cast an unknown for the role of Freddy Krueger, but it was Haley's performance in "Little Children" that impressed Emmerich enough to cast the actor against the original intentions. Emmerich explained, "Freddy is this incredible stew of malevolence and anger, but he also has a hint of vulnerability, and Jackie really has all of that and more. He just seemed completely right for the part." Bayer

neg: Freddy Krueger series "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash". In the 2010 remake of the original film, Krueger's background story is that he was a groundskeeper who lived in the basement at Badham Preschool. Seemingly nice at first, it is later suggested that Krueger was a child molester, who sexually abused the teenage protagonists of the film when they were young children. When their parents found out, they trapped him in a building at an industrial park and set it on fire, killing him. As a spirit, he takes his revenge on the teenagers by haunting their dreams for alerting their parents, and

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) released in 2010, and a second remake is planned. The original film, written and directed by Wes Craven and titled "A Nightmare on Elm Street", was released in 1984. The story focuses on Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) attacking Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) and her friends in their dreams, successfully killing all but Nancy, in fictional Springwood, Ohio. Krueger's back-story is revealed by Nancy's mother, Marge, who explains he was a child murderer. The parents of Springwood killed Krueger after he was acquitted on a technicality. Nancy defeats Freddy by pulling him from the dream world and stripping him of his

neg: Jackie Earle Haley many reviewers. The film also reunited him with "Little Children" co-star Patrick Wilson who played Nite Owl II, former partner of Rorschach. Also in 2010, Haley appeared in "Shutter Island", directed by Martin Scorsese, playing a patient of a hospital for the criminally insane. Haley played the role of Freddy Krueger in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake. He has signed on to play the role in three installments in the series. Haley was a series regular on "Human Target" as Guerrero, an ally of the main character, Christopher Chance. The series premiered on January 17, 2010 on Fox,

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) vs. Jason", explains that Freddy Krueger has grown weak as people in Springwood, his home, have suppressed their fear of him. Freddy, who is impersonating Pamela Voorhees, the mother of Jason Voorhees, sends Jason (Ken Kirzinger) to Springwood to cause panic and fear. Jason accomplishes this, but refuses to stop killing. A battle ensues in both the dream world and Crystal Lake between the two villains. The winner is left ambiguous, as Jason surfaces from the lake holding Freddy's severed head, which winks and laughs. In 2010, a remake of the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" was released. Here, Freddy

neg: Freddy Krueger Michael Myers from "Halloween" and Jason Voorhees from "Friday the 13th". At the end of the film "", the mask of the title character, Jason Voorhees, played by Kane Hodder, is dragged under the earth by Freddy's gloved hand, thus setting up "Freddy vs. Jason". Freddy's gloved hand, in the ending, was played by Hodder. Freddy Krueger Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger () is a character from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. He first appeared in Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) as a burnt serial killer who uses a gloved hand with razors to kill

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) a group of teenagers living on one street who are stalked and murdered in their dreams by a disfigured man named Freddy Krueger. The teenagers discover that they all share a common link from their childhood that makes them targets for Krueger. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was originally to follow the same design as Platinum Dunes' other remake, "Friday the 13th", where the writers took the best elements from each of the films in the original series and created a single storyline with them. Eventually, they decided to use Craven's original storyline but tried to create a scarier film.

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) apprehensive about taking on the role of a character with such a dark past—that of a child murderer—for about a "minute and a half". Knowing the Freddy Krueger in the remake would be even darker, Haley came quickly to the realization that he was doing a horror film and this was just a fictional character. Haley said that once he embraced the idea of Freddy as a "mythical boogeyman", it became "very freeing" for him as an actor. Haley is contracted for three films which includes the remake and two sequels. Englund stated he agreed with the casting of Haley

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) and by the end of its box office run its widest release was 380 theaters. The 2010 remake holds the record for widest "A Nightmare on Elm Street" release, beating out "Freddy vs. Jason" by 318 theaters. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 5, 2010. The DVD's only feature is a featurette, "Freddy Krueger Reborn". The Blu-ray special features include the DVD's featurette along with a deleted scene, an alternate opening and ending, and the Maniacle Movie Mode. Early estimates put "A Nightmare on Elm Street"s opening-day gross at approximately $15 million with

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) as in previous films. Craven's original characterization of Freddy as a child molester was used because if Freddy killed children, as in the original, it would have been easy for the teenage characters to figure out using the Internet what had happened. In an effort to keep the story fresh, Heisserer developed the concept of micro-naps because the dream-reality sequences could become repetitive. The micro-nap allowed them to "blur reality and the dream world, and get some great scares". In February 2009, "The Hollywood Reporter" revealed Robert Englund would not reprise the role of Freddy Krueger for the remake; Englund

neg: Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Nancy Thompson (named Nancy Holbrook in the 2010 reboot) is a fictional character in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. She was portrayed by actress Heather Langenkamp in the original film series and by Rooney Mara in the 2010 remake. Introduced in the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film in 1984, Nancy is the first person to battle Freddy Krueger and survive. In "" (1987), Nancy guides the last of the Elm Street children with their battle against Freddy. In "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" (1994), Heather Langenkamp must become Nancy once

neg: Katie Cassidy was cited as "the best thing about the "Melrose" reboot" by "New York" magazine. The CW canceled the series in May 2010 due to low ratings. In April 2010, Cassidy appeared in another remake; this time the horror classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street", originally released in 1984 of the same name. Cassidy portrays the false protagonist Kris Fowles; a high school student who becomes a victim to Freddy Krueger. Filming begin in Chicago with the film earning over $31 million in its opening weekend. Cassidy was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the Horror/Thriller Actress category for her

neg: Freddy Krueger other incarnations, this Freddy's injuries are more like those of an actual burn victim. For the 2010 remake, Freddy is returned to his iconic attire, but the burns on his face are intensified with further bleaching of the skin and exposed facial tissue on the left cheek, more reminiscent of actual third degree burns than in the original series. Wes Craven stated that part of the inspiration for Freddy's infamous bladed glove was from his cat, as he watched it claw the side of his couch one night. In an interview he said, "Part of it was an objective goal

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) likes being Freddy Krueger, is trying to escape into the real world. The only person in its way is Heather Langenkamp, who the entity sees as "Nancy" – the first person who defeated him. Craven explains to Langenkamp the only way to keep the entity contained is for her to "play Nancy one last time". Langenkamp pursues "Krueger", who has kidnapped her son, into the dream world as "Nancy". There, she and her son trap Krueger in a furnace until he is finally destroyed. In 2003, New Line pitted "Friday the 13th's" Jason Voorhees against Freddy Krueger. The film, "Freddy

neg: Nan Martin Nan Martin Nan Martin (July 15, 1927 - March 4, 2010) was an American actress who starred in movies and on television. Born in Decatur, Illinois, and raised in Santa Monica, California, she attended Santa Monica High School. Her first film role was "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1956). Her other film roles included "The Mugger" (1958), "For Love of Ivy" (1968), "Goodbye Columbus" (1969), "Doctor Detroit" (1983), "All of Me" (1984), and Chuck Russell's cult film "" (1987) where she played the role of Amanda Krueger, the mother of killer Freddy Krueger. Her last film role was

neg: Freddy Krueger Freddy Krueger Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger () is a character from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. He first appeared in Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) as a burnt serial killer who uses a gloved hand with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the real world as well. In the dream world, he is a powerful force and almost completely invulnerable. However, whenever Freddy is pulled into the real world, he has normal human vulnerabilities. The character was created by Wes Craven and was consistently portrayed by Robert Englund

neg: Freddy Krueger computers was also released in 1989 released by Monarch Software and developed by Westwood Associates. Freddy Krueger appeared as a downloadable playable character for "Mortal Kombat" (2011), with Robert Englund reprising his role. He has become the second non-"Mortal Kombat" character to appear in the game with the other being Kratos from the "God of War" series (who was an exclusive character for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions, while Freddy was available across all versions of the game). The game depicts Krueger as a malevolent spirit inhibating the Dream Realm who attacks Shao Kahn for "stealing" the souls

neg: Freddy Krueger all at once. When Amanda was young, she was accidentally locked into the room with the criminals over a holiday weekend. They managed to keep her hidden for days, raping her repeatedly. When she was finally discovered, she was barely alive and was pregnant with the future Freddy Krueger. Later, in "", it is revealed that the children Freddy killed when still alive were the children of people who had wronged him since childhood (owing to his reputation of being the son of one hundred maniacs). Krueger also has a daughter, Katherine, who seeks to end her father's horrific legacy

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) Elm Street" is the second highest grossing series in adjusted US dollars. In 1988, a television series was produced with Freddy as the host. The pilot episode focused on the night Freddy was burned alive by the angry parents of the children he had killed, though the rest of the series featured episodes with independent plots. Twelve novels, separate from the adaptations of the films, and multiple comic book series were published featuring Freddy Krueger, as well as a crossover film featuring fellow horror icon Jason Voorhees from the "Friday the 13th" franchise. A remake of the 1984 film was

neg: Freddy Krueger the blades are shinier and in one case, are retractable. Everything about this glove has a much cleaner look to it, it's more a natural part of his hand than a glove." The new glove has five claws. In the 2010 remake, the glove is redesigned as a metal gauntlet with four finger bars, but it is patterned after its original design. Owing to this iteration of the character's origin as a groundskeeper, from the outset it was a gardener's glove modified as an instrument of torture, and in film its blades was based on a garden fork. Freddy's glove

neg: Jackie Earle Haley for Best Supporting Actor. Subsequent notable roles include the vigilante Rorschach in "Watchmen" (2009), horror icon Freddy Krueger in the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010). He currently stars as Odin Quincannon in "Preacher" and "The Terror" in "The Tick" (both 2016–present). Haley was born and raised in Northridge, California, the son of Haven Earle "Bud" Haley, a radio show host/disc jockey and actor. Haley has appeared in numerous films, including "Damnation Alley", John Schlesinger's "The Day of the Locust", and "Losin' It", as well as guest roles on TV. A well known child actor, he starred as

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) the original 1984 film. Producer Brad Fuller explained that they would follow the same tactic from their "Friday the 13th" remakeand would abandon the things that had made the series less scary—the film's antagonist, Freddy Krueger, would not be "cracking jokes" as had become a staple of his character . The focus would be to "make a horrifying movie". Fuller said that the film would be a remake of the 1984 film, but clarified that they would borrow character deaths and dream sequences from the entire series. In February 2009, "The Hollywood Reporter" announced that Samuel Bayer was hired to

neg: Ken Kirzinger and keeping his eye open. Kirzinger really held his breath, and the chlorine in the water burned his eyes. Kirzinger has performed stunts, or worked on the following: Ken Kirzinger is a member of Stunts Canada. His brother, Dave Kirzinger, played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1978 to 1986. His known friends are Brad Loree, another member of Stunts Canada who notably played horror icon Michael Myers in "", Robert Englund, who co-starred with him in "Freddy vs Jason" as Freddy Krueger, and Kane Hodder, the actor who played Jason Voorhees before him. Even though

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics) franchises. The ongoing "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series would come to an end after an eight issue run and be replaced by a mini-series, late in 2007. In September, Wildstorm released "New Line Cinema's Tales of Horrors", a one-shot issue featuring separate stories concerning Freddy Krueger and Leatherface. The Freddy Krueger story was written by Christos Gage and Peter Milligan and involves Freddy dealing with an inhabitant of Springwood who has taken to copying his murder style, in a story aptly titled "Copycat". Freddy next appeared in the six-issue "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash", an intercompany crossover with Dynamite

neg: Wes Craven their resources and came up with $90,000. Later, in Craven's best-known film, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), Cunningham directed one of the chase scenes, although he was not credited. Their characters, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, appeared together in the slasher film "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003) with Cunningham acting as producer, while screenwriter Victor Miller is credited as "Character Creator". Later, in "The Last House on the Left" remake (2009), Cunningham and Craven share production credits. Craven had a hand in launching actor Johnny Depp's career by casting him in "A Nightmare on Elm Street", Depp's first major film

neg: Freddy Krueger for the following two years. Freddy Krueger appeared alongside Jason Voorhees and Leatherface as minor icons during Halloween Horror Nights 17 and again with Jason during Halloween Horror Nights 25 at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. In 2016, Freddy Krueger returned to Halloween Horror Nights, along with Jason, in Hollywood. Wes Craven said his inspiration for the basis of Freddy Krueger's power stemmed from several stories in the "Los Angeles Times" about a series of mysterious deaths: All the victims had reported recurring nightmares and died in their sleep. Additionally, Craven's original script characterized Freddy as a child

neg: Freddy Krueger had a conversation about having a group — imagine Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, Leatherface from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". We never got a grip on how we would do it, whether they’d be DLC characters or what. We also wanted to introduce a character who was unexpected. This DLC thing opens the doors to realizing these ideas." Krueger went on to become playable in the mobile edition of the game's sequel, "Mortal Kombat X", alongside Jason from "Friday the 13th". In October 2017, Krueger was released as a downloadable playable character in the seventh chapter of the asymmetric survival horror game

neg: Nightmares in the Makeup Chair Nightmares in the Makeup Chair Nightmares in the Makeup Chair is an upcoming documentary film written and directed by Mike Kerz. The film stars Robert Englund, Robert Kurtzman and Rich Koz. The film features Robert Englund’s return to his Freddy Krueger makeup and documents the process as special makeup effects artist Robert Kurtzman creates and applies the Freddy makeup to Robert Englund. Every step in the Freddy Krueger makeup process is detailed as Robert Englund reminisces and shares stories and anecdotes about the making of the Nightmares on Elm Street movies and his years playing Freddy Krueger. Robert Englund agreed

neg: Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Krueger, Dream Master Jacob Johnson summons the spirits of Freddy's past victims, including Amanda Krueger and the Dream Warriors. Nancy also appears, reuniting with Neil Gordon to help him read the "Necronomicon"s' passages needed to banish Freddy. With Freddy defeated, Nancy leaves Neil and returns to the afterlife with the other spirits. In her debut game appearance, Nancy is a playable character in the 1989 "A Nightmare on Elm Street" video game. Released by Monarch Software and Westwood Associates, Nancy and the Dream Warriors are on a quest to stop Freddy Krueger. As each character has a dream power, Nancy

neg: Jason Voorhees Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a supernatural killer who murders people in their dreams. Krueger has grown weak, as people in his home town of Springwood have suppressed their fear of him. Freddy, who is impersonating Jason's mother (Paula Shaw), resurrects Jason (Ken Kirzinger) from Hell and sends him to Springwood to cause panic and fear. Jason accomplishes this, but refuses to stop killing. A battle ensues in both the dream world and Crystal Lake. The identity of the winner is left ambiguous, as Jason surfaces from the lake holding Freddy's severed head, which winks and laughs. In the 2009 "Friday

neg: Are You Ready for Freddy Are You Ready for Freddy "Are You Ready for Freddy" is a song by The Fat Boys from their 1988 album "Coming Back Hard Again ". Portions of the song were rapped by Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. The song was originally released in 1988 as the theme for "". Prince Markie Dee's "Uncle Frederick" has died, and his lawyer meets the group outside the "Nightmare on Elm Street" house. The lawyer informs Markie that he must spend the night inside Uncle Frederick's home to earn his inheritance, so the group enters, and not long after Freddy Krueger appears and

neg: Freddy Krueger through the apartment to our front door as he was walking into our building on the lower floor. I heard him starting up the stairs. My brother, who is ten years older than me, got a baseball bat and went out to the corridor but he was gone." Freddy's back story is revealed gradually throughout the series. In "", the protagonists learn that Freddy's mother, Amanda Krueger, was a nun who worked in Westin Hills mental hospital caring for the inmates. Freddy was conceived when she was accidentally locked inside over the Christmas holiday and gang-raped by a group of

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) series published by companies such as Marvel Comics, Innovation Comics, Trident Comics, Avatar Press and, most recently, WildStorm Comics. Writers such as Steve Gerber, Andy Mangels, Chuck Dixon and Brian Pulido have all contributed stories to the various series. There have been crossovers with other franchises, such as "". In February 2010, Funko released a Freddy Bobblehead. Also in 2010, NECA released a 10" puppet of Freddy Krueger from Phillip's death scene in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors", a metal replica of his glove, and two action figures: Freddy before he was burned, and the other being

neg: Freddy Krueger leather glove only on his right hand. This glove was the product of Krueger's own imagination, the blades having been welded by himself. Robert Englund has said many times that he feels the character represents neglect, particularly that suffered by children. The character also more broadly represents subconscious fears. "Wizard" magazine rated Freddy the 14th greatest villain, the British television channel Sky2 listed him 8th, and the American Film Institute ranked him 40th on its "AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains" list. In 2010, Freddy won an award for Best Villain (formerly Most Vile Villain) at the Scream Awards. Freddy

neg: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday mask while digging in the dirt. Freddy Krueger's gloved hand bursts out of the dirt and pulls Jason's mask into the ground. John D. LeMay is one of only two actors from the TV series to appear in the film series; the other is John Shepherd, who played Tommy Jarvis in "". Producer Sean S. Cunningham originally conceived an action-horror film in which Jason Voorhees would battle Freddy Krueger of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series. Paramount Pictures, who had released the previous eight "Friday the 13th" films, negotiated with New Line Cinema over the rights to the series,

neg: Freddy Krueger who worked as a gardener at a local preschool. Unlike in the original version of events, where he was a known child-killer who evaded conviction on a technicality, in this version of events there was actually ambiguity about Kruger's guilt or innocence apart from the testimony of his victims, until the now-grown survivors find the room where Krueger molested them while searching for evidence. Freddy Krueger's physical appearance has remained largely consistent throughout the film series, although minor changes were made in subsequent films. He wears a striped red-and-green sweater (solid red sleeves in the original film), a dark brown

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 American slasher film directed by Jack Sholder and the second installment in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. The screenplay was written by David Chaskin. It stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Patton plays Jesse Walsh, a teenager who, after moving into the home of Nancy Thompson, begins to have recurring nightmares of Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him in order to kill in the real world. It is the

neg: Freddy's Nightmares Freddy's Nightmares Freddy's Nightmares – A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series is an American horror anthology series, which aired in syndication from October 1988 until March 1990. A spin-off from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, each story was introduced by Freddy Krueger (played, as in the movies, by Robert Englund). The pilot episode was directed by Tobe Hooper, and begins with Freddy Krueger's prosecution on child-murdering charges ending in a mistrial due to the discovery that his arresting officer did not read Freddy his Miranda rights. A mob of parents eventually corners Freddy in a boiler room (his

neg: Freddy Krueger an ice cream van to lure children close enough so that he could kidnap and kill them. After the town's parents burn Freddy to death he returns to haunt Blocker in his dreams. Freddy gets his revenge when Blocker is put to sleep at the dentist's office, and Freddy shows up and kills him. The episode "Sister's Keeper" was a "sequel" to this episode, even though it was the seventh episode of the series. The episode follows Krueger as he terrorizes the Blocker twins, the identical twin daughters of Lt. Tim Blocker, and frames one sister for the other's murder.

neg: Freddy Krueger also has an obsession with Nancy Holbrook. His bladed glove was made out of discarded pieces of his gardening tools. Robert Englund continued his role as Krueger on October 9, 1988, in the television anthology series, "Freddy's Nightmares". The show was hosted by Freddy, who did not take direct part in most of the episodes, but he did show up occasionally to influence the plot of particular episodes. Further, a consistent theme in each episode was characters having disturbing dreams. The series ran for two seasons, 44 episodes, ending March 10, 1990. Although most of the episodes did not feature

neg: Insheeption does not understand because she is not smart. Within the dream, Mackey and Stan are running from the bullies when Stan convinces Mackey to stand up for himself. Mackey prepares for a fight. Back in reality, Chinstrap decides the dream has become too powerful, and at this point they must court "the most powerful dream infiltrator in the world" who is Freddy Krueger. While Freddy Krueger does not wish to come back, they convince him to help out a final time. Within Mackey's dream, the second group of experts arrive to kill Billy Thompson and the tormentors before the fire

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) into "[Freddy] as a person [and] how he became the thing he was". Bayer expressed that unlike the "Friday the 13th" remake that picked the best parts from the first four films, the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake was coming straight from the first film. For the remake, Freddy was brought back to his darker roots and away from the comical character he had become in later "A Nightmare on Elm Street" sequels. Fuller pointed out that this Freddy did have one-liners but they come from a darker sense of humor and were not intended to be as campy

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) after the events of "The Dream Master", "" involves Freddy using Alice's unborn child, Jacob (Whitby Hertford), to resurrect himself and find new victims. The spirit of Amanda Krueger (Beatrice Boepple) returns, revealing that Freddy was conceived when she, a nun working in a mental asylum, was accidentally locked in a room with "100 maniacs" and raped "hundreds of times". Amanda Krueger convinces Jacob to use the powers he was given by Freddy against him, which gives her the chance to subdue Freddy long enough for Alice and Jacob to escape the dream world. Two years later, 1991's "" followed

neg: The Fat Boys film "Disorderlies" (1987), which featured Ralph Bellamy as a millionaire invalid who receives bumbling care by his good-natured orderlies (played by the Fat Boys), with a cameo by manager Stettler. The group was later approached to record the theme song for "" (1988), called "Are You Ready for Freddy," which featured Robert Englund performing as Freddy Krueger. Attempting to capitalize on the appearance-oriented name of the Fat Boys, another hip hop group dubbed itself the Skinny Boys, and yet another the Fat Girls. The popularity of those groups was mild in comparison, however. The group's popularity declined by the 1990s.

neg: Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) victim to a series of booby traps she has set up. Nancy finally defeats Krueger by taking back the energy she has given him and stripping away his power. Although Nancy does not appear in "", she maintains a presence when a new family moves into the house where she battled Freddy Krueger. Teenager Jesse Walsh, who inhabits Nancy's old room, and his girlfriend Lisa discover Nancy's old diary—which chronicles the events of the first film. It tells them of the murders of Nancy's friends, and also reveals Krueger's strengths and weaknesses. This helps Jesse and Lisa conquer Freddy in

neg: Freddy Krueger once and for all. After a hiatus following the release of "The Final Nightmare", Krueger was brought back in "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" by Wes Craven, who had not worked on the film series since the third film, "Dream Warriors". Robert Englund, who portrayed Krueger throughout the film series and its television spin-off, also took the role as a fictional version of himself in "New Nightmare"; it is implied that Englund was stalked by his character, who is an ancient demonic entity that took on the form of Wes Craven's creation, and has come to life from the film franchise's

neg: Halloween (franchise) "make it his own [film]". Zombie's film would combine the elements of prequel and remake with the original concept, with considerable original content in the new film. Zombie also wanted to reinvent the character, as he felt Michael, along with Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Pinhead, had become too familiar to audiences, and as a result, less scary. Zombie delved deeper into Michael Myers's mythology. Michael's mask was even given its own story to provide an explanation as to why he wears it, instead of having the character simply steal a random mask from a hardware store, as in the

neg: Halloween (2007 film) to "make it his own". During a June 16, 2006 interview, Zombie announced that his film would combine the elements of prequel and remake with the original concept, and insisted that there would be considerable original content in the new film as opposed to mere rehashed material. The BBC reported that the new film would disregard the numerous sequels that followed "Halloween". Zombie's intention was to reinvent Michael Myers because he felt the character, along with Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Pinhead, had become more familiar to audiences, and as a result, less scary. The idea behind the new film

neg: Wishmaster (film) be released. "Wishmaster" is notable for featuring many actors from popular horror films. Robert Englund, who was Freddy Krueger in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, played an antique collector and Kane Hodder, who played Jason Voorhees in the "Friday the 13th" series, played a security guard. Also in the film were Tony Todd from "Candyman", Ted Raimi from "Candyman", "Darkman", "Evil Dead II" and "Army of Darkness", Ricco Ross from "Aliens", Joseph Pilato from "Day of the Dead", Reggie Bannister and the voice of Angus Scrimm (both of the "Phantasm" films), Jenny O'Hara from the later "Devil", Jack Lemmon's

neg: Freddy Krueger Freddy taking a major role in the plot, the pilot episode, "No More, Mr. Nice Guy", depicts the events of his trial, and his subsequent death at the hands of the parents of Elm Street after his acquittal. In "No More, Mr. Nice Guy", though Freddy's case seems open and shut, a mistrial is declared based on the arresting officer, Lt. Tim Blocker, not reading Krueger his Miranda rights, which is different from the original "Nightmare" that stated he was released because someone forgot to sign a search warrant in the right place. The episode also reveals that Krueger used

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) when he was not consulted on the project. Robert Englund, who portrayed Freddy in the previous eight films, voiced his support of the remake and the casting of Haley in the role of Freddy. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was officially released in North America on April 30, 2010, and later released in foreign markets on May 8, 2010. The film was met with negative reviews from both film critics and audience members who scored the film a C+ in CinemaScore polls. Regardless, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" broke the record for midnight openings for a horror film and grossed

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) on Elm Street" sent in 2018 Beginning on October 9, 1988, "Freddy's Nightmares" was an anthology series, in the vein of "The Twilight Zone", which featured different horror stories each week. The show was hosted by Freddy Krueger, with Robert Englund reprising his role from the films. Freddy played more of a background character, but occasionally showed up to influence the plot of particular episodes. The series ran for two seasons and a total of 44 episodes, ending March 10, 1990. Although most of the episodes did not feature Freddy taking a major role in the plot, the pilot episode

neg: Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors 13th", and "Evil Dead" horror film franchises. "The Nightmare Warriors" sees Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees resurrected by the United States government, who wish to exploit their supernatural powers; however, the government is unable to control them, and the killers attempt to take over the world using the "Necronomicon Ex-Mortis". Meanwhile, Ash Williams joins forces with the Nightmare Warriors, a support group for people who have survived encounters with Freddy and/or Jason which consists of numerous established characters from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" franchises, to defeat Freddy and Jason for good. Katz and Kuhoric

neg: Nightmares in the Makeup Chair to wear his Freddy Krueger makeup one more time and produce "Nightmares in the Makeup Chair" to pay tribute to the art of practical special effects makeup artists. The Freddy makeup application process was filmed at the 2014 Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois. Scenes for "Nightmares in the Makeup Chair" were also filmed in Robert Kurtzman’s studio, Creature Corps, in Crestline, Ohio. Robert Kurtzman filmed the process in which he details the creative steps in designing, sculpting, manufacturing and applying the final version of Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger overlapping appliance prosthetic

neg: Nightmares in the Makeup Chair makeup. The film was announced to the public on Feb. 1, 2017 by "Entertainment Weekly". The trailer was premiered on YouTube and had over 100,000 views in the first two days. Nightmares in the Makeup Chair Nightmares in the Makeup Chair is an upcoming documentary film written and directed by Mike Kerz. The film stars Robert Englund, Robert Kurtzman and Rich Koz. The film features Robert Englund’s return to his Freddy Krueger makeup and documents the process as special makeup effects artist Robert Kurtzman creates and applies the Freddy makeup to Robert Englund. Every step in the Freddy Krueger makeup

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics) Nightmares", exclusively in the United Kingdom. The series contained no original material, instead opting to reprint Innovation's "Freddy's Dead" adaptation, the first two issues of Innovation's "Nightmares On Elm Street" and the first issue of Marvel's "Freddy Krueger's: A Nightmare on Elm Street". Despite the title of the series, it has no direct connection, other than the depiction of the Freddy Krueger character, to the "Freddy's Nightmares" television series which aired in 1988. In May 2005, Freddy Krueger returned to comic books, for the first time in thirteen years, with the "A Nightmare On Elm Street Special" written by former

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) sleep at the dentist's office, and Freddy shows up and kills him. Since his inception in 1984, Freddy Krueger has appeared in multiple works of literature, including countless behind-the-scenes compilations, short stories, novels (including novelizations) and comics. Between 1987 and 2003, Freddy Krueger appeared in the novelization of each of the films. The first five films were adapted by St. Martin's Press. Those adaptations follow the films closely, with minor changes to specific details that occurred in the film. "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3" does not follow the respective film, instead utilizing the same plot elements to tell a

neg: Unthinkable reactionary politics" making it not so much a "nightmare scenario" and more "a white paper from Freddy Krueger". A similar point is raised by DVD columnist Sean Axmaker who calls the film "a clumsy polemic that bounces between the boundaries of stage-play debate and torture porn spectacle". Unthinkable Unthinkable is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released direct-to-video on June 14, 2010. The film is noteworthy for the controversy it generated around its subject matter, the torture of a man who threatens to detonate three

neg: Dream Warriors (song) Freddy Krueger before being rescued by Dokken who drives Freddy off with the power of rock music. At the end of the video Freddy wakes up in bed screaming revealing that the video was his nightmare and exclaims, "What a nightmare! Who were those guys?" In addition to "Dream Warriors," the single contained the songs "Back for the Attack", a previously unreleased track, and "Paris Is Burning," from the album "Breaking the Chains". Dream Warriors (song) "Dream Warriors" is a song written by Dokken members George Lynch & Jeff Pilson for the movie "". The song was released as a

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child delusional and insist that she give them the baby when it is born, which Alice refuses. Alice and Mark research Krueger and the Nun Amanda. Realizing that Amanda was trying to stop Freddy, they investigate her whereabouts and Alice goes to sleep, hoping to find Amanda at the asylum. While there, Freddy lures her away by threatening Yvonne, who has fallen asleep in a Jacuzzi. Alice rescues her, and Yvonne finally believes her. Mark falls asleep and is pulled into a comic book world, where Freddy slashes him apart. Alice goes to bed in order to find Freddy and save

neg: Robert Englund artists responsible for the Krueger makeup have commented that Englund was so friendly and talkative that it made the lengthy makeup application slightly more challenging. Englund's TV appearances include starring in the short-lived series "Nightmare Cafe" (1992), in which he played Blackie, the mysterious proprietor of the title cafe, and reprising his role of "Freddy Krueger" in the series "". His guest roles include the science fiction series "Babylon 5," one episode of the show "MacGyver" as Tim Wexler, "Masters of Horror," "MadTV," "Sliders," and "Knight Rider," where he appeared as a phantom haunting a film studio, and "Walking Tall:

neg: Josh Kroeger opposite team, as well as for the phonetic similarity of his surname to the fictional character Freddy Krueger. Overall, he posted a .297/.401/.482 slash line with 27 homers and 128 RBI in 224 games during his five-season stint in the league. Besides Caracas, Kroeger played with the Águilas del Zulia and Bravos de Margarita and served as a reinforcement for the Caribes de Anzoátegui in the 2010-2011 postseason, when he earned Most Valuable Player honors. Josh Kroeger Joshua J. Kroeger (born August 31, 1982) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Listed at 6'3" , 220 pounds , Kroeger batted

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) 1984 but changed to a child killer instead. Freddy's physical appearance was changed with the use of computer-generated imagery to be closer to that of a burn victim. Because of the positive experiences Platinum Dunes' producers had in the area, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was filmed primarily in Illinois. Robert Englund, who portrayed Freddy in the previous eight films, voiced his support of the remake and the casting of Haley in the role of Freddy. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was officially released in North America on April 30, 2010, and later released in foreign markets on May 8,

neg: Freddy Krueger the inmates, thus making him "the bastard son of 100 maniacs". "" depicts Freddy's traumatic childhood; he displayed sociopathic behavior at a young age and was often teased by classmates. He was adopted as a child by an abusive alcoholic named Mr. Underwood, who teaches him how to torture animals and inflict pain on himself. Freddy eventually murders him, with no apparent consequences, and becomes a serial killer. In "Wes Craven's New Nightmare", Freddy is characterized as a symbol of something powerful and ancient, and is given more stature and muscles. Unlike the six movies before it, "New Nightmare" shows

neg: Tina Gray (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Dean's funeral, Kris discovers a photograph of them as children, but doesn't have any memories of him before high school. Kris finds herself as the target of the disfigured man when she falls asleep and begins to do what she can to stay awake. Jesse Braun shows up at her house to keep her company while she sleeps, but Kris is murdered by Freddy in her dreams. A claymation version of Tina appears in the documentary "" (2010). Tina appears in the novelization of the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street". Tina is included in NECA's "Ultimate Freddy Krueger". Her

neg: Freddy's Nightmares the first and second halves. Every second story, however, usually built on a character who played a minor (or supporting) role in the first. Due to budget restraints, the producers of the series were forced to use unknown actors, rather than some of the stars associated with the theatrical franchise. The only actor from the film series retained for the TV series was Robert Englund, as Freddy Krueger. Some of the featured actors who went on to later become notable were: Other notable guest stars featured in the series were: The following is an episode list for the television series

neg: The Splendid Source "Curb Your Enthusiasm". In one of Quagmire's plots to have Peter soil himself, Quagmire falls asleep and encounters Freddy Krueger, the principal character from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, in a dream and hires him to go into Peter's dream, and tell the joke to him. The chain of the joke leads to the band REO Speedwagon, and the line "heard it from a friend who..." from "Take It on the Run" is played, though the scene where the lead singer appears was not voiced by any of their actual members. While tracking down the person who first told

neg: Robert Englund Freddy Krueger, the psychotic burn victim and child murderer in Wes Craven's hugely successful "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1984. This role catapulted him to fame, and Englund became the first new horror movie star since Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in the 1960s. His association with the genre led him to top-billed roles in "The Phantom of the Opera" (1989), "The Mangler" (1995) – another film directed by Tobe Hooper, and "2001 Maniacs" (2005). He reprised his role as Freddy Krueger in "" (1985), "" (1987), "" (1988), "" (1989), "" (1991), "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" (1994) and

neg: Freddy Krueger fictitious world. Englund describes to his former co-star and friend Heather Langenkamp that this embodiment of Freddy is darker and more evil than as portrayed by him in the films; he struggles to keep his sanity intact from Krueger's torments, and goes into hiding with his family. Krueger sees Langenkamp as his primary foe, because her character Nancy Thompson was the first to defeat him. His attempts to cross over to reality cause a series of earthquakes throughout Los Angeles County. Langenkamp succeeds in defeating the entity and apparently destroys him; however, Krueger's creator reveals that it is again imprisoned

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) as a new intern, and realizes the children are being killed by Freddy. With the help of Dr. Neil Gordon (Craig Wasson), Nancy helps Kristen (Patricia Arquette), Joey (Rodney Eastman), Taryn (Jennifer Rubin), Kincaid (Ken Sagoes), and Will (Ira Heiden) find their dream powers, so they can kill Freddy once and for all. Neil, unknowingly until the end, meets the spirit of Freddy's mother, Amanda Krueger (Nan Martin), who instructs him to bury Freddy's remains in hallowed ground in order to stop him for good. Neil completes his task, but not before Freddy kills Nancy. The story of Kristen Parker

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics) the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" license and, in October of the same year, began publication of a new ongoing comic book series written by veteran comic book writer, Chuck Dixon with artwork by Kevin J. West, Bob Almond and Joel Gomez and covers by Tony Harris of Ex Machina fame. The first story arc, "Freddy's War", centered on a teenager named Jade, who moves to Springwood and learns about Freddy Krueger. Along with her father, a former army ranger, and a young comatose girl, Jade confronts Freddy. After the "Freddy's War" arc's completion, a story about Freddy employing a

neg: Wes Craven's New Nightmare causes concern for Heather's long-time friend and former co-star John Saxon. He suggests she seek medical attention for Dylan and herself after she has a nightmare at Chase's funeral in which Freddy tries to take Dylan away. Dylan's health continues to deteriorate. He becomes increasingly paranoid about going to sleep, and fears Freddy Krueger, even though Heather has never shown Dylan her films. She visits "Nightmare" creator Wes Craven, who admits to having precognitions that Freddy is a supernatural entity drawn to his films, freed after the film series ended with the release of "". It now focuses on Heather,

neg: It (character) portrayal of the character, in a skit entitled "The IT Department", portrayed by James Corden. Tim, having computer problems calls for the "I.T. Department", accidentally calling "It" / Pennywise. Per Tim's instructions, and feeling guilty for disturbing Tim, Pennywise attempts to fix his computer, scaring him on multiple occasions and covering him with blood from his balloon. Tim then calls the real I.T. Department, who turns out to be Freddy Krueger, who fixes the problem by destroying Tim's computer. Krueger then invites Pennywise to lunch. The October 11, 2017 "Erma" comic strip "Down to Clown", featured an appearance of "It"/Pennywise,

neg: Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors daughter, Kathryn Krueger, and attacks Neil and Rennie. Tina feels the psychic impact of Rennie's death, and uses her telekinesis to break out of her cell. As she, Ash, and Alice escape, Jason and his army of Deadites descend on Washington. Ash, Tina, and Alice fight and destroy a Freddy-controlled robot to acquire the "Necronomicon". Meanwhile, Tommy confronts Jason on the streets of Washington as he and the Deadites cut a swath of destruction across the city. While opening fire on his nemesis, Tommy is attacked by winged Deadites, who take him to Freddy. Back at the motel, Jacob and

neg: Friday the 13th (franchise) and Barsamianto, who sold them to New Line. Before Cunningham could start working on "Freddy vs. Jason", Wes Craven returned to New Line to make "New Nightmare". This effectively put "Freddy vs. Jason" on hold, but allowed Cunningham the chance to bring Jason back into the spotlight with "Jason Goes to Hell". The ninth installment "turned a healthy profit", though it was only intended to open the door for a crossover with Freddy Krueger rather than to start a new series for New Line. Ultimately, the film series would go through another sequel before that would happen. Cunningham's "frustration" with

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors series, but its success prompted a continuation. Craven's very first concept for this film was to have Freddy Krueger invade the "real" world, emerging to haunt the actors filming a new "Elm Street" sequel. New Line Cinema rejected this metacinematic idea at the time, but years later, Craven's concept was finally brought to the screen with "Wes Craven's New Nightmare". In interviews with cast and crew in the DVD extras, it is revealed that the original idea for the film centered around the phenomenon of children traveling to a specific location to commit suicide, with dreams of Freddy Krueger eventually

neg: Justin Krueger in Germany. In October 2018, he retired from the German men's national team. He received 99 caps during his international career, representing Team Germany at seven World Championships. Justin is the son of the former ice hockey player Ralph Krueger. In 2010, he achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management at Cornell University. His paternal grandparents emigrated to Canada from Germany in 1952. Justin Krueger Justin Matthew Krueger (born 6 October 1986 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a German-Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for SC Bern of the National League A (NLA). He previously played for the Charlotte

neg: Freddy vs. Jason role eventually went to Ken Kirzinger, a Canadian stuntman who worked on "Jason Takes Manhattan". There are conflicting reports over the reason Kirzinger was cast. According to Yu, Kirzinger was hired because he was taller than Robert Englund, the actor who portrays Freddy Krueger. Kirzinger stands 6' 5" (196 cm), compared to the 6' 3" (191 cm) of Kane Hodder. Yu wanted a much larger actor to tower over the 5' 9" (175 cm) Englund. Kirzinger believes his experience on "Part VIII" helped him land the part, as Kirzinger doubled for Hodder on two scenes for the film, but also

neg: Freddy Krueger is introduced in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" as a child killer who is eventually captured, but is let off due to a technicality (the search warrant wasn't signed in the right place). He is hunted down by a mob of angry parents and cornered in a boiler room where he used to take his victims. The mob douses the building with gasoline and sets it on fire, burning Krueger alive. While his body dies, his spirit lives on in the dreams of a group of teenagers living in his old neighborhood, whom he preys on by entering their dreams

neg: Freddy vs. Jason Freddy vs. Jason Freddy vs. Jason (alternatively known as A Nightmare on Friday the 13th) is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Ronny Yu and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The film is a spin-off crossover between "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" series, and pits Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees against each other in the eighth and eleventh installments in their respective series. The film is also the last in both "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" series before they were both rebooted. In the film, Freddy (Robert Englund) has

neg: Freddy Krueger and killing them. He is apparently destroyed at the end of the film by protagonist Nancy Thompson, but the last scene reveals that he has survived. He goes on to antagonize the teenage protagonists of the next five films in the series. In "", more of Freddy's backstory is revealed by the mysterious nun who repeatedly appears to Dr. Gordon. Freddy's mother, Amanda Krueger, was a nurse at the asylum featured in the film. At the time she worked there, a largely abandoned, run-down wing of the asylum was used to lock up entire hordes of the most insane criminals

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) to fall asleep, then runs off. Jesse is arrested by the police under suspicion of murdering Kris. He tries not to fall asleep in his jail cell, but fails, and is killed by Freddy. As her friends die, Nancy questions everyone's connection to each other, given that none of them can remember each other before their teenage years. Nancy and her friend Quentin Smith discover that all of them attended Badham Preschool. Nancy's mother, Gwen, reluctantly tells Nancy and Quentin that there was a groundskeeper at the preschool, Fred Krueger, who was accused of abusing the children. Gwen explains that

neg: Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) entity was locked in Freddy Krueger's character throughout the "Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. With the film series being ended after "" the entity has been set free, and wants to cross over into the real world in the form of Freddy Krueger. It views Heather as an enemy, seeing her as Nancy, who originally defeated him. In times, like Nancy, Heather's hair also went prematurely grey under the stress by Krueger's attacks. In order to battle the entity, who has kidnapped her son Dylan, Heather enters the dream world, where she traps him in a furnace and seemingly

neg: Freddy Krueger to the fictitious world. In 2003, Freddy battled fellow horror icon Jason Voorhees from the "Friday the 13th" film series in the theatrical release "Freddy vs. Jason", a film which officially resurrected both characters from their respective deaths and subsequently sent them to Hell. The ending of the film is left ambiguous as to whether or not Freddy is actually dead; despite being decapitated, as a head he looks back and winks at the viewers. A sequel featuring Ash Williams from "The Evil Dead" franchise was planned, but never materialized onscreen. It was later turned into Dynamite Entertainment's comic book

neg: Freddy vs. Jason Krueger is rendered powerless in Hell because the people of Springwood manage to make the youth forget about him. Disguised as Pamela Voorhees, Freddy manipulates Jason Voorhees into coming back to life and start killing Springwood teenagers to generate fear of Freddy's presumed return. In Springwood, Lori Campbell lives with her widowed father and has her friends Kia Waterson, Gibb Smith, Trey, and Blake staying over. That night, Jason kills Trey, and the police suspect Freddy, fearing his return. Following a nightmare where Freddy tries to kill Blake but fails due to not being powerful enough, Blake awakens to find

neg: Are You Ready for Freddy begins to chase the band throughout the house slashing with his claw while stopping to rap. Are You Ready for Freddy "Are You Ready for Freddy" is a song by The Fat Boys from their 1988 album "Coming Back Hard Again ". Portions of the song were rapped by Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. The song was originally released in 1988 as the theme for "". Prince Markie Dee's "Uncle Frederick" has died, and his lawyer meets the group outside the "Nightmare on Elm Street" house. The lawyer informs Markie that he must spend the night inside Uncle Frederick's home

neg: Penelope Sudrow "The John Denver Show", and "The Gene Kelly Special", "An American In Pasadena". Sudrow continued to work in television and film until the early 1990s. Television Episodes : Television Live Guest Appearances in Dance : Theatre : Penelope Sudrow Penelope Sudrow (born January 20, 1966) is an American actress who has appeared in films and on television. She is perhaps best known for her role in the 1987 horror film "" as Jennifer Caulfield. Her character is killed by Freddy Krueger as she is watching television. Just before Freddy slams her head into the television set, he says "This is

neg: Penelope Sudrow Penelope Sudrow Penelope Sudrow (born January 20, 1966) is an American actress who has appeared in films and on television. She is perhaps best known for her role in the 1987 horror film "" as Jennifer Caulfield. Her character is killed by Freddy Krueger as she is watching television. Just before Freddy slams her head into the television set, he says "This is it, Jennifer: your big break in TV. Welcome to prime time, bitch!!" Sudrow was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Lyle Sudrow, was the original star of the "Guiding Light" soap opera, in New

neg: Jesse Walsh gay community and has been called a gay icon. Jesse has been observed by some scholars as a variation of the "final girl" slasher film archetype, and has been referred to as a "final boy". In "", Jesse is a high school student who moves into Nancy Thompson's old house on Elm Street with his family and begins to have nightmares about Freddy Krueger. Jesse first encounters Freddy in nightmare sequence that takes place on a school bus. Jesse takes his friend Lisa to school and becomes friends with a boy named Ron Grady after they fight. Lisa helps Jesse

neg: Tommy Jarvis vs. Ash: Nightmare Warriors". When Jason attacks Dr. Maggie Borrough's group for those who have survived Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger, Tommy intervenes and reveals his intent to finish Jason off, ultimately decapitating him with the help of Jason's great-niece, Stephanie. After both Freddy and Jason are defeated, Tommy is appointed leader of the Nightmare Warriors by Ash Williams. Tommy is a playable character in the video game "", making him one of five playable characters from the films, Jason Voorhees, Roy Burns, Fox, and Sheldon "Shelly" Finkelstein (both Fox and Shelly are from Part III) being the others. Thom

neg: Freddy Krueger of his potential victims. During the fight, he is pulled into the game's fictional depiction of the real world. The injured Krueger arms himself with two razor claws to continue to battle Kahn. Upon defeating him, Krueger is sent back to the Dream Realm by Nightwolf, where he continues to haunt the dreams of his human prey. In an interview with PlayStation.Blog, "Mortal Kombat" co-creator Ed Boon cited the character's violent nature and iconic status as reasoning for the inclusion in the game, "Over the years, we’ve certainly had a number of conversations about guest characters. At one point, we

neg: Freddy Krueger "Dead by Daylight", alongside Quentin Smith. The events of the chapter are set immediately following Nancy Holbrook's escape from Krueger, after which he targets Quentin Smith as revenge for aiding her. Invading Smith's dreams, he forces him to go to the Badham Preschool, where the two are unwittingly taken to the universe of "Dead by Daylight" by an unseen force. At Six Flags St Louis' Fright Fest event (then known as Fright Nights), Krueger was the main character for the event's first year in 1988. He reappeared in his own haunted house, Freddy's Nightmare: The Haunted House on Elm Street,

neg: Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash end of "Army of Darkness", the story begins with Will Rollins and Lori Campbell (the former protagonists from "Freddy vs. Jason") returning to Crystal Lake to put closure to their experience, but Jason kills them a short while after and takes their decomposed corpses to his shack in the woods nearby. There, Jason enters a trance, and Freddy and Jason's "mother" appear to him. Freddy Krueger is now trapped, powerless inside the mind of Jason Voorhees, where he learns of the "Necronomicon" hidden in the old Voorhees home, with the power to resurrect him. He and Jason's mother (false Pamela

neg: Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors army, but Freddy quickly severs their connection to Earth by mortally wounding Jacob. As Tina tends to Jacob and Ash battles Freddy, Tommy takes it upon himself to deal with Jason. In a closely matched fight, he taunts Jason for never being able to kill him. Stephanie appears and impales her uncle with a machete; this distraction provides Tommy the opportunity to decapitate Jason with a shard of glass. However, Freddy exploits this victory by absorbing Jason's soul to increase his own power. As Neil struggles to read the "Necronomicon"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s passages to banish Krueger, he is joined by the spirit