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
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) more in its opening weekend than the total gross of four other "Nightmare on Elm Street" films. The film earned over $63 million at the domestic box office and over $115 million worldwide. Kris Fowles meets her friend, Dean Russell, at the Springwood Diner. Dean falls asleep at the table and dreams that he meets a severely burned man wearing a dirty fedora, red-and-green striped sweater, and a bladed gardener's glove on his right hand. The man cuts Dean's throat in the dream, but it appears to Kris and their classmate, waitress Nancy Holbrook, that Dean cuts himself. At Dean's