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 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