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 (franchise) him after the burning, including two interchangeable heads. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is the shared name of two unrelated video games released in 1989, both loosely based on the series. From among those films, "" and "" were particular influences on the gameplay of each. LJN (programmed by Rare) released one title for the NES, and Monarch Software the other for the Commodore 64 and IBM PC compatibles. Up to four players control characters who jump and punch their way through Elm Street locations as they collect the bones of Freddy Krueger to place them in a furnace and