Freddy Kruger was a child killer, known as The SpringWood Slasher. He was sent to trial for the murders but got off on a technicality (Because of lack of a warrant). Rather than let him go free, the parents hunted him down to the boiler room/basement of the local elementary school where he used to take his victims. They burned him in the boiler room but kept his glove as a reminder.
In the original films, Freddy was just a child killer, not a molester/pedophile. At first, writer/director Wes Craven planned on making him a pedophile, but after awhile he changed his mind and decided against it. This idea was resurrected -- against Craven's wishes -- in the new 2010 remake. The new remakes portray Freddy as both a molester and killer, and the school has been renamed to Bedham Preschool, where he was a groundskeeper who lived in the basement.
To give you a little history on Freddy's early life... His mother was a nun (Sister Mary Helena, but later called Amanda), and worked at Our Lady Of Sorrows mental Asylum ran by the church. AFter going in to give food to the worst of the inmates, she was accidently locked in the asylum by a guard and was repeatedly rapped by 100s of crazies (Freddy is taunted as The Son Of 100 Maniacs as a young boy). Like all serial killers he was abused, neglected and enjoyed killing animals and worked his way up to killing people
He named him Freddy Kruger after a kid who bullied him when he was growing up.
No. Certainly child serial killers exist & have existed but none were the basis for Freddy Kruger.
The original Nightmare On Elm Street was directed by Wes Craven.
Nightmare written and directed by Wes Craven, other written by Wes Craven and directed by Ronnie Yu
No, Freddy Krueger is a fictional character from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series created by Wes Craven. In the movies, he is portrayed as a child murderer who haunts the dreams of teenagers. While the character draws on various horror tropes and real-world fears, there is no real person named Freddy Krueger who committed such crimes.
Wes Craven created Freddy Krueger.
Wes Craven.
Yes. Robert Englund plays himself and Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Actually, in the end credits, it clearly says that Freddy Krueger played himself. i dont know if it was a typo, but thats what it says.
He named him Freddy Kruger after a kid who bullied him when he was growing up.
No. Certainly child serial killers exist & have existed but none were the basis for Freddy Kruger.
The original Nightmare On Elm Street was directed by Wes Craven.
Nightmare written and directed by Wes Craven, other written by Wes Craven and directed by Ronnie Yu
Technically he dies in every film. However since he was in Wes Craven's New Nightmare and in Freddy Vs. Jason I am going to have to say he did not die in the Final Nightmare.
He was created by Wes Craven. He is mainly inspired by a homeless man who would terrorize Wes when he was a child and he reportedly wore a striped sweater, but he was not burnt or anything, just creepy. The name as I recall came from a friend of his.
The Freddy Krueger character is not based on any real-life serial killer, no. Wes Craven got the idea for the character from a homeless man who scared him really badly when he was a kid. The man wore a similar sweater and hat as Freddy. Craven was hanging out in his room, when he noticed that this vagrant on the street below was standing there, staring in the window at him. The man stood there staring at him for a really long time, which would be creepy for anyone, much less a small child.
This was written by Wes Craven who created it to the tune of One Two Buckle your Shoe. He wrote and directed everything in the original Nightmare on Elm Street.
In terms of box office numbers, the number 1 film in the UK in 1995 was Wes Craven's New Nightmare. The film starred Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger.