What is the backstory to Freddy Krueger?

What is the backstory to Freddy Krueger?

That the Horror Film Character Freddy Kruger (sic) was based on a real life serial killer who lived in Lightening Creek, Oklahoma in the 1800s,” Michael Phariss posted on Facebook on July 2. "Later the town was moved and became Alluwe, Oklahoma."

What was Freddy Krueger accused of?

child molestation cases The remake Freddy being a child molester was something that Wes Craven had wanted the original Freddy to be in the first Nightmare film, but it being straight out stated was dropped in order to avoid being accused of exploiting the spate of highly publicized child molestation cases in California around the time.

Was Freddy Krueger a child molestor in the original?

In the original script, Freddy was a child molester. According to IMDb, the villain was changed to a child killer because producers wanted to avoid comparisons to a story in California about a series of child molestations at the time of filming.

What did Freddy Krueger do to his daughter?

Promising that "she won't tell," she was strangled to death by Freddy in front of a 6-year old Kathryn for "snooping in daddy's special work."

How does Freddy Krueger choose his victims?

So, TL;DR - He selects his victims from those that he has a personal grudge against, or that know of him and are afraid of him and live in Springwood. Most material gleaned from the wikia and wiki entries for Freddy Krueger.

Why is Freddy Krueger a killer?

Underwood (Alice Cooper) who abused him throughout his childhood until Freddy finally murdered him as a teenager. Freddy tortures animals and engages in self-mutilation, and becomes a serial killer by murdering the children of people who had bullied him when he was a child.

How does Freddy Krueger pick his victims?

So, TL;DR - He selects his victims from those that he has a personal grudge against, or that know of him and are afraid of him and live in Springwood. Most material gleaned from the wikia and wiki entries for Freddy Krueger.

Is Freddy immortal?

Though Freddy actually dies in the real world at this point, he is able to come back from Hell in Freddy vs Jason by manipulating Jason Voorhees into killing residents of Springwood, giving him enough fear (and thus power) to return.

How did Freddy Krueger die in the movies?

• The following is a list of times Freddy Krueger is killed or supposedly killed in each of the movies in the series. Before the main events of the series, Freddy's mortal death took place in 1968 when the Parents of Elm Street burned him to death in a gasoline explosion in the boiler room where he had killed their children.

Where did the idea for Freddy Krueger come from?

• 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.

When did Freddy Krueger die in Nightmare on Elm Street?

• For other uses, see Freddy Krueger. Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger is a character created by Wes Craven and is the main villain and killer from the slasher film series A Nightmare on Elm Street. In 1968 he was burned to death by the citizens of Springwood. After his death he began killing the children of the city in their dreams.

Where was Freddy Krueger's glove in Evil Dead 2?

• Freddy's glove appeared in the 1987 horror-comedy Evil Dead II above the door on the inside of a toolshed. This was Sam Raimi's response to Wes Craven showing footage of The Evil Dead in A Nightmare on Elm Street, which in turn was a response to Sam Raimi putting a poster of Craven's 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes in The Evil Dead.