This article is about the fictional character. For the Reuben single of the same name, see Freddy Kreuger . Freddy Krueger, is the main fictional character from the A Nightmare on Elm Street series of films. Created by Wes Craven and portrayed by actor Robert Englund in every film of the series, he is an undead serial killer ("In the original script, Freddy Krueger was a child molester, as to Wes Craven, this was the worst thing possible. The decision was made to turn make Kreuger into a child murderer in order to avoid being accused of exploiting a spate of highly publicized child molestations which occurred in California around the time A Nightmare on Elm Street went into production"). who can attack his victims supernaturally from within their own dreams when they are in a state of sleep. Freddy is commonly identified by his burnt disfigured face, red and green striped sweater, brown fedora

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