Freddy Krueger is the Evil Villain from the
Popular Nightmare on Elm Street Series of Films
Freddy
Krueger
will go down in history as one of the most dangerous and
disturbing of
all horror movie monsters. What is it about Freddy that stands out
among the horror bad-guy immortals?
Monster:
Freddy Krueger Hero:
Nancy Thompson Movies:
A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's
Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on
Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream
Child, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, New Nightmare, Freddy vs.
Jason Actor:
Robert Englund
One, two, Freddy's coming for you.
Three, four, better lock your door.
Five, six, grab your crucifix.
Seven, eight, better stay up late.
Nine, ten, never sleep again….
Why
is Freddy Krueger so scary? Is it because he is sadistic and
takes such pleasure in making his victims
suffer before they meet their demise? Perhaps it is his unstoppable
nature as he isn’t physically there at all, but exists only
in the dreams of his victims, or the way that he arrives in the
nightmares of those he attacks and ensures that if they are harmed or
killed in their dream then reality follows suit. The fact is, all of
these factors work together to create a horror movie monster of classic
status.
Freddy Krueger is described as “the bastard child of a
hundred maniacs”. Freddy’s mother, Amanda Krueger,
was a nun in an institution for the most violent of the criminally
insane. Over the Christmas Holiday in the early 1940s Amanda was
inadvertently left inside the patient containment area, where she was
repeatedly raped and brutalized until help arrived days later. Barely
alive, Amanda was rescued from the clutches of the barbaric inmates,
and she was with child. A child conceived in pain, torture, insanity
and victimization. That child was named Freddy Krueger.
Freddy went on to become the “Springwood Slasher”,
a child-killer that wore a glove with knives for fingers, and disposed
of the bodies of his victims in the boiler room of the power plant
where he worked. Freddy was finally caught and brought to trial, but an
error in the search warrant paperwork allowed him to go free. Many of
the parents in Springwood decided to take matters into their own hands
and administer their own brand of justice – they burned
Freddy Krueger alive.
Years later the children of the fire-wielding parental assault team
began having bad dreams about a horribly scarred man in a dirty striped
sweater who had knives for fingers. One by one the dreamers die in
mysterious and violent ways, and when they die in their dreams they die
for real.
Freddy Krueger captured the minds and nightmares of horror fans and non
horror fans alike. We can avoid running through the dark woods in our
panties, or exclaiming “I’ll be right
back” before venturing into an unoccupied area of a creepy
house alone…but we cannot avoid going to sleep. This is what
makes Freddy so unique and so creepy – there is absolutely no
way to prevent Freddy from entering our dreams and exacting gruesome
torture as he laughs away, strengthened by our fear.
The evolution of Freddy Krueger through the Nightmare on Elm
Street sequels is one of significant change in demeanor and
action. In the original Wes Craven film A
Nightmare on Elm
Street Freddy was sadistic and evil, with sardonic
wit that
punctuated his control over those he torments in a dream world where he
is king. Later versions of Freddy were less inherently evil and more
campy, playing heavily on the quips and one-liners.
The
Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
returns to his sinister roots, downplaying the comic relief and
focusing on the fact that Freddy Krueger is indeed the embodiment of
pure evil.
One final element of Freddy Krueger that has received widespread
discussion is the possibility that Freddy doesn’t exist at
all, but that he is merely a violent manifestation of teenage angst in
dysfunctional suburbia. This concept is tackled a bit in the article
about Nancy
Thompson by BHM contributor Jennifer
G.
Whether Freddy Krueger is indeed the embodiment of pure evil or the
creation of a troubled teenage mind, he remains one of the most
well-known and frightening of all the horror movie monsters. The burned
face, striped sweater and knife-fingers have elevated to iconic status,
and one way or another I am certain that horror film makers will invent
new and creative ways to bring Freddy into our movie theaters and
big-screens for years to come. Questions
or comments about Freddy Krueger? Contact us!
Horror Movie Freaks
is the FREE eZine from Best-Horror-Movies.com
that will give you the new horror releases, the new horror news and the
new horror reviews that you CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT!!
Subscribing is easy, painless and free.
Do it NOW!!
ADD TO YOUR SOCIAL BOOKMARKS:BlinkDel.icio.usDigg FurlGoogleSimpySpurlTechnoratiY!
MyWeb
Freddy Krueger is described as “the bastard child of a
hundred maniacs”. Freddy’s mother, Amanda Krueger,
was a nun in an institution for the most violent of the criminally
insane. Over the Christmas Holiday in the early 1940s Amanda was
inadvertently left inside the patient containment area, where she was
repeatedly raped and brutalized until help arrived days later. Barely
alive, Amanda was rescued from the clutches of the barbaric inmates,
and she was with child. A child conceived in pain, torture, insanity
and victimization. That child was named Freddy Krueger.
Years later the children of the fire-wielding parental assault team
began having bad dreams about a horribly scarred man in a dirty striped
sweater who had knives for fingers. One by one the dreamers die in
mysterious and violent ways, and when they die in their dreams they die
for real.
One final element of Freddy Krueger that has received widespread
discussion is the possibility that Freddy doesn’t exist at
all, but that he is merely a violent manifestation of teenage angst in
dysfunctional suburbia. This concept is tackled a bit in the article
about 
Blink
Del.icio.us
Digg
Furl
Google
Simpy
Spurl
Technorati
Y!
MyWeb
