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Freddy's most well known attributes include his burned face, his clawed glove, his red and green Sweater , and an eerie chant that sometimes accompanies his appearance: "''One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, four, better lock your door. Five, six, grab your crucifix. Seven, eight, gonna stay up late. Nine, ten, never sleep again…"''. HISTORY Freddy's Origin During the Christmas holiday in the early 1940s , a young Nun named Sister Mary Helena ( Amanda Krueger ) was accidentally locked in the wing for the Criminal ly insane at "Westin Hills" Psychiatric Hospital . For days, she was Raped and tortured numerous times by the one hundred patients confined there. Days later, she was found, barely clinging to life, and now Pregnant . Nine months later, after a Breech Birth , Frederick Charles Krueger was born and given up for adoption. Fred ended up being placed with an old, abusive, drunk, man named Mr. Underwood (portrayed by '') — who severely beat Freddy on a daily basis. As time went by, Freddy began to exhibit Sociopathic behavior by killing small animals. He was often ridiculed socially by classmates who usually called him “son of a hundred maniacs”. In his late teens, Freddy began enjoying the beatings and associated pain with pleasure. He also learnt the "secret of pain" from self-mutilation and killed his adoptive father. Later in adulthood, Fred Krueger married a woman named Loretta. They soon had a child; a daughter named Kathryn. The Krueger family resided in Freddy's childhood home at 1428 Elm Street.In the film takes place at another street number – though the film blatantly shows the house number at 1428. A scene cut from the film also shows the central character finding Freddy's old lair behind a poorly sealed wall in the basement of 1428 Elm Street. The article from the Nightmare Never Ends has caused confusion for the fan community, even though the shooting script for the film and Director/Screenwriter Rachel Talalay confirmed that Freddy’s family lived in the house that would become infamous. Andy Mangels himself had no part in the scriptwriting or production of the film, so his theory cannot be considered canon. Kathryn was still a little girl, when children from the neighborhood went missing and were found dead. Soon after, Loretta learns that down in the basement of the house, Freddy has a secret room where he keeps many different tools of torture, newspaper clippings, versions of his famous glove, and more. Promising that "she won't tell", she is killed by Freddy in front of very young Kathryn, "for snooping in his special work". Freddy worked at the local power plant, and in its boiler room, he had taken the 20 missing neighborhood children and killed them. The police were unable to solve the cases and newspapers dubbed the mysterious killer the 'Springwood Slasher'. In 1966, Freddy was arrested for the murders of the missing children. Young Kathryn was seized for Foster Care, then later Adoption. Due to the fact that the search warrant was not signed correctly, all evidence was improperly seized, and Krueger was released in 1968. After Freddy's trial, Amanda Krueger hanged herself in the tower where she was raped. Later that same night, the parents of the neighborhood took the law into their own hands, by finding Krueger in his Boiler Room and burning him to death. While the flames engulfed the boiler room, Freddy was approached by three Dream Demons . These Demons search the land of the living to find the most evil soul, and in turn, give them the power to turn dreams into reality. Freddy accepted their offer to "be forever". Freddy's remains were taken to 'Penny Brothers Auto Salvage' and locked in the trunk of an old red Cadillac. Presumably to help erase Krueger's existence, the Thompson family moved into the house on 1428 Elm Street. Adopted by the Burroughs family, young Kathryn was taken away from Springwood and her records were sealed. The Film Series Events Thirteen years passed and all was quiet. The Elm Street parents remained tightlipped about the events of the decade before, and all of their children were now teenagers. In the closing months of 1981 , the children of Springwood (specifically those teens whose parents had formed the mob that killed Freddy) began systematically dying again — this time in peculiar ways, as they slept. The parents often ignored and/or denied the pleas of their mortified kids, who regaled tales of a mysterious burned man named Fred, who was terrorizing them in their dreams. As long as a victim was dreaming, Freddy could inhabit and control their dreams, twisting them to his own ends. Any physical harm done to a person in this dream world would carry over into the real world, allowing him to easily commit multiple murders. Krueger often toyed with his victims by changing his form and surroundings, usually resembling the factory where he was burned. His powers increased as more and more kids believed he existed and exhibited fear. At the height of his powers, he could cause severe damage in the real world. This included possession of humans as shown in the second Nightmare film or his corpse as shown in the third. In a person's own dream, Krueger could also use their deepest fears and personality against them, which became a trademark. A few victims managed to use their own imagination to consciously manipulate their dreams against him (a technique known as Lucid Dreaming ), but this had little effect on Krueger, who was completely in control of their dreams already. These kids were known as "dream warriors". Another of Krueger's powers involved absorbing the Souls of his victims into his own body after they had been killed, which served to make him all the more indestructible. As he gained a victim, their face would appear on his chest. Occasionally, Krueger would be outwitted by his prey and temporarily sent back to Hell after losing a confrontation, but he was always able to return sooner or later. Freddy's dead After a decade of systematically slaughtering all of the children of Springwood in their dreams, the town was left barren. All that remained were adults, many of whom slipped into psychosis after their children had been murdered. When there was no one left to kill, Freddy sought to leave Springwood — hoping to continue his murderous agenda in another town full of more children. Only one person could arrange for this to happen: his long lost daughter, Kathryn. Krueger used what was left of his supernatural resources to track down his daughter, who was now an adult named Maggie Burroughs, and was working as a counselor to troubled teens in another city and state. Since her mother's death, Maggie was raised by adoptive parents and had suppressed the horrible memories of her early childhood. After catching up with Maggie, Freddy attempted to sway her to help him do his bidding — she proved, though, that a thirst for murder wasn't hereditary and instead schemed with Doc, her coworker (a dream psychiatrist), to help put an end to Freddy once and for all. After pulling him out of her dream, and into reality, Maggie managed to shove a pipe bomb into Freddy's chest, thus killing him, and releasing the dream demons that had given him his power. It was all over…or so it seemed. Freddy vs Jason In the aftermath of Maggie sending Krueger back to hell unarmed and now completely powerless — Springwood sought to revitalize itself. Figuring out how Freddy operated, the authorities and town officials covered up any and all traces of his prior existence…which included blacking out obituaries and quarantining anyone who had ever dreamt about, or had any knowledge of, Freddy. As a result, Springwood began to come back from its Roswell state, and subsequently repopulated with no ill effects. Freddy, meanwhile, remained in Limbo — completely unable to escape the boundaries of Hell, thanks to no one in Springwood having any knowledge, and thus fear of him. If he could get people to fear him again, he could gain enough power to return. From this, Freddy hatched a plan to resurrect Undead killing zombie Jason Voorhees . In the guise of Voorhees' mother, Pamela , Freddy manipulated him into rising up from the dead once more and to go to Elm Street to kill the teenagers to fool the residents of Springwood into thinking that he (Krueger) was back. Voorhees committed a few murders, which (as planned) were then blamed on Krueger. As a result, Freddy began to get his equilibrium back. A small group of youths and a sheriff's deputy discovered, though, that it was not Krueger who had committed the murders, but it was already too late. Enough fear fell over Springwood to make Krueger strong enough to haunt the town again. The problem, which Freddy hadn't counted on, was that Jason wouldn't stop killing. This led to Freddy becoming irate when "his kids" kept on getting rubbed out by his rival. Thus, a bloody fight ensued between the two murderous icons that raged between the Freddy's dream world to the waking world, at Jason's haunt Camp Crystal Lake. The finality of this fight was deliberately left ambiguous by the writers of '' Freddy Vs Jason ''. It ended with Jason walking out of the waters holding Krueger's decapitated head, which winked to the audience before the credits rolled…seemingly indicating that things weren't over. Alternate Plot Lines The summary above corresponds to what New Line Cinema considers the canonical account, based on the films (see The Nightmare On Elm Street Companion ). But other elements of the franchise, such as comics, novels, and other licensed materials, present variant accounts, and the films themselves are sometimes inconsistent in what they present or imply about Freddy's past. And a Nightmare prequel is planned which might offer a new view of the storyline.2 In one version of the story, Amanda immediately gives Fred away to an orphanage. He is adopted at the age of one. The tale goes that Freddy always was around violence, starting with the night that he was taken in. His new adoptive parents were murdered, Freddy was kidnapped, and sold on the black market to a pimp. He used Fred at a young age to lure men in, because police wouldn't suspect a young boy. After catching teen Freddy with one of his girls, he begun cutting him with a razor blade. He later gets his revenge, killing his father and running away. Bloodthirsty, he then goes on to have dreams about murdering innocents. During his trial he received a psychiatric evaluation."Dream Stalkers, Pt 1" (Marvel presents Freddy Krueger's Nightmares On Elm Street) A deleted scene from Nightmare 1 suggests that the reason why Krueger was killed by the mob is that all of the Elm Street parents originally had at least one child who was killed by Fred. Another portion of the tale says that Freddy had an illegitimate child named Al (He calls him Alfredrick). Adopted Al always teased his 'brother' that he was Krueger's child, when Fred revealed himself to be Al's father. In this story, Freddy was "defeated" when Al sacrificed himself and tackled Freddy into a furnace."Deadly Games" (The "Freddy Krueger's Tales Of Terror" Novels) In the Nightmares On Elm Street comic series by (defunct) Innovation Comics , Freddy attempts to escape Springwood (much like in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare) by using the psychic powers of Jacob Johnson. This story is meant to bridge the gap between A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 and Freddy’s Dead. Freddy's Nightmares , the NBC tv show, added further inconsistencies. It says that although the majority of Freddy's victims where children, he also killed parents, coworkers, and policemen. After his death and eventual rebirth, he would terrorize teens, adults, and pretty much every else in Springwood, starting with the cop who attempted to put him away and his daughters. In fact, the program also shows that sometimes Freddy is just there. During one such scene, Freddy messes with the power of a hospital where an evil surgeon terrorizes a gunshot victim. NEW LINE-VS-WES CRAVEN As the ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' series progressed, director Wes Craven's original vision of Krueger as a true personification of Evil was altered several times. Due to the enormous popularity of the films, the succeeding writers/directors chose to evolve (or devolve, depending on each viewers own taste) Freddy into more of a sardonic, wisecracking and flamboyant Antihero of the '80s horror genre. On two occasions, Craven was drawn back to his creation in order to try and "rectify" the former producers alterations of his creation. Initially, Wes did not intend for there to be any sequels and wanted the first film to be a stand-alone movie. When the original ANOES became a mega hit, however, New Line insisted on following it up — in spite of both Craven, and original ANOES heroine '' was released to box office success — topping the profits of the original. Once the buzz died down, however, spectators largely panned the film for its inconsistent continuation from the premise of the first film, and its otherwise weak story. '''' was, in essence, the true sequel to the original and, thanks to Craven's scriptwriting, gave the series a new lease of life. Craven wanted ''Dream Warriors'' to be the end of the series, but the studio refused. Craven and New Line excommunicated each other for a number of years as a result of their conflicting visions for the Nightmare enterprise. Later, in the Craven-directed movie '' Scream '' a character would say that "the first movie was great but the rest sucked"—a small jab at the other directors.Amazon.com essential video review, "Scream," {Link without Title} : "Horror fans will fondly remember Drew Barrymore's assertion in ''Scream'' that the first ''Nightmare'' film was great but all the rest sucked." As the series progressed, Craven finally had the opportunity to revisit his creation a final time by creating '' Wes Craven's New Nightmare ''. A noncanon spinoff regarded as a horror masterpiece by fans and critics alike, this film departs from the other ANOES entries by taking place in the 'real world'…and snubbed Freddy's previous comedic undertones. It, however, became the least profitable of the series. Once again, Craven and New Line parted ways. It is said on the imdb.com that he watched all of the previous movies before he filmed '' REFERENCES 1. The "A Nightmare On Elm Street" Films :A. A Nightmare On Elm Street :B. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge :C. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors :D. A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master :E. A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child :F. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare :G. Wes Craven's New Nightmare :H. Freddy Vs Jason 2. The Nightmare Never Ends: The Official History of Freddy Krueger and A Nightmare On Elm Street 3. "Marvel presents Freddy Krueger's Nightmares On Elm Street" Comics :A. Dream Stalkers, Pt 1 :B. Dream Stalkers, Pt 2 4. The Internet Movie Database 5. Bloody-Disgusting.com 6. The "Freddy Krueger's Tales Of Terror" Novels :A. Blind Date :B. Deadly Games :C. Virtual Terror :D. Twice Burned :E. Help Wanted :F. Deadly Disguise 7. Innovation's "Nightmare On Elm Street" Comics :A. Yours Truly, Freddy Krueger :B. Eternal Life :C. Loose Ends Pt 1: Return To Springwood :D. Loose Ends Pt 2: Dead Men Telling Tales :E. Bang Bang - Devonne's Silver Hammer :F. If I Sould Die Before My Wake 8. "Freddy's Nightmares: Nightmare On Elm Street The Series" TV Show 9. Innovation's "A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Beginning" Comic SEE ALSO
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