Freddy Krueger

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fictional character horror film character supernatural serial killer

Freddy Krueger is a fictional supernatural serial killer known for haunting and murdering teenagers in their dreams, recognizable by his burned face, bladed glove, and striped sweater.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Teenager Jesse Walsh is haunted and possessed by Freddy Krueger, who seeks to kill through Jesse in the real world. 1
Teenagers are stalked and killed in their dreams by Freddy Krueger, a vengeful supernatural killer. 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
horror film character ⓘ
supernatural serial killer ⓘ
ability immortality in the dream world ⓘ
invade dreams ⓘ
reality warping in dreams ⓘ
shapeshifting in dreams ⓘ
alignment villain ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Springwood Slasher NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInFilm A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) NERFINISHED ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master NERFINISHED ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child NERFINISHED ⓘ
Freddy vs. Jason NERFINISHED ⓘ
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wes Craven's New Nightmare NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInFilmSeries A Nightmare on Elm Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInMedium comic books ⓘ
films ⓘ
television ⓘ
video games ⓘ
backstoryEvent burned alive by parents of his victims ⓘ
createdBy Wes Craven NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpact frequent subject of parodies and references in popular culture ⓘ
iconic horror villain ⓘ
fictionalHomeTown Springwood, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalOccupation serial killer ⓘ
fictionalStatus undead ⓘ
firstAppearance A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre slasher horror ⓘ
hasChild Katherine Krueger NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy Wes Craven's childhood experiences and news stories ⓘ
killedBy vigilante parents (backstory) ⓘ
kills teenagers in their dreams ⓘ
nationalityInFiction American ⓘ
notableFeature bladed glove ⓘ
brown fedora hat ⓘ
burned face ⓘ
red and green striped sweater ⓘ
portrayedBy Jackie Earle Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert Englund NERFINISHED ⓘ
weakness being pulled into the real world ⓘ
loss of fear from victims ⓘ
weapon razor-bladed glove ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A Nightmare on Elm Street → mainCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
The House that Freddy Built → associatedWithCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
The House that Freddy Built → hasKeyFigure → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
Jackie Earle Haley → characterPortrayed → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
Wes Craven → createdCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge → mainCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge → plotSummary → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teenager Jesse Walsh is haunted and possessed by Freddy Krueger, who seeks to kill through Jesse in the real world.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge → hasVillain → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
Freddy's Nightmares → hostedBy → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
Freddy's Nightmares → featuresCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
Freddy's Nightmares → hasNotableCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors → basedOnCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors → character → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master → basedOnCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master → featuresCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master → mainAntagonist → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) → mainCharacter → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) → characterPortrayed → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) → plotSummary → Freddy Krueger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teenagers are stalked and killed in their dreams by Freddy Krueger, a vengeful supernatural killer.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) → hasVillain → Freddy Krueger ⓘ