Truly a face only a mother could love
What started as an innocent story about a murderous child killer who haunts the dreams of his victims soon evolved into one of the most notorious horror franchises of all time, A Nightmare on Elm Street. The series made a legend of writer/director Wes Craven, made New Line Cinema executives a TON of money in the 1980s and helped launch the careers of actors like Johnny Depp.
Best. Character Actor. Ever.
One of the things that makes Freddy so horrifying is that he kills his victims in their dreams. This means no matter where they run or hide, eventually their body will force them to sleep and Freddy will kill them. This gives the series of movies and their main character a mystical quality that other movie serial-killers lack.
Stalking his victims in their dreams gives Freddy the ability to kill unhindered by standard physics. This sets him apart from other iconic movie slashers like Michael Myers and Jason Vorhees. The above picture illustrates one of his most interesting kills. His victim is deathly afraid of bugs so he transforms her into one, traps her in a roach motel, and squishes her with his unclawed hand.
For my money, the murder of Tina (pictured above) is one of the most horrific scenes in slasherdom. Check it out, along with all things A Nightmare on Elm Street related, in the links below.
Happy Halloween, everybody.
Recommended links:
Wikipedia article on A Nightmare on Elm Street
YouTube video: Tina's Death
YouTube video: Freddy's best kills
Nightmare on Elm Street Fansite
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