Famous Horror Character Research

Freddy Krueger

Freddy Krueger is probably one of the most famous horror characters ever known. He is shown as a disfigured serial killer who has burns on his face and kills his victims in their dreams, causing their death in real life too. His famous costume of red and dark green striped jumper, the brown fedora and metal clawed glove is how he is mostly recognised in the horror franchise. The glove is how he murders his victims. Freddy’s character was introduced and created by Wes Craven, saying his inspiration for this horrific character was from his childhood, including a disfigured man, a specific song and a bully from his youth. As the Nightmare on Elm Street films go, Freddy’s history is gradually discovered, revealing he was conceived when his mother was raped by mental patients and that he was adopted by an alcoholic abusive step father named Mr. Underwood. His famous rhyme “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you” is a sign of this killer is about to come for you. This frightening character was brought to life in 1984 and has ever since put the scare into his audiences. He is supposed to represent everything we fear in our sleep.

 Freddy is also known to have certain powers – he can jump into any of the teenagers dreams and control them how he wishes, most of the time with him killing them. Also, with each soul he possesses, their face appears on his chest, granting him the ability to each of their attributes. Another major aspect of Freddy is that he can cause harm from the dream world to the real world, making it easy to commit several murders in one night.