Since his first appearance in A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) has solidified his place as one of the most iconic figures in horror cinema. To this day, he is ...

Freddy Krueger was always at least middle-aged, but now his whole series is about to follow suit: A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Wes Craven slasher classic, is turning 40 shortly after Halloween.

For a brief window in the 1980s, the Freddy Krueger show was the hottest ticket in town, and the financial success of the films put New Line Cinema on the map.

With the release of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” 40 years ago, the horror villain Freddy Krueger clawed his way to becoming a pop culture phenomenon. Listen to this article · 4:57 min Learn more.

Actor Robert Englund calls Freddy Krueger ‘the gift that keeps on giving’. The monster decades. The 1970s and 1980s marked a golden era for the creation of horror film nasties like Krueger, ...