10 Movie Villains So Awesome They Ruined Their Franchise

10. Freddy Krueger - A Nightmare On Elm Street

One of the greatest horror villains of all time, Robert Englund's many performances as Freddy Krueger have proved so definitive that no-one has been able to top it since the character's inception in 1984. Granted, they only tried it once, but 2010's remake was so widely reviled that it sunk the whole franchise for a good ten years.

Platinum Dunes' take on the film had many problems of its own, but chief among them all was the indisputable fact that Jackie Earle Haley just wasn't Robert Englund (no, really, you can check on iMDb and everything).

There are rumors that another remake/reboot/re-imagining is in the works, but without Englund himself wielding the glove, one doesn't fancy their chances.