When it comes to horror icons, Freddy Krueger is the the Daddy of them all. Wes Craven created a truly original character in Freddy, and gave the world one of the most terrifying concepts the genre has ever seen. In real life, when you are scared, you hide under the covers, close your eyes and pray that sleep comes quickly. In A Nightmare On Elm Street, thats where the fear begins. Nightmare delivers on all fronts on what makes a great slasher. Its got a cast of young, vulnerable teens, a stalking killer, axing them off one by one, blood and gore by the bucketload and of course, a murderous, disfigured villain, out for revenge. One of the things that gave Nightmare the edge back in 1984 was the supernatural touch. Freddy is seemingly invincible, because hes not even technically there in the flesh. As the endless sequels proved, hes not an easy guy to kill, and thats kind of awesome. Speaking of the sequels, its unfortunate that Krueger became something of a joke as the series went on. Sure, there are some strong entries in the series (Dream Warriors), but Freddy is never as truly sinister and terrifying as he is in the original. He has always been one of the most charismatic slasher villains in his own way, but he is handled with the most serious tone in the first flick, and it will always remain the scariest film of the bunch because of that.
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