What mental illness does Freddy Krueger have?

While it is established that Freddie Krueger was a child murderer, the backstory is that he’s afflicted with Pedophilic Disorder. His having a paraphilia provides depth to the character of Nancy Thompson.

What did Freddy Krueger do to his wife?

He’d married a woman named Loretta who gave birth to a daughter, Katherine. … Freddy, sort of cementing himself as a one note song, killed his wife in front of their young daughter. Shortly after this, he was arrested for the murders of numerous local children, and Katherine was put into foster care under a new name.

What street does Freddy Krueger?

1428 Elm Street

1428 Elm StreetCharactersNancy Thompson Jesse Walsh Lori Campbell Freddy Krueger (possibly)Other name(s)[The] Elm Street HouseLocationSpringwood, OhioStreetElm Street

What’s the story with Freddy Krueger?

Freddy Krueger (/ˈkruːɡər/) is a fictional character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He first appeared in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as the spirit of a serial killer who uses a gloved hand with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the real world as well.

Is Freddy Krueger a child molestor?

Yes, he’s a molestor.

Is Freddy Krueger innocent?

Interestingly, remake writer Eric Heisserer eventually revealed that an early version of the script did indeed have Freddy be innocent, but it’s unclear why exactly that changed along the way to production.

How does Freddy Krueger choose his victims?

So, TL;DR – He selects his victims from those that he has a personal grudge against, or that know of him and are afraid of him and live in Springwood. Most material gleaned from the wikia and wiki entries for Freddy Krueger.

Why did they make Freddy Krueger a child molestor?

In the original script, Freddy was a child molester. According to IMDb, the villain was changed to a child killer because producers wanted to avoid comparisons to a story in California about a series of child molestations at the time of filming.

What is Freddy Krueger scared of?

Despite the fact that he sometimes uses it to kill his victims, Freddy appears to be afraid of fire (as it was by fire that he died his mortal death). If fire is used against him in a dream, he can be pulled into the waking world.

How do I stop being scared of Freddy Krueger?

Holy water and a cross on his bones should mostly do the trick to get rid of this dream demon. But if you want to be sure, stabbing Freddy Krueger with his own gloves will do a lot of good damage. So follow Nancy’s lead and fight back against that evil.