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Freddy Krueger

Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger first appeared in the horror movie "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1984. Freddy was an undead serial killer who attacked victims through their dreams! This gave writer and director Wes Craven plenty of scope to dream up surreal and terrifying ends for the kids of Elm Street. Add to this Robert Englund's charismatic portrayal of this sadistic monster (who really enjoyed his work) and you have one of the most memorable movie monsters ever created!

I won't go into too much detail about his history. Let's just say he had a rocky start to life which didn't improve. In fact, it plumetted! He eventually became known as the "The Springwood Slasher" for his grisly pastime of, well' I'm sure you can guess. He was captured by the police, but went free on a technicality which enraged local parents to the extent that they tracked him to his boiler room (he worked at the local power plant) and burned him alive...

If you would like to terrify your fellow Halloween party guests by dressing as this razor-gloved fiend, click the link below, or have a look at www.fancydress.com!

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