The crew also sneaked various in-jokes into the film itself, such as the clawed glove of Freddy Krueger, the primary antagonist of the A Nightmare on Elm Street series of slasher films, which hangs in the cabin's basement and toolshed.

Wesley Earl " Wes " Craven ( born August 2, 1939 ) is an American film director, writer, producer, actor, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and he also co-wrote A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Bruce Wagner, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character and has directed the entire Scream series, featuring Ghostface.

Notables include: Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Ghostface, Chucky, The Fisherman, Leatherface, brother and sister Billy and Agnes Lens, some of whom have become among the more recognizable 20th century American pop culture horror symbols.

Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees are notable examples of this type.

Not factoring in international sales, or the cross-over film with A Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger, the original Friday the 13th is the highest grossing film of the film series.

As of 2009, Friday the 13th has spawned ten sequels, including a crossover film with A Nightmare on Elm Street villain Freddy Krueger.

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Warner was considered for the role of Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street after producers were impressed with his performance as Jack the Ripper in Time After Time but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.

* " Leandro & Kelly " and " Freddy Krueger " spread quickly due to popularity of BBS and shareware distribution.

The franchise is based on the fictional character Freddy Krueger, introduced in A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ), who stalks and kills teenagers in their dreams.

Since his inception in 1984, Freddy Krueger has appeared in multiple works of literature, including countless behind-the-scenes compilations, short stories, novels ( including novelizations ) and comics.

Between 1987 and 2003, Freddy Krueger appeared in the novelization of each of the films.

Also in 2010, NECA released a 10 " puppet of Freddy Krueger from Phillip's death scene in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, a metal replica of his glove, and two action figures: Freddy before he was burned and the other being him after the burning, including two interchangeable heads.

Up to four players control characters who jump and punch their way through Elm Street locations as they collect the bones of Freddy Krueger to place them in a furnace and end his reign of terror.

Here one final battle with Freddy Krueger occurs.

Freddy Krueger is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of A Nightmare on Elm Street film series.

Robert Englund continued his role as Freddy Krueger on October 9, 1988 in the television anthology series entitled Freddy's Nightmares.

Freddy Krueger has appeared in several spinoff comic books, as well comic book adaptations of the films which adjusted various aspects of Freddy's backstory.

Rap group, L. A. M. B, have a song entitled " I'm Your Boyfriend Now, Nancy ", based on Freddy Krueger, which samples Freddy's infamous quote for the song's chorus.

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* A German version ( Hundert Mann und ein Befehl ), sung by Freddy Quinn and later again by Heidi Brühl had considerable success in Germany.

Freddy Quinn's version was later cover by Welle: Erdball and also by Cryptic Wintermoon.

" The band went through many personnel changes over the years ; the best-known formation was Freddy Cavalli ( bass ), Danny Lademacher ( guitar ) ( later replaced with David Hollestelle ), and Cees ' Ani ' Meerman ( drums ).

Freddy later invites George to play tennis at Windy Corner.

At the end of 1980, Glenn O ' Brien cast Freddy, along with fellow Lower East Side graffiti writer Lee Quinones, in the film New York Beat ( later released as Downtown 81 ).

This theme is picked up in Strong Poison, taking place seven years later, when Freddy at last manages to convince Rachel's family to consent to the match despite his being a gentile-after Freddy compared his long wait with that of the Biblical Jacob for his Rachel.

The gas leaks out of control, which poisons Frank and Freddy and releases " Tarman " from his imprisonment within the tank but the zombie is not actually seen until later on in the movie.

It was later turned into Dynamite Entertainment's comic book series Freddy vs. Jason vs.

There were two main guitar players, who appeared as part of the band around this time, Alfred " Fast Freddy " Rapillo ( who would later go on to play for Rick James ) and Rick Strauss.

He is later seen struggling to retain composure as he waits for Freddy to return and gloat over his victory.

I experienced that glorious sensation watching Fingered ... I can honestly say that I've never seen anything remotely like it " and rated it a " Secret Success " In a later column, Rabin stated " I was a little worried that I'd catch flak for giving mad props to a film as divisive and widely reviled as Freddy Got Fingered.

Forty-one years later in 2003, Freddy vs. Jason was released by New Line Cinema.

Anthony's close friend Skip ( Chris Tucker ) later joins Curtis's squad after flunking out of college, and Jose ( Freddy Rodriguez ) is drafted into the Army.

With a little help from Mary and Billy, Freddy defeats Blaze and sends her back to hell, later promising them that he will find a way to restore their lost powers.

She partnered with Frederico Rey who, as Freddy Wittop, later enjoyed a successful and award-winning career as a theatrical costume designer.

At RealityReel, Kristy said that " Right after Freddy & Kendra started running, literally within 30 seconds or a minute later the train came, and Kris & Jon arrived.

She made her television debut as a child, taking a leading role as Pauline Collins and John Alderton's daughter Freddy in the ITV drama Forever Green and later played the lead character's daughter in Kavanagh QC.

Bassist Freddy Logan hailed from Holland and had already been very active in the Sydney jazz scene both as a player and a promoter of jazz, and in later years drummer Chris Karan would gain international recognition as a member of the Dudley Moore Trio.

The band features Freddy Cricien and Hoya of New York hardcore band Madball ; Toby Morse of hardcore band H < sub > 2 </ sub > O ; David Kennedy of post-hardcore band Box Car Racer, hardcore punk band Over My Dead Body, and later neo-progressive rock band Angels & Airwaves ; and Mackie of The Cro-Mags & Bad Brains.

The biggest news in the beginning of the season was the signing of 14-year-old prodigy Freddy Adu, who made his debut as a substitute in United's season opener and scored his first goal several games later against the rival MetroStars.

Brooks created his animals for To and Again ( 1927 ) ( later retitled Freddy Goes to Florida ).

( Freddy Fender came a couple years later ).

He is also known for albums such as the early, instrumental-packed Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King ( 1961 ) and the later album Burglar ( 1974 ), which displayed King's mature versatility as both player and singer in a range of blues and funk styles.