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      • Wes Craven unveiled long ago that the inspiration for Freddy Krueger came from a newspaper story a decade before A Nightmare on Elm Street would be produced. The article detailed the unfortunate history of a family of immigrants.
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  2. Dec 15, 2019 · 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street was inspired by a true story and here's how it inspired Wes Craven into creating Freddy Krueger.

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  3. May 10, 2022 · Many fans believe that this story is based on a real-life serial killer who had a similar modus operandi, and who met a similar fate. A Facebook post by Lamaur Foster back in October 2017, claimed to have found the grave of one Frederik Kruger.

  4. Mar 19, 2020 · Wes Craven unveiled long ago that the inspiration for Freddy Krueger came from a newspaper story a decade before A Nightmare on Elm Street would be produced. The article detailed the...

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  5. Aug 9, 2024 · Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street was inspired by a real-life story of a Cambodian family who escaped genocide but faced nightmares and death.

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  6. Of all the horror movies to be based on a true story, A Nightmare on Elm Street seems like an unlikely candidate. The film follows main character Nancy Thompson as she and her high school friends discover a murderous mad man named Freddy Kreuger haunts their dreams.

  7. Dec 27, 2023 · The director also needed a memorable villain that would truly dial up the terror of the nightmares in question. To create the being that would ultimately become Freddy Krueger, Craven drew on a number of ideas, but one of them turned out to be a particularly frightening memory from his own childhood.

  8. Oct 30, 2018 · His creation of Freddy Krueger as a demon who kills teens in their dreams was heinous, terrifying and literally ripped from the headlines.

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