Was Freddy Krueger innocent in the original?

One of the films key plot points is that Freddy Krueger was discovered to be the dreaded Springwood Slasher, the murderer of several local children. It’s important to remember that Krueger was never officially found guilty of any of his crimes. In fact, very little evidence is provided to substantiate these claims.

What did Freddy Krueger do to the kids in the new movie?

It isn’t stated in the film whether or not he’d killed anybody when he was alive. After death, he killed the majority of the teenage children, whom he blamed for his death, in their nightmares, with the exception of Nancy Holbrook and Quentin Smith, who are the only ones that survived.

What is Freddy Kruegers backstory?

Amanda Krueger was a nun working in a hospital, and was raped by over 100 psychopaths. She became pregnant with a son, who was named Freddy. Later in his life, he became a murderer in Springwood notorious for killing children. The media labeled him the Springwood Slasher.

Why did Freddy Krueger’s parents burn him?

His burns are punishment: a product of revenge from the parents of children he has murdered. After Krueger is found not guilty of his crimes, he returns to the boiler room where he would take his victims to die. The outraged parents find him there and set the building on fire, killing him.

What made Freddy Krueger evil?

After being burned alive by the parents of his victims, Freddy was given supernatural abilities by a trio of demons. Now, a powerful demon himself, Freddy returned to the neighborhood to get revenge on the parents that burned him, by killing their children.

Who is Freddy Krueger afraid 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.