Was Freddy Krueger from 'Nightmare on Elm Street' Based on a Real Serial Murderer?

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❌ No, 'Nightmare on Elm Street' character Freddy Krueger wasn't based on a real serial murderer.

Although the exact wording varied, the photographs of the"Frederick Kruger" gravestone also had a brief note to the effect of:"Actually, I just found this picture and made all this shit up & you actually read it ???? ... Happy October everyone????".on a scary news report he read — not about a real human murderer:

When asked where they actually got the idea for Freddy’s WTF-tastic dream powers, Craven recounted an old new story he’d read about a family trying to get their lives in order after escaping Cambodia. But the family’s son was haunted with post-traumatic stress that eventually killed him. From there, the genesis of Freddy Krueger was born:

“I’d read an article in the L.A. Times about a family who had escaped the Killing Fields in Cambodia and managed to get to the U.S. Things were fine, and then suddenly the young son was having very disturbing nightmares. He told his parents he was afraid that if he slept, the thing chasing him would get him, so he tried to stay awake for days at a time. When he finally fell asleep, his parents thought this crisis was over. Then they heard screams in the middle of the night.

Although Craven's commentary was real, the circulating"Frederick Kruger" gravestone is entirely unrelated to a"real" Freddy Kruger, and instead was intended as a Halloween joke. Over time, however, the description was copied and pasted without its last line, spoiling the joke and confusing horror film buffs.Moore, Trent. "Wes Craven Reveals The Terrifying True Story That Inspired Freddy Krueger.

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