Freddy Kreuger is the main antagonist and serial killer of the franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy Kreuger has also appeared in a crossover movie, Freddy vs. Jason, with Jason Voorhees, another iconic horror villain. Freddy Kreuger is recognizable by his signature razor blade adorned glove worn on his right hand, dirty green and red sweater, brown fedora, and disfigured face. Freddy Kreuger’s face became distorted when he was burned alive in a boiler room by the parents of his victims after being released from custody on a technicality. In his previous reality, Freddy was the “Springwood Slasher,” but once burned alive he became a dream demon who returned to hunt down the children of those who burned him alive. Freddy Kreuger kills his victims in their dreams which subsequently causes their deaths in reality.