Follow your dreams, they tell you. Dream big, they say. What they DON’T tell you is that Freddy Krueger, the infamous Springwood Slasher, can kill you in those freakin’ dreams of yours. This cruel and vicious child murderer had horror fans eating out of the palm of his knife-fingered hand because he ruled over the dreamscape and could turn his victims into puppets, pizza toppings, cockroaches and – er – side-scrolling platformers. Also, let’s face it – he had killer jokes. Here’s why this flame-broiled bro, this charred champ, Freddy Krueger, is the greatest movie maniac of all time.
Source: IGN.com Freddy Krueger: The Greatest Movie Slasher of All Time?