A Nightmare on Elm Street was a horror film that came out in 1984. Instantly successful, the movie made back its production costs in the first week at the box office. The movie plays on the viewers perception of fantasy versus reality, a dream state and a waking state. The movie was written and directed by Wes Craven. An interesting fact is that several studios turned down Craven. The one studio that showed interest was Walt Disney Studios, but they wanted him to tone down the graphic details and gore.
The basis of the film is Freddy Krueger, the main character, who stalks his victims through their dreams. Often the victim is unsure if he or she is awake or dreaming until he or she starts bleeding. The first victim we see gets slashed across her nightgown after being stalked in a boiler room. With a scream, she awakens to find that her nightgown is slashed in reality. What makes the movie so compelling is the fact that we don't know from scene to scene whether the person is asleep and having a nightmare or awake. The scenes seem like waking events until suddenly something is a little off and you start to realize the victim fell asleep.
Freddy Krueger was the villain of the movie. He chased these specific teenagers in their dreams and slowly killed them all in a shocking way. The scenes were unexpected and truly scary. It touches us all because we all have had vivid dreams that when we woke up we wondered for a moment which was reality and which was a dream state. That taps into some common experiences for us all.
The film is still a favorite amongst horror movie fanatics. The movie won numerous awards and so did the director. There's been numerous sequels each scarier than the last. In 2010, a remake was made, and everyone recognizes Freddy Krueger with his ragged stripped shirt and the glove he wears made of long slicing blades.
Due to the popularity of the films, Freddy Krueger Halloween costumes for men have been popular for generations. Even those unfamiliar with the older films will see Halloween costumes for men still today. It can be hard to find a costume that people recognize and that men and boys alike can have fun with, the Freddy Halloween costumes are one that does both.
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