A Nightmare on Elm Street is an American
horror franchise that consists of nine
slasher films, a television series, novels, and
comic books. The franchise began with the film
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) created by
Wes Craven. The franchise revolves around the fictional character
Freddy Krueger, a former child killer who stalks teenagers in their dreams and kills them. His motives were to seek revenge on their parents, who had burned him alive. The original film was written and directed by Craven, who returned to co-script the second sequel,
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and to write and direct
New Nightmare (1994). The films collectively grossed over
$455 million at the box-office worldwide.