A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)

A Nightmare on Elm Street is an American horror franchise that consists of nine slasher films, a television show, novels, and comic books. The franchise began with the film created by Wes Craven. The franchise is based on the fictional character Freddy Krueger, introduced in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), who stalks teenagers in their dreams and kills them. His motives were to seek revenge on their parents, who had burned him alive.

Films

 * A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
 * Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
 * Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
 * Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 reboot)

TV shows

 * Freddy's Nightmares