The Nightmares On Elm Street The Continuing Story Parts 1,2,3

by Jeffrey Cooper

Freddy Krueger, terrifying killer who slashed children to death with razor-sharp finger knives, was dead-burnt alive by outraged parents from Elm Street.

Ten years had gone by since then, and only now were people sleeping peacefully at night.

But the nightmare was just about to begin...

Children are having hideous nightmares about a grossly deformed being with razor-edged fingers of death. Freddy is back; now neither man nor beast, but a chilling embodiment of evil itself. And as the nightmares become reality, and Freddy's twisted will becomes the children's command, panic, terror and murder stalk the streets of Springfield again...

Genres: Horror, Film, Collections, Media Tie In, Fantasy, Literature, Novels

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Freddy Krueger probably is the most notorious slasher of them all. His trademarks, fedora hat, knives glove and stripped sweater made "pizza face" villain number 1 in the 80s. Loved all the movies and watched them many times. In this novelization you will read the movies and get some additional details on Freddy and the children. Well written, to the point, eerie, but don't wait for too many new topics. Best recommended for those who didn't watch the movies for several years or those who never (can't imagine that) any Nightmare on Elm Street installment at all. Really enjoyed this 80s book!

[Jennifer Bernardini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely horrible writing but I loved every second of it! The first two installments in this book are basically word for word repeats of the first two movies. Bad dialogue and "and then..." for each and every transition. But it's Freddy and who expects him to be classy?

The third installment is the real gem here. If you're a Nightmare On Elm St fan you need to read this. Dream Warriors is based off of the original screen play script and not the actual movie. We get much more backstory and a completely different view of Freddy and Nancy.

Great fun to read!

[Dustin Reade · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first two stories were pretty good, though the author doesn't seem to have taken the job too seriously. The best example of a transition we get is, "And then..."

Like this: Nancy walked down the stairs. They felt like they had been made of quicksand.
And then she saw the man with the finger knives.

That is actually in the book.
The third book is a little bit better if you don't mind a heavy dose of cheesy one-liners and poorly executed action sequences. Also, as has been pointed out, the third story in the book was based on a script treatment, and not the actual movie, and it is REALLY different.
In the end, this really hurt the book.
See, the first two stories earned the book stars just because they are the first two Freddy movies. Poor writing can be ignored and crappy dialogue can't be blamed on the author, as it was the actual dialogue in the movies.
This is not the case with the third story. All we have to go on is the writer's imagination, and that seems to be confused and limited for the most part, and only really inspired when describing gore--which it almost never does, by the way. All of the gore scenes are quickly pushed aside to explain what other characters on the sidelines might be doing or--worse--thinking.

Also, at one point, a character who dies in the previous chapter is answering questions in the next one.
Questions about his own death nonetheless. Yet, when the chapter concludes and the next one begins, this character is once again dead and not mentioned again.

But still, it's Freddy, y'know? Freddy.

[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks yet again to The 80s Slasher Librarian for reading each of the parts of this and uploading them to YouTube as fan audiobooks for everyone to listen to, given this book is out of print and not easy to get ahold of.

This isn't a terrible adaptation of the films, for the most part. The first two parts are pretty much just word-for-word the first two movies, where the Dream Warriors segment is based on an older, unused version of the script. I've got very mixed feelings about that segment; there are things I could take or leave when compared to the final version of the film. The epilogue of the book is also a rather different take of a version for Freddy's backstory, and I almost prefer it to what the later NoES movies made for him.

Overall, this was an interesting and entertaining enough take, and I'm glad I went through it.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

The novelizations of 1 and 2 are pretty normal in terms of novelizations, they both capture their perspective films very well.

HOWEVER, The Dream Warriors Novelization is where the real joy of this book lies, it is SO different you feel like you're reading a version of the movie from an alternate universe. Different powers, different deaths, wild dream sequences, and just a great time.

[ashe · Rating 2 out of 5]

you know that movie you watch thats so BAD its funny?! thats this movie in book form... this book was so bad, and yet it somehow managed to be entertaining.

that said, i still had PROBLEMS with this book...

the first part was focused on "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and was basically word for word the same exact story. EXCEPT THE WRITING, OH MY GOODNESS SOMEONE GET THIS AUTHOR AN EDITOR AND TELL HIM NOT EVERY SENTENCE HAS TO START WITH "And then..." Also its incredible how the author manages to cram obscene into every single sentence he can manage, like WE GET IT, FREDDY'S OBSCENE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER WORDS OUT THERE

also, i noticed that Freddy Krueger was spelt two different ways? one time it was spelt "Freddie" and all the other times it was spelt "Freddy" like we are talking about one of the most famous horror villains of all time, can you really not put in enough effort to spell his name right?!

ALSO (keep in mind we are still on the first book) twice i noticed that a character's eyes filled with tears, and then half a page later it says "so and so's eyes began to fill with tears." YOU ALREADY SAID THAT, THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY

and then, maybe it's just me, but i felt that the writing style made it hard to get you into the book and so the ending was really anti-climatic compared to that of the movie...

ANYWAYS, ONTO THE SECOND BOOK~ (keep in mind, im going to be super-biased on this one because i thought this movie was just weird and since the movie and book are word-for-word, its just gonna be... biased)

The writing wasn't as bad in this one, there were still uses of "And then..." and obscene (as well as some other things like this weird simile comparing Jesse playing softball to a lion hunting his prey and the fact that there was WAYYYYYY too much focus on unimportant details such as Jesse getting into position while playing softball instead of the important fight scenes.)

The main issue that i had with this book was THE PLOT~ which ik is not the author's fault because he's just doing his job and copying the movie, BUT LITERALLY WHAT IS GOING ON?! The dance scene where his mom and gf burst in and THE FACT THE GF KISSES FREDDY IS A BIT... (i still want brain bleach after watching those scenes)

some OTHER weird things are that the gf goes "oh i almost pity freddy" RIGHT BEFORE HE GOES AND KILLS HALF HER GRADE IN HER DAD'S POOL, LIKE GIRL HOW ARE YOU PITYING THAT and there's one scene where Feddy's acting like this whiny 5 year old he says AND I QUOTE "but i sliced him good" LIKE HUH?! your supposed to be a horror villian, NOT THIS

OH AND ALSO, I COMPLETELY FORGOT BUT THERES THIS ONE WEIRD SENTENCE THAT GOES "iT iS vErY uNuSUsUaL fOr A StRiNg tO sNaP wHiLe A RaCkEt iS hAnGiNg On A WaLL" like REALLY?! i had NOOOOOO idea, thats so weird!!!

ok, FINALLY ONTO THE THIRD BOOK, which was actually based off the original screenplay and not the movie itself and let me just SAY THANK GOODNESS THEY CHANGED IT UP BECAUSE THIS BOOK WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE

here are some major differences that i noticed: instead of will, there's laredo, but they are basically the same exact person, phillip is still a puppet master, but he gets hit my an ambulance instead of jumping out of the window, basically everybody has a different "gift" Taryn is now able to breathe fire, Joey has the ability to be able to speak AND SUPER STRENGTH (a bit overpowered hmm...) Jennifer's power is being able to fade away, and Kincaid can fly which is just really WEIRD. there's no "welcome to primetime..." quote which is LIKE ONE OF THE BEST QUOTES IN THE ENTIRE SERIES, and also Neil and Nancy are in a full on SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP and its a total bloodbath and everyone dies except Kirsten so that's nice y'know :]

BUT I STILL HAVE WRITING ISSUES!!! There's the one super awkward sentence where Nancy finds out that Fred Krueger is behind this all and she refers to it as "awesome implications" Like YES NANCY, FINDING OUT THIS KIDS ARE DYING THE SAME WAY EVERYONE ELSE IN YOUR LIFE DID REALLY IS AWESOME ISNT IT?! and theres this other really weird sentence that goes "Kincaid locked his powerful legs around Freddy's thick neck" PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me im not the only one that has a problem with this

and now im going to dedicate this whole paragraph to problems i found surrounding joey's character... joey speaks in the beginning, im not gonna quote it because its not exactly appropriate, but then he speaks again and everyone acts like shocked like they didnt hear him the first time?! and also when kirsten's stuck in a dream (keep in mind JOEYS POWER IS SUPER STRENGTH) she calls out for the strongest person she knows and it turns out to be KINCAID, LIEK WHAT JOEY HAS SUPER STRENGTH KINCAID DOSENT!! And also joey dies :( but then the main psychiatrist is doing a roll call of sorts and calls out Joey's name like HES DEAD HES NOT GONNA RESPOND and FINALLY in part of Joey's death scene his eyes were plucked out but when the body is rediscovered his "glassy eyes" are staring at them, LIKE NOOO he dosent have eyes where did they come from?!

FINALLY HERES THIS LOVELY PARAGRAPH I HAD TO READ SO YOU GET TO READ IT TOO :)
"Mrs. Parker looked down in horror at her exposed bowels. Freddy plunged his head into the women's midsection and began to devour her still throbbing viscera."

[Josh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Freddy Krueger was born amidst a raging fire in the old insane asylum on Elm Street, the bastard son of a beautiful young schizophrenic who died alone and unattended in the agony of childbirth.
Raised from infancy by a succession of ax murderers, rapists, and arsonists, young Freddy was adopted at an early age by a lonely pimp who hoped that the strange-looking boy might make himself someday useful...

With an upbringing like that, Elm Street stood little chance of evading the permeating nightmare that is Freddy Krueger. Colleting the first three stories, The Nightmares on Elm Street are faithful renditions of the cult films, complete with cheesy one-liners, over-the-top gore, and colorful characters out of their minds on no-doze.

Nancy Thompson is the tie that binds the stories; from victim in Part 1 to Dream Warrior in Part 3, Nancy's character adds continuity to the random acts of nighttime violence. Freddy for his part, is well written and true to form - morphing from car to bed, to other characters; his comedic chameleon qualities are ever present across all installments.

Plot-wise there's not much going here; Freddy, horror personified simply attacks teens in their dreams, sometimes he breaks through the veil to spill his terror in the real world, but largely he just wants to hurt somebody. Said teens, however, are a tenacious bunch, who, at least while alive, don't make it easy for Freddy, fighting back by putting on their big person boots and confronting the burnt-headed-fedora-wearing-freak, um, head on...

The steady evolution from scared teens to kicka$$ superheros is a theme which comes to fruition in Part 3 when the story takes a different turn from the preceding parts. No longer are the Elm Street teens at the mercy of Freddie's finger knives, they're taking the fight direct to him in a bloody and gore-filled battle across multiple dreamscapes.

Along with the catchy rhyme, these stories are pretty memorable; Freddy snatching a sleeping teen from within the mattress is horror gold and the Dream Warriors banding together x-men style to take down Freddy in the boiler room is great stuff.

Short, sharp and super fun - The Nightmares on Elm Street, The Continuing Story Parts 1, 2, 3 is a must have in the paperback horror collection.

One, two Freddie's coming for you.
Three, four, better lock your door.
Five, six, grab your crucifix.
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late.
Nine, ten, never sleep again!

This review first appeared on my blog: http://justaguywholikes2read.blogspot...

[Jay Sigler · Rating 4 out of 5]

NOES was by far my favorite horror movie series growing up. I've watched parts 1-5 so many times that I couldn't even count them if you paid me. This book was a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Each part was around 70 pages, making it a quick read overall. While 70 pages isn't a lot to capture the greatness of Freddy in his entirety, it stayed very true to the movies.... that is.... until part 3. That part went a little awry, steering away from the movie version and getting almost too cheesy to read. I really wish part 3 would have stayed true to form as parts 1 & 2 were great. Overall, this was a really fun read for me. Long live Freddy Krueger!!!!

[Rob Cook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lightweight adaptions of the first three movies in the series although the third is taken from the script rather than the actual finished movie. As per other reviews, the author loves to use the phrase "And then..." a lot in the earlier part of the book.

[Add_a_Little_Spook · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first two stories were well done but I just couldn’t seem to enjoy the third. The author decided to leave out the iconic “Welcome to prime time, bitch” line, which I think is a huge mistake.

[Carly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nightmare on Elm street- The first film/story that was based on the script that was writen by Wes Craven has always been one of my favourites. My favourite characters are Nancy, Glen and Tina I always thought Rod was creepy and annoying. I have seen the first film many times, so it was easy to read through this story, it's just as good as the film. I never understood why Freedy Krueger was so easily killed or why it takes so long for him to anything interesting or frightening/creepy. If he can kill people in the "dreamworld" why wouldn't he fight back or defend himself? The ending of this story/film still confuses me I thought all the main characters were dead, but Nancy dies in the third story/film. I am not sure if they are alive or dead, because Nancy is alive in the third story.

A nightmare on Elm street 2: Freddy's Revenge- The plot for this story/film is the weakest in the series/franchise and I hate it. My favourite part of the story is when Freddy cuts himself out of Jesse Walsh, his character is annoying and weak emotionally, feeble minded, I don't care for his character at all! To be honest I had to force myself to keep reading this story because I found it boiring to read. I don't like the characters or the plot of the story, it was broring and the only way it was connected to A nightmare on Elm street was that Jesse Walsh was living in Nancy's house.

A nightmare on Elm street 3: The dream warriors- This is also another one of my favourite stories/films. I love the diversity of the characters and the plot itself. The plot is quite interesting although confusing at times because I wasn't sure if events were taking place in the "dreamworld" or reality. The main characters can lucid dream, which means you can control what you dream about and what happens in your dreams. If you are a Wes Craven or Robert Englund fan (Freddy Krueger in the films, incase you didn't know or haven't seen the films) then this book is for you, there is more detail about the origins of Freddy Kruger and why he is the way he is, what exactly happened to Glen is finally explained because I was confused about what happened to him, since it happened so quickly, I am glad it was explained in the book.

There might be spoilers ahead.
The life and death of Freddy Krueger- This section of the bokk explains Freddy Kruegers origins and his motivation/reason he decided that "his calling" in life was to abduct and murder children. Freddy Krueger was born in a mental institution, his mother Amanda Krueger was schizophrenic and smehow was locked up in a ward that contained the worst, psychotic mentally ill patients. For whatever reason the psychotic patients think it is a god idea to rape her, so her son is "the bastard son of a thousand maniacs" She died during childbirth, during a fire in the building which resulted in Freddy Krueger being born with burnt skin. He was an orphan and his "pimp" father would regularly beat him, which he became accustomed to and eventually develope a high tolerance for pain, he never once cried out in pain. Eventually Fredy was accustomed to the pain inflicted upon him from his "father" that he became sexually aroused by it, and then attributed pain with pleasure, so this lead him to feel the need or compulsion to kill children for the thrill of it, to feed his disturbing sexual desire. He design and hand-made his glove with finger-knives, put on his red and green sweater and fedora and killed a child, then abducted and killed another child, the townspeople found out who he was and what he did to their children and they wanted revenge. In the bioler room of the power plant where Freddy used to work, the townspeople set it on fire and closed and locked all exits so he couldn't escape, he burned to death, only to take revenge on their children in the "dreamworld" Unfortunately Wes Craven died of brain cancer at the age of 76, he will be missed, Wes Craven is and always will be one of my favourite horror film directors. He was a visionary, film director with a keen eye for detail and creating interesting plots or characters that people care about. There is no one else that is comparable to him inthe world, I will miss his presence in the world and his creative, creepy style of films, but I will continue to love and appreciate his work everyday, by reading books based on scripts he wrote, watching the films he made, (the well known and not so well known I resently saw the last film he made called the girl in the photographs which was good) R.I.P. Wes Craven

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and very readable novelizations of the first three A Nightmare on Elm Street films. Each one is only about 70 pages long, so they never tax one's patience. The prose is on the level of decent (but not great) YA fiction, but it's still an enjoyable walk down memory lane for any horror fans who grew up in the '80s.

For whatever reason, 1987 was a really good year for retroactive novelizations of the two most popular horror franchises in the United States. This book was published to coincide with the release of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Neither of the first two Elm Street films had been novelized, however, so I guess New Line or St. Martin's Press or whoever decided to have Jeffrey Cooper novelize the first two while he was at it. The novelization of the third film seems as if it was written from the script, since a few things differ, but the first two really read as if he wrote them while watching them on video with a typewriter in front of him. This was also the year that Simon Hawke novelized the first three Friday the 13th films for Signet, even though the films were originally released from 1980 to 1982 and the third film had already been novelized at the time of its release by Michael Avallone. Why? Well, apparently because Hawke's 1986 novelization of the sixth film in the series, Jason Lives, was just that good. Was it? I don't know. I have copies of a few of his Friday the 13th novelizations, but I haven't read them yet. I probably will soon and see how they stack up.

[Mikepottz · Rating 5 out of 5]

OG red and green sweater wearing Freddy will terrorise the likeable teenagers of Springwood entering their dreams and slashing one with his finger blades to her stomach and sending her up the walls dripping blood downwards, another will get his throat strangled with a bed sheet and another sucked into his mattress with his blood spewed out. Only the final girl can stand up. The start of a brilliant franchise which is readable/watchable over and over.
Part 2 Freddy is going to possess Jesse and ask him to kill for him. Freddy will come out of his body from the chest and slash people with his knives. A sports coach is going to be tied to a shower and whipped with a towel on his butt before being slashed down his back. Jesse as a character is a lot different than the movie. The strong love of a girl will rescue him from the clutches of Freddy. Another great instalment and one of my favourites.
Part 3 a group of troubled teens band together and use the groups strength to try to defeat Freddy. A head smashed through a TV set has gotta hurt. Likeable characters as usual and more back story about Freddy's birth, upbringing and reasons on why he targeted child. An awesome read, track this gem down.

[Jevron McCrory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad at all. A competent and nicely flowing retelling of the first 3 Nightmare On Elm Street movies.

Dream Warriors is of particular interest in that it differs wildly from what was finally released. The second and third act are completely unrecognisable. Thank God we got the cinematic version that we got!

The real reason to pick up this book is the bonus chapter; The Life and Death of Freddy Krueger. I don't know how much artistic licence Jeffrey Cooper was allowed but this chapter is phenomenal, giving real info, weight and gravitas to who Freddy was BEFORE the burning. It absolutely chills and excites and demonstrates far more understanding of the character than the pathetic Freddy's Dead movie we got. THIS should be the cannon for Freddy's backstory. Told with commitment and gusto, I've read it numerous times. If only someone would let Mr Cooper expand on this for a full novel........

Bottom line, with an ease of prose and a simple but effective style and tone, no Freddy fan should hesitate to pick this up.

[spider74 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Che dire del libro di Cooper... che mi ha fatto tornare ragazzino quando il mio mito horror dell'epoca mi terrorizzava (e lo fa molto bene anche adesso), perchè il mondo dei sogni è sempre permeato da un mistero che nessuno ancora è riuscito bene a decifrare.

La storia segue abbastanza bene gli eventi dei primi 2 film, mentre cambia un po' sul terzo capitolo. Quello che mi è piaciuto poco è stata la scarsa caratterizzazione dei personaggi secondari e poi un inglese davvero mal scritto (la frase "and then...." detta come intermezzo per tutto è davvero ridondante!).

La paura invece, riesce a renderla davvero bene! Diciamo che si merita un 3,5 stelle...

[Ethan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did enjoy it but I can’t forgive its almost hilarious level of laziness. Parts 1 and 2 were good but the further into the novel you get the more the author seems to be trying less and less. Which is a shame considering how much fun could be had considering the source material.
Great drinking game though, just take a shot every time you read “and then”.

[Gaetano · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a good horror book, but not great. The author fails to highlight the charisma of Freddy Krueger, the grotesque character that many times characterizes him, and in many parts he does not dwell on events. A real fan of the movie saga would not look forward to seeing the character so dear to him, but this is little in this book.

[Sketch Sanchez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Extremely short and poorly written. You know a book is bad when the authors idea of a transition are the words "And then..."

Only worth it because Part 3 is based on the original screenplay by Wes Craven and is VERY different from the actual movie.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. The novelizations of parts 1 and 2 were pretty much spot on with the films. Part 3 was similar to the movie, but it took a very different turn. I really enjoy the different version.

[P.S. Winn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting idea for a series of books that take readers into a psychological thriller. What is real and what isn't? This book is a thriller to read with the lights on and be careful after you fall asleep.

[Rose 'I Have Too Many Books To Read And No More Room' Barrientos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am one of the biggest Elm Street fans ever and finding these books made me so happy.

This book was great, I loved the little bits that were different in each tale and I would have loved to see this version of part three of the budget would have allowed it. It was great.

[Jake · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book, except the 3rd part is different than the movie, an the movie version is WAY WAY WAY better. But the 1st 2 parts remain faithful to the movies and that's why it has 4 starts.

[Josh Ayres · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just started reading this. So I may change my rating when I'm done. But so far it's really good

[Paxton Holley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked this quite a bit. Great adaptations of the movies, although they seem short, there are lots of extra tidbits of information in here.

[Stephen Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best moments from the 1st 3 movies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved every minute reading this one!!!

[Michael Sorbello · Rating 3 out of 5]

You know the drill. Some creep named Freddy Krueger is haunting the nightmares of troubled childen and brutally killing them with his razor blade hands within the world of dreams. He was a terrifying man in life, and even more nightmarish in death. As nightmares begin to become a haunting reality, a young girl named Nancy must find a way to fight him from within her own dreams before he takes away everyone she loves.

Not as fun or engaging as the movies as the writing is very barebones and reads more like an unedited film script than an actual novel, but still a nostalgic way to experience a classic horror movie series in a different format. I got into the mood to read these novelizations ever since I watched season 4 of Stranger Things, as the new villain Vecna is heavily inspired by our boy Krueger. The books loose a lot of the magic of the films and they aren't as well written or atmospheric as I hoped they would be, but they offered some good old cheesy 80's nostalgia.

Not awful, but I would recommend just sticking to the movies.

My rating: 2.7/5

[Frankenoise · Rating 3 out of 5]

So how do you jam 3 films into one 200 page novel? You rush everything that's how! Usually novelizations can offer some more detail that wasn't in the film but these are so quick and matter of fact. The dialogue is also spot on for Parts 1 and 2 that it's hardly worth reading these. There are black and white pictures inside this book as well, but only from the first two films, as Part 3 came out the same time as this one.

Things I found interesting was that Tina is 15 in Nightmare on Elm Street 1. She's apparently had sex with a lot of different guys before Rod. That is one horny kid! Part 3 is, however, so different from the film that I'd recommend reading this one. It's almost a completely new script and I suspect this may have been created from an early draft of film number 3.

If you're an avid NoES collector I'd say pick this book up, but only for cheap. I got my copy in good condition for $3 and I'd say that's all it's worth.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full review here:

https://jamesgenrebooks.blogspot.com/...

Honestly, the biggest issue with these novelizations is that the film series highly relies on visual images, and the author really can't shape the words in ways that let you see them the way film can. (Although with the dawn of DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4k, they look pretty threadbare with the cleaned up visuals.) On the other hand, the author does give us occasional peeks into the minds of the protagonists, something the movies couldn't really do. While you're probably better off renting/streaming the movies, the novels are a fun way to spend some time, and even catch a glimpse of what might have been.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

80's Slasher Librarian audio version:

#1 https://youtu.be/b1m2zRV6A7E
#2 https://youtu.be/9AzqOX2J-Gs
#3 https://youtu.be/gMwPHEVhsQs

His narration and sound effects makes this book so much more enjoyable. The woman doing Nancy's voice in the 3rd one didn't have much emotion, but she got a little better as the story went on.

The first 2 are basically straightforward written versions of the movie, but the 3rd is almost its own thing. There are many differences, not sure why if it's a novelization, and there's an epilogue giving some info about Freddy's backstory that is pretty interesting, though again different from his movie origin.