Okay, so if you’ve never heard of Freddy Krueger or the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street, I don’t know where you’ve been. This is one of the most popular scary movies on the planet! It’s super creepy, super scary, and super mind-boggling. Research has this movie listed as a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. The movie is based on a fictional”Creepster” character invented by the writer who preys on sleeping children.
Burned Fedora Hat
The hat that the main villain in the movie wears is a fedora hat. This hat is symbolic to the character due to Wes Craven’s inspiration for Freddy. As the story goes a young Wes Craven was basically spooked by an elderly man while looking outside. Legend states that the elderly man walked towards the window and peered in before walking away. This is how the creation of the fictional character began. Hence the term “Peeping Tom” and Freddy closely resembled a “Tom”. While Freddy is most notoriously known for his razor-sharp claw his burned fedora is also a Freddy Staple.
Striped Sweater
The infamous red and green sweater is the main item of clothing for the Freddy character. Research states that the sweater was chosen due to a magazine article read by the director. The color combination was chosen because the article said the pairing of red and green was the most difficult for the human eye to perceive correctly. Green and red color hues together tend to make each other brighter by competing for the foreground. This is because the hues are too close to each other on the visible spectrum.
With that being said Christmas colors are often red and green. Most children grew up believing that “Santa Claus” crept down the chimney and left presents while we slept. Now if Santa climbed down the chimney while it was lit he probably would look like Freddy. That’s all I’m saying about the matter because it just makes sense. NOW, I only came up with that concept and found this out while creating this post. Thank GOD for inspiration and sleep deprivation. Let the Church say AMEN.
Bladed Leather Glove
Freddy’s glove is a very crucial signature weapon and the main aspect of the character. It is seen in all of the Elm Street movies. While over time the actual glove itself has changed it is always worn during the film. Freddy’s glove was created out of sheet metal, pipes, fishing knives, rivets, and an old leather work glove.
Burned Skin
Freddy Krueger is bald-headed with a scarred and burned face and neck. This is a result of being burned alive by the parents of Springwood. His burned, disfigured face commonly identifies him in all of the original films. At the start of the character’s appearance, only his face was burned. Having gone through many trials and attempts to cause death the scars have spread to the rest of his body. These burns and scars appear on him from the second film onwards.
Freddy Makeup
So if you’re still here I thank you so much for your time. I would like to say that I had so much fun making this post. While it may seem as if this is a simple Halloween post much time, effort, and thorough research went into this creation. With that being said I would like to thank Kylie Jenner for the creation of her new “A Nightmare on Elm Street” Halloween palette. I definitely got carried away creating this post simply so I could share the palette! (It’s that GOOD). Speaking of makeup this was a necessary post for so many reasons that have already been addressed.
Kylie Cosmetics| A Nightmare on Elm Street Palette
Kylie Cosmetics launched this limited-edition “A Nightmare on Elm Street” Pressed Powder Palette for Halloween. The palette contains 12 color shades in three finishes, including mattes, metallics, and glitter. This palette contains shades that are clean, vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free, and fragrance-free. I love the color choices used in this palette. They are very indicative of the movie’s theme colors. The packaging is also very appealing to the eye. (See what I did there?) This palette can be purchased on the Kylie Cosmetics website for $21.
