After a hiatus following the release of '' The Final Nightmare '' , Krueger was brought back in '' Wes Craven 's New Nightmare '' by Wes Craven , who had not worked on the film series since the third film , '' Dream Warriors '' . Robert Englund , who portrayed Krueger throughout the film series and its television spin-off , also took the role as a fictional version of himself in '' New Nightmare '' ; it is implied that Englund was stalked by his character , who is an ancient demonic entity that took on the form of Wes Craven 's creation , and has come to life from the film franchise 's fictitious world . Having been in various manifestations throughout the ages due to the entity can be captured through storytelling , it is hinted that it was once in the form of the old witch from Brothers Grimm 's fairy tale '' Hansel and Gretel '' when it was held prisoner in this allegory . Englund describes to his former co-star and friend Heather Langenkamp that this embodiment of Freddy is darker and more evil than as portrayed by him in the films ; he struggles to keep his sanity intact from Krueger 's torments , and goes into hiding with his family . Krueger aims to stop another film of the franchise from being made , eliminating the films ' crew members including Langenkamp 's husband Chase Porter after stealing a prototype bladed glove from him , and causes nightmares and makes threatening phone calls to producer Robert Shaye . The entity also haunts Wes Craven 's dreams , to the point that he sees future events related to Krueger 's actions and then writes them down as a movie script . Krueger sees Langenkamp as his primary foe , because her character Nancy Thompson was the first to defeat him . Krueger 's attempts to cross over to reality cause a series of earthquakes throughout Los Angeles County , including the 1994 Northridge earthquake . Langenkamp , with helps from her son Dylan , succeeds in defeating the entity and apparently destroys him ; however , Krueger 's creator reveals that it is again imprisoned in the fictitious world
1994 Northridge earthquake
1994 Northridge earthquake
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