Freddy Krueger In Pop Culture Part 2

Today, we are looking at how Freddy Krueger affected the action figure and collector doll market. The two main companies responsible were McFarlane and Sideshow toys.

Freddy Krueger 1-900 Hotline Commercial

I love this cool old commercial for the Freddy Krueger hotline. If you called the number, Freddy would tell you stories over the phone. But at $2.00 for the first minute and $.45 for every minute after, by the time he was done telling the story, you could have bought every piece of Freddy merchandise. In his heyday, Freddy crossed over into many different aspects of pop culture.

20 Interesting Facts About The Original A Nightmare On Elm Street

With only a little over a week until the remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street hits theaters, I thought I would post a lot of interesting facts about the original.