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For 40 years, the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has captured audiences’ attention. Its main character, Freddy Krueger, portrayed by Robert Englund, is a notorious villain. Freddy, a child killer, seeks revenge on those who ended his life by targeting their children while they sleep. This explains the “nightmare” in the title. But why Elm Street? Director Wes Craven deliberately picked the name because it was the street where John F....