In Writer/Director Wes Craven's 1984 supernatural horror, A Nightmare on Elm Street, a new iconic horror villain was born in the form of 'Freddy Krueger' played by Robert Englund. In the slasher film a group of Elm Street teenagers are targeted in their dreams by the undead child killer as revenge for their parents burning him alive in an act of vigilante justice. Freddy's burn-scarred face, fedora hat, striped sweater and bladed glove make him one of horror's most recognizable killers.
Freddy Krueger movie costume worn by Robert Englund
in A Nightmare on Elm Street and screen-used TV puppet prop
from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
This screen-used costume and prop were captured on display at The Horror Show exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 4, 2026.
Dana Lynn was Costume Designer on the movie, whilst Judy Graham was responsible for crafting Freddy's iconic red and green striped sweater.
Jim Doyle was the Mechanical Special Effects Designer tasked with creating Freddy Krueger's iconic and deadly knife glove.
David B. Miller was the Special Effects Makeup Artist responsible for designing Freddy's visually arresting disfigured burn-scarred look.
Meanwhile the "Welcome to Prime Time" television animatronic puppet prop designed by Anton Tremblay and made by Image Engineering is from 1987's A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
Infamously in the third movie in the franchise, the transformed TV set attacks and kills Penelope Sudrow's 'Jennifer Caulfield' after she falls asleep watching television.
Be sure to also check out the screen-used movie costume and props from 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street remake in which Jackie Earle Haley took up the mantle of Freddy Krueger.
A Nightmare on Elm Street movie poster
