Freddy Krueger costume and prop from A Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise on display...

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

Freddy Krueger costume and props from A Nightmare on Elm Street remake...

In 1984 Wes Craven introduced the world to a new horror character in the form of the scarred, claw gloved, striped sweater and Fedora wearing villain, 'Freddy Krueger', who haunted teenagers dreams and killed them whilst they slept.

A Nightmare on Elm Street costume and prop exhibit

at ArcLight Sherman Oaks

Freddy became an instant horror icon, and Halloween costume staple, spawning seven movie sequels and now a new big screen remake in 2010.

Actual movie costume for horror icon Freddy Krueger

In the movie Jackie Earle Haley (who played Rorschach in Watchmen), takes up the mantle of Freddy Krueger played consistently by Robert Englund since 1984.

A Nightmare on Elm Street movie billboard

To promote the forthcoming release of the movie remake, ArcLight cinema in Sherman Oaks had this movie costume and prop exhibit from the new movie on display on April 23, 2010.

Original movie props from A Nightmare on Elm Street

Here's also a short video of the display and then some more close-up shots of Freddy's claw-gloved hands (in case you wanted the detail to create your own Halloween costume design). Apologies for the quality of some of the images as the sunlight streaming in behind the display made it hard for my camera to focus properly.

New Freddy Krueger costume and claw-gloved hand

A Nightmare on Elm Street movie poster