I’ll never forget the first time I laid eyes on Freddy Krueger . I was absolutely terrified as I watched him drag his horrifying glove along the wall in pursuit of Amanda Wyss’ Tina in the original - and best - A Nightmare on Elm Street .
As is often the case with cinematic boogeymen, though, the real-life man behind the make-up is nothing like the relentless killer he portrays on screen.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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He pops in the odd off-kilter look and manic Freddy line and you can tell he is thrilled to have his career put under the spotlight.
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