Definitely not a true story. It's a classic horror concept made up to thrill and scare audiences. The characters and events in it are all fictional creations.
Yes, 'Nightmare on Elm Street' was loosely based on a true story. The creator Wes Craven got the idea from a series of articles in the LA Times about Southeast Asian refugees who were dying in their sleep due to nightmares. However, the movie added a lot of fictional elements like Freddy Krueger, the iconic villain with the bladed glove.
Yes, it is loosely based on real events. There were reports of a group of Southeast Asian refugees who had terrifying nightmares after coming to the US. These nightmares were so severe that some of them died in their sleep. This concept inspired the movie's idea of a killer who attacks people in their dreams.
Sort of. The idea for 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' has some roots in real - life experiences related to sleep disorders and the fear of the night. Some people have had very disturbing sleep experiences where they felt a sense of dread and danger while asleep, and these were some of the things that the filmmakers drew on to create the story.
The comic of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' typically follows the terrifying exploits of Freddy Krueger as he haunts and terrorizes the dreams of his victims.