Bingowings said:

I remember having a long discussion with the Canadian author Geoff Ryman about the Nightmare On Elm Street series.

We came to the conclusion that it all about parental neglect.

When he was alive the Elm Street parents failed to warn their children of the dangers of people like Freddy so he molested and killed many.

When he was set free they took justice into their own hands.

When he comes back he takes his revenge on their now teenaged children.

He succeeds because of flaws in the characters of the parents.

Addictions to booze, drugs, sex, money, religion all blinds them to what is happening to their kids.

Ironically Kruger refers to his victims as "his children" and the parents refer to them as 'his kids' too.

I can't wait to watch this again with this in mind.