<P> Beginning on October 9, 1988, Freddy's Nightmares was an anthology series, in the vein of The Twilight Zone, which featured different horror stories each week . The show was hosted by Freddy Krueger, with Robert Englund reprising his role from the films . Freddy played more of a background character, but occasionally showed up to influence the plot of particular episodes . The series ran for two seasons and a total of 44 episodes, ending March 10, 1990 . Although most of the episodes did not feature Freddy taking a major role in the plot, the pilot episode "No More Mr. Nice Guy" depicts the events of Krueger's trial, and his subsequent death at the hands of the parents of Elm Street after his acquittal . Directed by Tobe Hooper, creator of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Freddy's acquittal is based on the arresting officer, Lt. Tim Blocker, not reading him his Miranda rights, which is different from the original Nightmare that stated he was acquitted because someone forgot to sign a search warrant . After the town's parents burn Freddy to death he returns to haunt Blocker in his dreams . Freddy gets his revenge when Blocker is put to sleep at the dentist's office, and Freddy shows up and kills him . </P> <P> Since his inception in 1984, Freddy Krueger has appeared in multiple works of literature, including countless behind - the - scenes compilations, short stories, novels (including novelizations) and comics . </P> <P> Between 1987 and 2003, Freddy Krueger appeared in the novelization of each of the films . The first five films were adapted by St. Martin's Press . Those adaptations follow the films closely, with minor changes to specific details that occurred in the film . A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 does not follow the respective film, instead utilizing the same plot elements to tell a different story altogether . This novel also provides a different backstory for Freddy . In 1992, Abdo & Daughters Publishing Company released adaptations of their own for the first six films . Written by Bob Italia, each was under one hundred pages and followed the films' plot . The final two books, Wes Craven's New Nightmare and Freddy vs. Jason, were published by Tor Books and Black Flame . These novels also followed the films closely, with the adaptation of Freddy vs. Jason containing a different ending than the movie . </P> <P> The popularity of the film series also led to the creation of several comic book series published by companies such as Marvel Comics, Innovation Comics, Trident Comics, Avatar Press and, most recently, WildStorm Comics . Writers such as Steve Gerber, Andy Mangels, Chuck Dixon and Brian Pulido have all contributed stories to the various series . There have been crossovers with other franchises, such as Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors . </P>

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