In the book the Nightmare Never Ends, there is an article and map written by Andy Mangels stating that Freddy lived at 1665 Elm Street – not 1428 Elm Street like the films imply. Whats this about?
This is an article of speculation ONLY! The Nightmare mythos presented in the novels and related books are clouded with many different back-stories and views of what occurred. As a general rule, the films are canon. This is the medium the story presents itself, and in most cases, the story that the director and writer want to tell. We clearly see that the house in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare is the house at 1428 Elm Street – the same house where Maggie remembers her childhood. There is nothing in the series, save this article and map from an out of print book that suggests otherwise. The idea of Nancy’s and Freddy’s house being the same can be traced back to the third film. As seen in later drafts of the A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors script, Wes Craven and Bruce Wagner had similar intentions of tying the house to Freddy’s past – all of which can be read in the novel adaptation of Nightmares 1-3. Most often, the argument used with the Krueger & Thompson families liv
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