Robert Englund has revealed his favorite kill in the Nightmare on Elm Street series - and it comes from arguably the weakest entry. The actor has played the razor-gloved serial killer Freddy Krueger ever since his debut in 1984 and was only absent from the 2010 remake, in which the role was taken by Jackie Earle Haley. That film was met with resoundingly negative reviews from critics and viewers, while Englund’s iconic portrayal remains synonymous with the character.

Wes Craven directed the first movie in the slasher series, turning a low-budget horror film into a $57 million box-office hit that also made New Line Cinema a successful studio, which was later nicknamed “The House That Freddy Built”. A Nightmare on Elm Street has since received six sequels, a television series hosted by Freddy, a crossover with Jason Voorhees, the aforementioned remake, and even comics and novels. While no sequel has matched the critical acclaim of Craven’s first outing, in part due to an increased emphasis on comedy, the series remains popular thanks to Englund’s chilling, charismatic performance.

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The slasher has found dozens of inventive ways to murder teenage victims throughout the franchise. Some kills are more memorable than others, with the sequels becoming increasingly outlandish, designing kills to provide the wise-cracking Freddy with a macabre punchline. Englund’s personal favorite Nightmare on Elm Street kill is a surprise, but also suitably disgusting. It appears in the sixth film, the cameo-stuffed Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and involves a deadly hearing aid.

Carlos screaming in pain with a mutated ear in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.

Asked by Dread Central to name his favorite Freddy murder, Robert Englund revealed, “I think it’s the boy in part six with the hearing aid." while stating "It’s so politically incorrect”. The scene in question involves partially deaf Carlos, whose hearing aid was stolen by Freddy and replaced with a parasitic device that slowly kills Carlos from the inside. Every sound becomes deafeningly loud, such as water dripping from a leaky tap and the pins Freddy tauntingly drops on the metal floor. Taking the utmost delight when inflicting torture, the killer makes Carlos' head explode by scratching his razor finger glove on a chalkboard. The scene also ends with the dark one-liner, “Nice hearing from you, Carlos”. The kill is definitely disturbing, with blood pouring from the boys’ eyes and ears, while the sides of his head pulsate in agony, but the scene also shows how much the series veered into comedy.

Freddy’s writhing next to the chalkboard is more comical than scary, while Carlos’ actions are exceedingly foolish – he should never have accepted a hearing aid from the scarred killer. It's interesting Englund has such fondness for this kill, given Freddy’s Dead is one of the worst-received sequels. There are plenty of other deaths he could have selected, such as that of Glen, Nancy’s boyfriend in the first film, played by a young Johnny Depp. Glen is famously sucked into his own bed, before a fountain of blood bursts forth from the hole. The very first kill in the series features a screaming Tina dragged onto the ceiling of her own bedroom, while The Dream Master involves David Cronenberg-style body horror where a character turns into a giant cockroach.

Robert Englund’s favorite kill may be from one of the weakest movies in the series, but it’s still a whimsically grotesque scene. While he admits Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is his favorite sequel, Carlos' murder is a great example of how much fun he clearly has with the role. The Nightmare on Elm Street movies vary drastically in quality, but Englund's Freddy is a consistent highpoint.

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