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The X - Filespaid many tributes to repulsion movies over the long time , but few were cooler than the quick inclusion body ofFreddy Kruegerin a season 7 sequence . WhileThe decade - Filesis most often file away under sci - fi , thanks to its central plot about an alien intrusion and colonization , it ’s just as much a repulsion show . Over its year on the aviation , The X - Fileshas played host to some of the creepiest thing to ever be seen on the small-scale projection screen , for certain leading to gobs of nightmare for viewers .
It ’s no surprise thatThe X - Filesalso reference or was inspire by multiple classic repugnance cinema as well , includingThe Thing , Poltergeist , The Exorcist , The muteness of the Lambs , and many more . The X - Fileswas clearly happy to be part of the horror genre , to the point of racket in those connections . With that in creative thinker , it makes perfect sense that the FOX series would finally get around to paying homage to the humans of slasher fans ' dreams .
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Freddy Krueger is one of the most beloved repulsion ikon in history , and remains super popular today , despite not having appeared in a film since 2010 ’s widely dislikedA Nightmare on Elm Streetremake . Thanks to theestate of the late , great Wes Craven , Freddy looks poised to return to the big screen soon , but first , here ’s how he was incorporate into the crazy world ofThe X - Files .
The X-Files: Freddy Krueger’s Cameo Role Explained
In the highly acclaimedX - Filesepisode " X - Cops , " first transmit on February 20 , 2000 as episode 12 of time of year 7,Mulderand Scully inadvertently terminate up taking part in an episode of the long - running FOX seriesCops . They’re on the hunting for the same culprit as the police being profiled that workweek by the reality series , although Mulder at first believes it to be a werewolf they ’re looking for . However , as the investigation continues , it becomes apparent that each witness or almost dupe saw a different assaulter . One viewer , a Mrs. Guerrero , is interview , and identify her assailant to a sketch creative person . To Mulder ’s surprisal , it ’s not a loup-garou , but Freddy Krueger himself , as seen in the picture above .
A upset Mulder is then process to a mocking taunt by one of the pig on the type , reference how Freddy keeps getting killed off in every movie , only to keep coming back for more . Five superposable cut marks are also seen on Mrs. Guerrero ’s front door , suggesting that this apparently shape - shifting monster used Freddy ’s knife glove - as pictured in the cartoon - to do that impairment . Notably , Freddy normally only has four knife on his glove , which seems like a mistake onThe X - Files ' part , but inWes Craven ’s New Nightmare , the most latterly released moving picture at the time , he had five knives on the glove , so it may not actually be an error after all .
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