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A poster for a new Nightmare on Elm Street series entitled “Fred” fooled many people into thinking that Rob Zombie made a secret TV project.
Summary
-
Fred
fooled the internet with fake TV series poster, created by a satirical Facebook site. - Despite a detailed synopsis and poster being released, the
Fred
series is not real. - The internet’s ability to blur the lines between real and fake is seen in full effect with the
Fred
poster.
A poster for a mystery TV series entitled Fred fooled the internet into believing that Rob Zombie has been working on a new TV series based on A Nightmare on Elm Street. However, as is often the case, things are not entirely as they seem, and the poster was not for a real series, but a fake concept created by online content creator YODA BBY ABY.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Release Date
- November 16, 1984
- Runtime
- 1hr 31min
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, Media Home Entertainment, Smart Egg Pictures
- Tagline
- Welcome to your nightmare.
- Franchise
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
The poster, which can be seen below, came with a very detailed description that not only laid out the synopsis of a 10-part series featuring horror icon Freddy Krueger, but also stated that the series would be coming to Max this October. That synopsis read:
“Get ready for a chilling journey into the origins of terror with
Fred
– a gripping 10-episode event on MAX streaming service this October. Starring DJ Qualls as the titular character himself. Witness the transformation of Fred Krueger from evil man into nightmare slasher in this Wes Craven Studios Production. Directed by Rob Zombie in his television series debut, brace yourself for an unforgettable descent into darkness.”
Despite being able to fool many people into believing that the poster and concept were for an actual show, the fabled project was just another piece of the internet’s weird ability to blur the lines between what is fake and what is real. For anyone who visits the Facebook page of YODA BBY ABY, it is clearly stated that the page specializes in satirical offerings and nothing you see there is real. However, once this kind of poster makes its way elsewhere on social media, it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the truth.
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For several years, fake posters for Beetlejuice 2 were constantly being shared across the internet. Now we are about to see the real sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 comedy fantasy come to fruition, so the question is, could we see “Rob Zombie’s Fred” follow in those footsteps and become a real series? Only time will tell.
The real
A Nightmare on Elm Street
franchise can be rented or purchased from usual outlets.
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