Freddy Kreuger's Disappearing Act

Freddy Krueger was a child serial killer who was able to appear in people's dreams after citizens of the town he resided in killed him.  While he may have freakishly long arms with knives on his fingers and burnt skin, what may be the most frightening aspect of him is the way he can disappear.  As Jeffrey Jerome Cohen discusses in his second thesis, one of the biggest characteristic of some monsters is their ability to always escape when they are in danger or return from death after they are killed.  Freddy Krueger isn't going to terrorize his victims with size, speed or even intelligance, but he is essentially able to teleport across the room or house.  The victim is running away, thinking they will escape when suddenly Freddy is standing right in front of them.  Cohen discusses the feeling of anxiety and fear one would receive after killing a monster and seeing them return.  While Freddy may not reappear right after he is killed, I think his teleporting has a very similar effect on his victims.  The relief that would pass over you, only to see him return seconds later would be devastating.  Whenever you think you have won, the monster returns, taking that away from you and making you even more vulnerable.  This basically turns into another tool he uses to reach his victims on the emotional level.  Between this and attacking them in their dreams, he has them constantly living in fear, which may be more than he could ever hope for.