Our countdown to find the best cinema heroes and villains has entered the top ten and today we look at the Man of Steel Superman and Freddy Krueger.

Hero: Superman

Superman is a comic book superhero who was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1932, but first appeared in Action Comic #1 in 1938.

Born on the planet of Krypton he was sent to earth by his scientist father moments before the planet was destroyed.

Found by the Kent family, a farmer and his wife, he was raised as Clark Kent.

Clark lives amongst humans working as a journalist at a Metropolis newspaper The Daily Planet alongside fellow reporter Lois lane with who he is regularly romantically linked.

Over the years Superman has become an American cultural icon and has moved out of comics into cartoons and on to the big screen.

Christopher Reeve is perhaps one of the most famous incarnations of Superman and alter ego Clark Kent starring in Superman I, Superman II, Superman III and Superman IV:Quest for Peace between 1978 - 1987.

Director Bryan Singer helmed the 2006 Superman Returns project that saw unknown actor Brandon Routh step into the role of The Man of Steel.

The small screen has also seen several depiction of this American superhero with Dean Cain taking on the role in the Adventures of Superman.

Tom Welling has also become Clark Kent in a new spin on the character looking at his teenage years in Smallville.

Villains: Freddy Krueger

Freddy Krueger is one of cinema's most iconic villains and has been the driving force behind A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, which has spanned five movies.

Freddy Krueger's origin, which is slowly established over the course of the movies, began when his mother, a young nun at the time, was raped and tortured by residents of s psychiatric hospital when she became trapped inside.

When found she was close to death and pregnant. When born Freddy was given up for adoption.

Now in the care of Mr. Underwood Freddy was subjected to physical and emotional abuse and he began to display sociopathic behaviour from an early age.

He married Loretta and they moved into Freddy's childhood home 1428 Elm Street and he soon became a father.

His daughter Kathryn was still a child when children in the street began disappearing. When Loretta found a secret room in the basement full of torture devices Freddy strangled her in front of their daughter.

Freddy was murdered in the boiler room by the parents of the twenty children that he killed. In later movies Freddy appears to children in their dreams and they began dying as they slept.

Because of Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund has become one of the most famous horror movie actors.

FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw