Robert Englund to guest star on 'Hawaii Five-0'

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Robert Englund, who created the role of Freddy Kreuger in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, is to appear on the Halloween episode of "Hawaii Five-0."

CBS announced Monday Englund will play "a drifter" on the Oct. 31 episode of the police action drama."

"When the Five-0s investigate the murder of a young couple filming a spooky documentary about a traditional Hawaiian burial site, they are threatened by a drifter who puts a curse on Danny, [played by Scott Caan,]" a synopsis said.