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Oct 31, 2020 · A list of the most memorable and iconic roles in horror movies, from scream queens to psycho killers, from possessed children to noble heroes. See who made the cut, from Father McGruder in Braindead to Tree Gelbman in Happy Death Day.
May 16, 2024 · The best characters from horror movies are frightening figures, chillingly well-crafted. Their depth, intricacy, and individuality endear them to fans. Each scary horror movie character terrorizes their victims but in completely unique and different ways.
Jul 19, 2021 · 1. Jack Torrance in The Shining. Of course, we had to kick start this list with Jack Nicholson’s phenomenal portrayal of Jack Torrance. Even though the film is from the early ‘80s, it still...
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- Ash (Evil Dead I, II & Army of Darkness)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs)
- Peter (Dawn of the Dead)
- The Invisible Man
- The Animals from 'You're Next'
- The Mad Doctors: Dr. Giggles, Dr. Heiter, Dr. Phibes and 'The Dentist'
- The Jokers: Leprechaun and The Collector from 'Demon Knight'
- The Old School Creeps: M and Peeping Tom
- The Hitcher
- The Child Killers: Rose The Hat and La Femme from 'Inside'
- Lecter's Contemporaries: Buffalo Bill and The Tooth Fairy
- The Sexual Predators: Max Cady and Krug from 'The Last House on The Left'
- Bad Moms: Red from 'Us' and Mrs. White from 'Carrie'
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Spoiler Alert: This is the only one of Universal's "classic monsters" that is on this list. I understand why each and every one of those monsters would be deemed iconic, but as a troglodyte who can appreciate only a handful of movies made before I was born, I've never felt a close kinship with Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy...
You're Nextis easily one of the best horror movies of the past decade, and The Animals are some of the creepiest villains I've seen in some time. First of all, they're methodical. This isn't some random home invasion, but a day that seems to have been planned for a long time, as there's at least one killer in the house before anyone even arrives. N...
Growing up, I can't remember what I hated more -- going to the doctor, or going to the dentist. Either way, both freaked me out, and as such, had to be represented on this list. Dr. Giggles was an early favorite, and he had some genuinely unsettling (if a bit cartoonish) kill scenes, as well as his own seriously disturbing backstory. I also loved C...
Laugh all you want, but I think that's the point. Leprechaun was one of my favorite horror franchises as a teenager, and though it's the original 1993 movie that gets remembered due to the pre-Friends presence of Jennifer Aniston, it's the sequel that I'll never forget thanks to its bait-and-switch lawnmower kill. Warwick Davisis a devilish delight...
Fritz Lang's M may be more of a crime movie or a psychological thriller than an outright horror movie, but it's about a serial killer who preys on children, so yeah, I made an exception. Peter Lorre stars as Hans Beckert, who can't seem to control the evil inside of him -- "the fire, the voices, the torment!" Though other criminals seem to be able ...
The Hitcher is another film that may be more of a thriller than a proper horror movie, but that doesn't make its titular villain any less iconic. As played by Rutger Hauer, the vicious hitchhiker John Ryder is all the more terrifying because we don't know his motive. Why is he going on this brutal rampage, and why does he want young Jim Halsey (C. ...
I didn't much care for Doctor Sleep, but it was immediately clear that Rebecca Ferguson's character Rose the Hat would be a new horror icon, not just for her taste in headwear, but because of that early scene in which she kills Jacob Tremblay, aka Baseball Boy. Rose is the leader of the True Knot, a cult that feeds on people with psychic powers, an...
Ted Levine's Buffalo Bill may not be remembered the same way as his Silence of the Lambs co-star Hannibal Lecter, but he's nearly as iconic, albeit in a different way. For starters, it's easier to explain his psychology, as Buffalo Bill is a transvestite who has never felt comfortable in his own body, and was rejected for sexual reassignment surger...
Of all the iconic villains on this list, these two guys are among those who scare me the most, largely because of the sexual violence they're both capable of. The Last House on the Left put Wes Craven on the map, and follows two teenage girls who are taken into the woods and tortured by a gang of thugs. A major part of its success is the performanc...
I didn't even love Jordan Peele's Us, but I have to give credit where it's due, and Lupita Nyong'o's dual performance is due -- in particular, her raspy-voiced turn as Red, the leader of the Tethered. She seems able to command an entire army of ghouls in red jumpsuits, and she's particularly hands with a pair of scissors. As a mom, she's willing to...
A list of the most memorable and terrifying killers in horror movies, from The Invisible Man to The Jokers. Find out why some classics made the cut and others didn't, and discover some hidden gems and surprises.
Lists of horror film characters includes: By character type. List of horror film villains; List of final girls; By series or franchise. List of Alien (film series) characters; List of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre characters; List of Child's Play characters; List of Evil Dead characters; List of Final Destination characters; List of Friday the ...
Oct 31, 2023 · A list of the most terrifying villains in horror cinema, from The Thing to Hannibal Lecter. Find out why these characters are so frightening and how they haunt audiences with their design, performance, and story.
