Top 10 Horror Movie Villains

Horror Movie Villains

Horror movies, not my personal favorite I will admit, but I do enjoy a bit of blood and gore. I mean if you're going to kill someone you might as well do it in style. This is a list of my 10 personal favorite horror movie villains of all time, here are some honorable mentions:

The Thing: The film actually wasn't bad, even if the idea behind it was terrible. Still, it scares the shit out of you.
Jigsaw: Not included as he doesn't do the killing himself, lazy bastard. But his sadistic games and scary persona mean he still remains intimidating, even for a cancer patient.
Pennywise: Somehow manages to be less scary than the real life killer clown, he is still one fucked up clown though.

#10 Pinhead (Hellraiser)

Okay which other iconic horror movie villain can claim to have played with Motorhead, that already makes him pretty awesome. This Cenobite travels from an extra-dimensional realm to harvest the souls of innocent humans through extreme bondage and just generally mutilating them, what a brilliantly evil man he is. He also has supernatural powers that mean he can teleport and mutilate people with weapons such as hooks and just generally hurting people, still not convinced he's awesome, just look at him, he reeks of awesomeness, his iconic head just makes the character. He is however a bit British, not really on the same level as the rest of the list. But let's face it, it doesn't get much better than playing poker with Lemmy.

#9 Chucky (Child's Play)

Wanna Play? Never would I thought a doll could become this scary, but here he is on my top ten list, even if he is just a doll. Although to be fair to this doll he does contain the soul of former serial killer Charles Lee Ray who uses voodoo magic to inherit the soul of this demonic doll. His witty lines and iconic status really do make up for the lackluster sequels that litter this franchise. If Chucky isn't scary then he sure as hell is funny.

#8 The Poltergeist (Poltergeist)

An interesting choice you may think, but the fear of the unknown is often the greatest. This is a good example, the sheer brilliance of The Poltergeist is that it's never seen by the viewer, creating one of the scariest films I've ever seen. As does everyone else, this film frequently ranks highly in the various list of entertainment magazines for the scariest film of all time. Like with the previous villain, the sequels didn't do this one any favors either, but the original still makes me soil myself every time I watch it.

#7 Michael Myers (Halloween)

You may be thinking this is rather low, and it is compared to the popular opinions of various polls, but I do think Mike Myers is an overrated villain. Having said that he still is pretty awesome. His cold, calculated and emotionless killing make for some chilling appearances, and where as other villains might go for a brutal death, Mike Myers doesn't waste any energy, he just brutally murders them. It also doesn't help that you can't kill him, he simply is the personification of evil. Nowadays you can also find him in Call of Duty Ghosts where he has made a recent cameo, as a killstreak.

#6 Ghostface (Scream)

Based on the famous painting "The Scream" this mass murderer creates havoc in the fictional town of Woodsboro. Probably my favorite feature about him him, apart from the iconic mask, is his voice changer which he uses to mask his identity and intimidate his victims. The twist is that the viewer doesn't know who the killer is, the character changes each time which adds another layer of mystery to the plot. These films really did revive the slash horror genre when it needed it most.

#5 Samara Morgan (The Ring)

This film definitely isn't as scary as some people make it out to be, but the villain definitely is. Based off of Sadako Yamamura from the novel "Ring" this Japanese based horror villain is a demonic child that inhabits a cursed video tape that when watched means the viewer will die in 7 days. I'm not sure if that plot line is supposed to be clever, but if it is then it hasn't worked. The film though is very well done and relies on more minor details to scare the viewer rather than blood and gore, and it works very well, as this demonic girl still gives me nightmares.

#4 Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

So far all the villains I've mentioned have had a clear motive for their killings, this one doesn't, he is quite simply mental. This villain is based off of real life serial killer Ed Gein who was famous for wearing a mask made out of human skin, there are definitely some interesting images of it on the internet, and it explains why Leatherface wears the iconic mask. The films basically show him ruining around like a lunatic with a chainsaw and then killing his inbred family, or people who walk too close to his house, that really is as complex as the plot gets. I know it's not exactly Sherlock Holmes but the original film shows how a film of a small budget can be very effective when done correctly.

#3 Jason Voorhees (Friday The 13th)

Probably the most iconic horror movie villain of all time. This crazed killer stalks the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake where he rounds up and kills raucous teenagers, which is a noble goal in my opinion, especially if they're directioners. Amazingly Jason wasn't even the primary antagonist of the original film, that was his mother, but Jason continues his mother's work like any other good son would do, and he's actually quite good at it, as he seemingly can't be killed. But of course his most iconic features are his machete, which he uses to slash through countless campers, and his brilliant old school hockey mask that hides his identity. It is by the look of it a Detroit Red Wings hockey mask which I thought he would be embarrassed to wear after there terrible playoffs performance, but then maybe his victims are Bruins fans.

#2 Freddy Kreuger (Nightmare On Elm Street)

This disfigured serial killer operates on another level, he kills his victims in their dreams, which somehow means there dead in real life. Horror films are never ones for realism, so I'll forgive him for that because that really is quite an awesome way to kill someone. Kreuger's most iconic features are his timeless outfit, nobody pulls off the striped sweater and fedora like Kreuger and coupled with the disfigured face and metal claws make him one of horror fan's favorite villains. When he's not killing people in their dreams he's now killing zombies in Call of Duty or tormenting the many characters of Mortal Kombat. Finish Him.

#1 Count Dracula (Dracula)

There really could be only one winner, the titular character of Bram Stoker's revolutionary novel. Nobody has influenced the horror genre anywhere near as much as Dracula, he is the archetypal vampire that all future films would follow, and mostly ruin in the case of Twilight. Probably the best thing about Dracula is just how fucking awesome he is, look at him, his suave and sinister personality is the epitome of cool, who would of thought he had a keen interest in The British Empire. But seriously has anyone had a more historic and legendary run in horror movies than the count, I don't think so, and that is why he is number one.