Horror films often make use ofvillains as primaryantagonists. Some such characters have become iconic in their own right due to their roles in film.
Name | Film | Actor(s) | Description | Refs. |
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Anguirus | Godzilla Raids Again |
| A dinosaur-likekaiju and enemy of Godzilla. | [1] |
Art the Clown |
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| A demonicevil clown. | [2][3] |
Ash | Alien | Anandroid science officer on theNostromo. | [4] | |
Baragon | Frankenstein vs. Baragon | A dinosaur-likekaiju and enemy ofFrankenstein. | [5] | |
Patrick Bateman | American Psycho | A psychopathic and homicidalyuppie and investment banker. | [6][7] | |
Norma Bates | Psycho franchise | The abusive mother ofNorman Bates. | [8][9] | |
Norman Bates | Psycho franchise | A man withdissociative identity disorder and a murderous alter that takes the form ofhis mother. | [10][11] | |
Billy | Black Christmas franchise |
| A mysterious murderer that taunts and kills a group of students during the Christmas season. | [12] |
Billy the Puppet | Saw franchise | A puppet used byJigsaw. | [13] | |
Biollante | Godzilla vs. Biollante |
| A plant-like hybridkaiju and enemy of Godzilla. | [14][15] |
Black Phillip | The Witch |
| APuritan family's black he-goat which is actually the disguise assumed by theDevil. | [16][17] |
Seth Brundle | The Fly | A scientist that turns into a fly-human hybrid monster due to an accident. | [18][19] | |
Max Cady | Cape Fear | A criminal with an obsessive grudge against an attorney named Sam Bowden. | [20][21] | |
Candyman | Candyman franchise |
| The vengeful ghost of an African American man murdered for an interracial love affair. | [22][23] |
Billy Chapman | Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise |
| A toy store employee that embarks on a murder spree on Christmas Eve. | [24][25] |
Chop Top | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | A cannibalisticVietnam veteran. | [26][27] | |
Chucky | Child's Play franchise |
| An evil possessed toy doll. | [28][29][30] |
Clover | Cloverfield | — | A giant infantkaiju. | [31][32] |
Daimajin | Daimajin | A giant warrior godkaiju. | [33][34] | |
Jerry Dandrige | Fright Night | A murderous vampire. | [35][36] | |
Death Angels | A Quiet Place franchise | — | A blind alien species that hunts by sound. | [37][38] |
Francis Dolarhyde | Manhunter andRed Dragon | A serial killer that murders entire families every full moon. | [39][40] | |
Count Dracula | Various |
| An archetypalvampire inspired byVlad the Impaler. | [41][42] |
Ebirah | Ebirah, Horror of the Deep |
| A giant lobsterkaiju. | [43][44] |
Frankenstein's monster | Universal Monsters franchise | An undead monster created by the mad doctorVictor Frankenstein. | [45][46][47] | |
Angela Franklin | Night of the Demons series | A young woman possessed by a demon. | [48][49] | |
Gamera | Gamera, the Giant Monster |
| A giant turtle-like alienkaiju. | [50][51] |
Ghostface | Scream franchise |
| An identity used by multiple killers. | [52][53][54] |
Gigan | Godzilla vs. Gigan | A cyborg alienkaiju and enemy of Godzilla | [55] | |
Godzilla | Godzilla franchise |
| A giant dinosaur-likekaiju. | [56][57][58] |
Jame Gumb | The Silence of the Lambs | A serial killer that murders women to wear their skin. | [59][60] | |
Hedorah | Godzilla vs. Hedorah | Akaiju made of sludge. | [61] | |
Mark Hoffman | Saw franchise | An apprentice and successor ofJigsaw. | [62][63] | |
Igor | Universal Monsters franchise | The laboratory assistant ofVictor Frankenstein. | [64] | |
Imhotep | The Mummy | An undead Egyptianmummy. | [65][66] | |
Ita.k.a. Pennywise |
| A malevolent entity that takes the form of anevil clown. | [67] | |
Kharis | The Mummy's Hand | An undead Egyptianmummy. | [68][69] | |
King Ghidorah | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster |
| A three-headed alienkaiju and enemy of Godzilla. | [70][71][72] |
King Kong | King Kong franchise |
| A giant ape. | [73][74] |
John Kramer | Saw franchise | A serial killer that tortures victims in elaborate traps. | [75][76] | |
Freddy Krueger | A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise | The evil spirit of a child killer that haunts nightmares. | [77][78] | |
Leatherface | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise | A cannibal that wears the faces of his victims. | [79][80] | |
Hannibal Lecter | Hannibal Lecter franchise | A brilliant forensic psychologist and cannibalistic serial killer. | [81][82][83] | |
Mechagodzilla | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla |
| A robot version of Godzilla. | [55][84] |
Megaguirus | Godzilla vs. Megaguirus | A giant dragonfly-likekaiju and enemy of Godzilla. | ||
Megalon | Godzilla vs. Megalon |
| A giant beetle-likekaiju and enemy of Godzilla. | [85] |
Mothra | Mothra | A giant moth-likekaiju. | [86][87][88] | |
MUTO | Monsterverse franchise | — | A giant bug-like species ofkaiju. | [89][90] |
Michael Myers | Halloween franchise | A mute murderer that kills teenagers on Halloween night. | [91][92] | |
Count Orlok | Nosferatu | A vampire based onCount Dracula. | [93][94][95] | |
Rustin Parr | Blair Witch franchise |
| A serial killer that murdered seven children on instructions from the Blair Witch. | [96] |
Pearl | X series | A psychopathic killer. | [97] | |
Rhoda Penmark | The Bad Seed |
| A child serial killer and psychopath. | [98] |
Pinhead | Hellraiser franchise |
| An extradimensional leader of the demonicCenobites. | [99][100] |
David Powers | The Lost Boys | The head of a gang of vampires. | [101][102] | |
Predator | Predator franchise |
| An alien species that trophy hunts other species for sport. | [103][104] |
Rodan | Rodan |
| A giant pterosaur-likekaiju. | [105] |
Kayako Saeki | Ju-On franchise | Thevengeful ghost of a woman killed by her husband. | [106][107] | |
Toshio Saeki | Ju-On franchise |
| The son of Kayako Saeki, a vengeful ghost. | [106] |
Slappy the Dummy | Goosebumps | An evil ventriloquy dummy. | [108][109] | |
Slender Man | A tall supernatural being with no face. | [110][111] | ||
Captain Spaulding | House of 1000 Corpses | A vulgar and murderous clown. | [112][113] | |
T-1000 | Terminator franchise | A time-travelling robot assassin. | [114] | |
Larry Talbot | The Wolf Man franchise | A werewolf. | [115][116] | |
The Thing |
| A shapeshifting alien that mimics its prey. | [117][118] | |
Damien Thorn | The Omen franchise | TheAntichrist. | [119][120] | |
Sweeney Todd | A barber that kills his customers with astraight razor before giving their flesh to his partnerMrs. Lovett to bake into pies. | [121][122] | ||
Jack Torrance | A writer that goes insane and tries to kill his wife and son. | [123][124] | ||
Tall Man | Phantasm franchise | An extradimensional being posing as a mortician. | [125][126] | |
Judge Turpin | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | A cruel and corrupt judge. | [127] | |
Terminator | Terminator franchise | A time-travelling robot assassin. | [128][129] | |
Tiffany Valentine | Child's Play franchise | An evil possessed toy doll. | [130][131][132] | |
Varan | Varan the Unbelievable | A giant gliding dinosaur-likekaiju. | [133][134] | |
Mason Verger | Hannibal | A wealthy, sadistic pedophile disfigured byHannibal Lecter. | [135][136] | |
Jason Voorhees | Friday the 13th franchise | An immortal, undead murderer. | [137][138][139] | |
Pamela Voorhees | Friday the 13th franchise | The murderous mother ofJason Voorhees. | [140][141] | |
Harry Warden | My Bloody Valentine |
| A miner that kills people on Valentine's Day. | [142] |
Annie Wilkes | Misery | A nurse and serial killer. | [143][144] | |
Xenomorph | Alien franchise | Anendoparasitoid species of alien. | [145][146] | |
Sadako Yamamura | The Ring franchise | Thevengeful ghost of a young psychic that was murdered and thrown down a well. | [147][148] | |
Yonggary | Yongary, Monster from the Deep |
| A large dinosaur-likekaiju. | [149][150] |
Amanda Young | Saw franchise | A victim and apprentice ofJigsaw. | [151][152][153] | |
Zilla | Godzilla franchise |
| A large dinosaur-likekaiju. | [154][155] |