Horror films often make use of villains as primary antagonists. Some such characters have become iconic in their own right due to their roles in film.
Villains
NameFilmActor(s)DescriptionAnguirusGodzilla Raids AgainKatsumi Tezuka Hiroshi Sekita Koetsu Omiya Tadaaki Watanabe Kin'ichi KusumiA dinosaur-like kaiju and enemy of Godzilla.Art the ClownMike Giannelli David Howard ThorntonA demonic evil clown.AshAlienIan HolmAn android science officer on the Nostromo.BaragonFrankenstein vs. BaragonHaruo NakajimaA dinosaur-like kaiju and enemy of Frankenstein.Patrick BatemanAmerican PsychoChristian BaleA psychopathic and homicidal yuppie and investment banker.Guardian Unlimited; BRET EASTON ELLIS .Norma BatesPsycho franchisePaul JasminThe abusive mother of Norman Bates.Norman BatesPsycho franchiseAnthony Perkins Kurt Paul Vince Vaughn Freddie HighmoreA man with dissociative identity disorder and a murderous alter that takes the form of his mother.BillyBlack Christmas franchiseBob Clark Albert J. Dunk Nick Mancuso Robert Mann Cainan WiebeA mysterious murderer that taunts and kills a group of students during the Christmas season.Billy the PuppetSaw franchise Tobin BellA puppet used by Jigsaw.BiollanteGodzilla vs. BiollanteMasao TakegamiA plant-like hybrid kaiju and enemy of Godzilla.Black PhillipThe WitchCharlie Daniel MalikA Puritan family's black he-goat which is actually the disguise assumed by the Devil.Seth BrundleThe FlyJeff GoldblumA scientist that turns into a fly-human hybrid monster due to an accident.Max CadyCape FearRobert Mitchum Robert De Niro Javier BardemA criminal with an obsessive grudge against an attorney named Sam Bowden.CandymanCandyman franchiseTony Todd Michael Hargrove Cedric Mays Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIThe vengeful ghost of an African American man murdered for an interracial love affair.Billy ChapmanSilent Night, Deadly Night franchise Robert Brian WilsonA toy store employee that embarks on a murder spree on Christmas Eve.Chop TopThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2Bill MoseleyA cannibalistic Vietnam veteran.ChuckyChild's Play franchiseBrad Dourif David Kohlsmith Tyler Barish Fiona Dourif Devon Sawa Rosemary Dunsmore Zackary Arthur Mark HamillAn evil possessed toy doll.ClayfaceClayface Tom Rhys HarriesMatt Hagen was an up-and-coming actor whose life took a tragic turn after a vicious attack left him disfigured. In a desperate attempt to regain his former looks, he underwent an experimental procedure that instead transformed him into Clayface, a monstrous, shapeshifting supervillain.CloverCloverfieldA giant infant kaiju.DaimajinDaimajinChikara HashimotoA giant warrior god kaiju.Jerry DandrigeFright NightChris Sarandon Colin FarrellA murderous vampire.Death AngelsA Quiet Place franchiseA blind alien species that hunts by sound.Francis DolarhydeManhunter and Red DragonTom Noonan Ralph Fiennes Richard ArmitageA serial killer that murders entire families every full moon.Count DraculaVariousVariousAn archetypal vampire inspired by Vlad the Impaler.EbirahEbirah, Horror of the DeepHiroshi SekidaA giant lobster kaiju.Frankenstein's monsterUniversal Monsters franchiseBoris Karloff Lon Chaney Jr. Bela Lugosi Glenn StrangeAn undead monster created by the mad doctor Victor Frankenstein.Angela FranklinNight of the Demons seriesAmelia Kinkade Shannon ElizabethA young woman possessed by a demon.GameraGamera, the Giant MonsterTeruo AragakiA giant turtle-like alien kaiju.GhostfaceScream franchiseRoger L Jackson (Voice) Skeet Ulrich Matthew Lillard Timothy Olyphant Laurie Metcalf Scott Foley Rory Culkin Emma Roberts Tyga Giorgia Whigham Mikey Madison Jack Quaid Tony Revolori Dermot Mulroney Jack Champion Liana Liberato Kraig Dane Ethan Embry Anna CampAn identity used by multiple killers.GiganGodzilla vs. GiganKenpachiro SatsumaA cyborg alien kaiju and enemy of GodzillaGodzillaGodzilla franchiseVariousA giant dinosaur-like kaiju.Jame GumbThe Silence of the LambsTed LevineA serial killer that murders women to wear their skin.HedorahGodzilla vs. HedorahKenpachiro SatsumaA kaiju made of sludge.Mark HoffmanSaw franchise Costas MandylorAn apprentice and successor of Jigsaw.IgorUniversal Monsters franchiseBela LugosiThe laboratory assistant of Victor Frankenstein.ImhotepThe MummyBoris Karloff Arnold VoslooAn undead Egyptian mummy.PennywiseTim Curry Lilliput Bill SkarsgårdA malevolent entity that takes the form of an evil clown.KharisThe Mummy's HandTom Tyler Lon Chaney Jr.An undead Egyptian mummy.King GhidorahGhidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterShoichi Hirose Susumu Utsumi Kanta InaA three-headed alien kaiju and enemy of Godzilla.King KongKing Kong franchiseShoichi Hirose Haruo Nakajima Rick Baker Peter Elliott Andy Serkis Terry Notary Toby Kebbell Eric Petey Allan HenryA giant ape.John KramerSaw franchiseTobin BellA serial killer that tortures victims in elaborate traps.Freddy KruegerA Nightmare on Elm Street franchiseRobert Englund Jackie Earle HaleyThe evil spirit of a child killer that haunts nightmares.Leatherface The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchiseGunnar Hansen Bill Johnson R. A. Mihailoff Robert Jacks Andrew Bryniarski Dan Yeager Sam Strike Mark BurnhamA cannibal that wears the faces of his victims.Hannibal LecterHannibal Lecter franchiseAnthony Hopkins Brian Cox Gaspard Ulliel Mads MikkelsenA brilliant forensic psychologist and cannibalistic serial killer.MechagodzillaGodzilla vs. MechagodzillaKazunari MoriA robot version of Godzilla.MegaguirusGodzilla vs. Megaguirus Minoru WatanabeA giant dragonfly-like kaiju and enemy of Godzilla.MegalonGodzilla vs. MegalonHideto OdachiA giant beetle-like kaiju and enemy of Godzilla.MothraMothraHaruo Nakajima Katsumi TezukaA giant moth-like kaiju.MUTOMonsterverse franchiseA giant bug-like species of kaiju.Michael MyersHalloween franchiseNick Castle Dick Warlock George P. Wilbur Don Shanks Chris Durand Brad Loree Tyler Mane James Jude CourtneyA mute murderer that kills people on Halloween night.Count OrlokNosferatuMax Schreck Klaus Kinski Willem Dafoe Doug Jones Bill SkarsgårdA vampire based on Count Dracula.Rustin ParrBlair Witch franchiseFrank PastorA serial killer that murdered seven children on instructions from the Blair Witch.PearlX seriesMia GothA psychopathic killer.Rhoda PenmarkThe Bad SeedPatty McCormack Carrie Wells Mckenna GraceA child serial killer and psychopath.PinheadHellraiser franchiseDoug Bradley Stephan Smith Collins Paul T. Taylor Jamie ClaytonAn extradimensional leader of the demonic Cenobites.David PowersThe Lost BoysKiefer SutherlandThe head of a gang of vampires.PredatorPredator franchiseKevin Peter Hall Ian Whyte Brian Steele Carey Jones Derek Mears Brian A. Prince Dane DiLiegroAn alien species that trophy hunts other species for sport.RodanRodanHaruo Nakajima Kōji Uruki Masaki Shinohara Teruo AragakiA giant pterosaur-like kaiju.Kayako SaekiJu-On franchiseTakako FujiThe vengeful ghost of a woman killed by her husband.Toshio SaekiJu-On franchiseDaiki Sawada Ryōta KoyamaThe son of Kayako Saeki, a vengeful ghost.Slappy the DummyGoosebumpsJack BlackAn evil ventriloquy dummy.Slender ManDoug Jones Javier BotetA tall supernatural being with no face.Captain SpauldingHouse of 1000 CorpsesSid HaigA vulgar and murderous clown.T-1000Terminator franchiseRobert Patrick Lee Byung-hunA time-travelling robot assassin.Larry TalbotThe Wolf Man franchiseLon Chaney Jr.A werewolf.The ThingJames Arness Jed Peter Maloney Charles Hallahan David Clennon Wilford Brimley Paul Braunstein Kim Bubbs Trond Espen Seim Kristofer Hivju Joel EdgertonA shapeshifting alien that mimics its prey.Damien ThornThe Omen franchiseHarvey Spencer Stephens Jonathan Scott-Taylor Sam Neill Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Bradley JamesThe Antichrist.Sweeney ToddMoore Marriott Tod Slaughter Ben Kingsley Johnny DeppA barber that kills his customers with a straight razor before giving their flesh to his partner Mrs. Lovett to bake into pies.Jack TorranceJack Nicholson Henry ThomasA writer that goes insane and tries to kill his wife and son.Tall ManPhantasm franchiseAngus ScrimmAn extradimensional being posing as a mortician.Judge TurpinSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)Alan RickmanA cruel and corrupt judge.TerminatorTerminator franchiseArnold SchwarzeneggerA time-travelling robot assassin.Tiffany ValentineChild's Play franchiseJennifer TillyAn evil possessed toy doll.VaranVaran the UnbelievableHaruo Nakajima Katsumi TezukaA giant gliding dinosaur-like kaiju.Mason VergerHannibalGary OldmanA wealthy, sadistic pedophile disfigured by Hannibal Lecter.Jason VoorheesFriday the 13th franchiseAri Lehman Warrington Gillette Steve Daskewisz Richard Brooker Ted White Tom Morga C. J. Graham Kane Hodder Ken Kirzinger Derek MearsAn immortal, undead murderer.Pamela VoorheesFriday the 13th franchiseBetsy PalmerThe murderous mother of Jason Voorhees.Harry WardenMy Bloody ValentinePeter Cowper Richard John WaltersA miner that kills people on Valentine's Day.Annie WilkesMiseryKathy BatesA nurse and serial killer.XenomorphAlien franchiseBolaji Badejo Tom Woodruff Jr.An endoparasitoid species of alien.Sadako YamamuraThe Ring franchiseRie InōThe vengeful ghost of a young psychic that was murdered and thrown down a well.YonggaryYongary, Monster from the DeepCho Kyoung-minA large dinosaur-like kaiju.Amanda YoungSaw franchiseShawnee SmithA victim and apprentice of Jigsaw.ZillaGodzilla franchiseKurt CarleyA large dinosaur-like kaiju.
See also List of comedy horror films List of natural horror films Lists of horror films
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