The horror film genre was very profitable and successful and was considered as possible seventh highest-grossing genre in the film industry. Many successful horror films are still well known and loved by fans across generations. A number of elements of making a classic horror film hits, from engaging storylines, relatable protagonists, to dangerous but fun-to-watch villains. Take a look at this list of some of the scariest and most awful horror movie villains to ever grace your screen:
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Older horror movie audiences were first introduced to Pennywise in ‘It,’ the film adaptation of one of Stephen King’s best horror novels. But he is growing in popularity in the remake of the 2017 horror classic. What precisely is it that makes this antagonist so terrifying in both movies?
Pennywise is known to come out of the sewers to prey on the kids of Derry, Maine, once every 27 years. Perhaps one of his most distinct features is his bone-chilling grin and grin or lack of emotion which causes him to eat innocent kids to curb his hunger for human flesh.
Another strange thing about this clown is that he feeds on kids’s fears, which makes them very vulnerable, because everybody has fears by nature. Plus, he at all times knows where to find his victims and shapeshifts into his victims’ frightened forms. But the worst thing about Pennywise is that only Derry’s kids can see it and not adults. That’s because kids are so much easier to scare and manipulate. Pennywise is so powerful that he can choose to show himself to one person in a crowded room and nobody else will see him! He is probably the most iconic criminals out there.
- Jigsaw Killer
The Saw franchise took the first decade of the 2000s by storm with its twisted plots, and trap in Saw delivers that element of surprise that at all times shocks moviegoers to the core. Audiences first saw Jigsaw in the franchise’s first film back in 2004, and he was an instant hit. After a series of traumatic events, he’s a former engineer turned deluded serial killer determined to teach his victims the value of life by creating deadly traps and puzzles and using his puppets to intimidate his victims.
Although many people find the Saw franchise scary, it can even be considered a psychological thriller, which has many people thinking about how they will survive such dangerous situations. After ending in 2010, the franchise returned for its 8th installment: Jigsaw in 2017, an origin story of probably the most popular villains in horror film history.
- Freddie Krueger
What do you think of when you hear Freddie Krueger? Is it the signature sweater, the scorched face, the claws, or the ability to kill you in your dreams? Maybe all the above. But one of the scariest things about this great horror movie villain is that he can kill you in your dreams. Insomnia is starting to look pretty good now. Another scary thing to note is that once he targets you, and no matter how many times you run away, he will still find his way back to your dreams. The sad thing is when you land in his nightmare, there is no one to help you.
So, there you have it! Some of the scariest villains have terrified horror movie fans for years. Check out some more villains and a few of them most successful horror films ever produced.
