List of horror film villains

The following is an alphabetical list of horror film villains.

Contents

• A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• See also
• References

A

• Anguirus (Godzilla Raids Again)
• Art the Clown (Terrifier) - David Howard Thornton, Mike Giannelli
• Ash (Alien) - Ian Holm

B

• Baragon (Frankenstein Conquers the World)[1]
• Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) – Christian Bale[2][3]
• Norman Bates (Psycho franchise) - Anthony Perkins, Vince Vaughn
• Billy[4] (Black Christmas film series) - Bob Clark, Albert J. Dunk, Nick Mancuso, Robert Mann, Cainan Wiebe
• Billy the Puppet (Saw franchise) – Tobin Bell
• Biollante (Godzilla vs. Biollante)

C

• Max Cady (Cape Fear) - Robert Mitchum, Robert De Niro
• Billy Chapman (Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise) – Robert Brian Wilson
• Clover (Cloverfield)
• The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers) – Jonathan Breck.

D

• Daimajin (Daimajin and its sequels) - Chikara Hashimoto
• Jerry Dandrige (Fright Night) - Chris Sarandon (Colin Farrell in the 2011 remake)
• Destoroyah (Godzilla vs. Destoroyah)
• Francis Dolarhyde a.k.a. The Tooth Fairy (Manhunter and Red Dragon) - Tom Noonan, Ralph Fiennes

E

• Ebirah (Ebirah, Horror of the Deep)

F

• Angela Franklin (Night of the Demons) - Amelia Kinkade, Shannon Elizabeth

G

• Gamera (Gamera, the Giant Monster) - Teruo Aragaki
• Ghostface (Scream franchise) - Dane Farwell (stunts), Roger L. Jackson (voice)
• Gigan (Godzilla vs. Gigan)
• Godzilla - (Gojira) - Haruo Nakajima
• Gorosaurus (King Kong Escapes)
• Graboid (Tremors franchise)
• Jamie "Jame" Gumb a.k.a. "Buffalo Bill"[5] (The Silence of the Lambs) - Ted Levine

H

• Hedorah (Godzilla vs. Hedorah)
• Standartenführer (Oberst) Herzog (Dead Snow) - Ørjan Gamst
• Mark Hoffman (Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, and Saw 3D) - Costas Mandylor

I

• Igor (Universal Classic Monsters)
• Imhotep (The Mummy and its sequels) - Boris Karloff

K

• Kamacuras (Son of Godzilla)
• Kharis (The Mummy's Hand and its sequels) - Tom Tyler, Lon Chaney Jr.
• King Ghidorah (Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster)
• King Kong (King Kong) - Willis H. O'Brien
• John Kramer a.k.a. Jigsaw (Saw franchise) - Tobin Bell
• Freddy Krueger[6] a.k.a. The Springwood Slasher (A Nightmare on Elm Street) - Robert Englund, Jackie Earle Haley
• Kumonga (Son of Godzilla)

L

• Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) - Andrew Bryniarski, Gunnar Hansen, R. A. Mihailoff
• Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal Lecter franchise) - Anthony Hopkins, Brian Cox, Gaspard Ulliel
• Lester Lowe (Silver Bullet) - Everett McGill

M

• Manda (Atragon)
• Mechagodzilla (Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)
• Mechani-Kong (King Kong Escapes)
• Megaguirus (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus)
• Megalon (Godzilla vs. Megalon)
• Mictlāntēcutli (El Muerto)
• Moguera (The Mysterians)
• MUTO (Godzilla)
• Michael Myers (Halloween franchise) - George P. Wilbur, Tyler Mane, Nick Castle, Don Shanks, Bradley Loree, James Jude Courtney.

O

• Count Orlok (Nosferatu) - Max Schreck

P

• Santanico Pandemonium (From Dusk till Dawn) - Salma Hayek
• Rhoda Penmark (The Bad Seed and its 1985/2018 remakes) - Patty McCormack, Mckenna Grace, Blair Brown
• Pennywise the Dancing Clown (It and its 2017/2019 remakes) - Tim Curry, Bill Skarsgård
• Pinhead[7] a.k.a. Captain Elliott Spencer (Hellraiser and its sequels) - Doug Bradley
• David Powers (The Lost Boys) - Kiefer Sutherland
• Predator (Predator) - Kevin Peter Hall, Ian Whyte, Brian Steele, Carey Jones, Derek Mears

R

• Charles Lee Ray a.k.a. Chucky[8] (Child's Play franchise) - Brad Dourif, Mark Hamill
• Rodan (Rodan)
• Daniel Robitaille a.k.a. "the Candyman" (Candyman film series) - Tony Todd

S

• Kayako Saeki, Toshio Saeki (The Grudge) – Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki
• Slappy the Dummy (Goosebumps) – Jack Black
• Slender Man (Slender Man) – Javier Botet
• SpaceGodzilla (Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla)
• Captain Spaulding (Firefly film series) – Sid Haig
• Emma Spool (Psycho II) – Claudia Bryar
• Krug Stillo (Last House on the Left) – David Hess

T

• Larry Talbot (The Wolf Man franchise) Lon Chaney Jr., Benicio del Toro
• Ed Thompson (Fright Night film series) - Stephen Geoffreys, Christopher Mintz-Plasse in the 2011 remake
• Damien Thorn (The Omen) - Harvey Spencer Stephens[9]
• Titanosaurus (Terror of Mechagodzilla)
• Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) - Johnny Depp
• Jack Torrance (The Shining) - Jack Nicholson
• Tall Man (Phantasm) - Angus Scrimm
• Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) - Alan Rickman

V

• Tiffany Valentine[10] (Bride of Chucky and its sequels) - Jennifer Tilly
• Varan (Varan the Unbelievable)
• Mason Verger (Hannibal) - Gary Oldman
• Jason Voorhees[11] (Friday the 13th Part 2 and its sequels) - Kane Hodder, C. J. Graham, Ken Kirzinger, Derek Mears
• Pamela Voorhees (Friday the 13th) - Betsy Palmer, Marilyn Poucher, Paula Shaw, Nana Visitor

W

• Harry Warden a.k.a. The Miner[12] (My Bloody Valentine) - Peter Cowper, Richard John Walters
• Annie Wilkes[13] (Misery) - Kathy Bates

X

• Xenomorph (Alien franchise) - Bolaji Badejo, Tom Woodruff Jr.

Y

• Sadako Yamamura (Ring) - Rie Inō
• Ygor (Son of Frankenstein and The Ghost of Frankenstein) - Bela Lugosi
• Yonggary - (Yongary, Monster from the Deep) - Cho Kyoung-min
• Amanda Young[14] (Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw VI) - Shawnee Smith

Z

• Zilla[15] (Godzilla)
• Frank Zito (Maniac and its 2012 remake)
• Zombietoid (Dollman vs. Demonic Toys)

See also

• List of comedy horror films
• List of natural horror films
• List of horror anime
• Lists of horror films
• List of horror video games

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