What does it take for a horror movie villain to cement their place in film history? It's not enough to just be scary. There's a specific look, a sensibility, a certain glimmer in their eye that ...

Horror-film villains become nightmare fuel for kids for decades. Some villains like Freddy, Jason, and Ghostface have multiple films to get under your skin. Others, like Annie from "Misery" or Jack ...

The lasting success of the horror genre has been built on a few core principles. The genre’s use of allegory and thematic storytelling has always been key, as has tapping into the wider social ...

Each and every Halloween season (which we here call “Nerdoween”), folks put on their favorite horror movies and celebrate the icons that have made the genre beloved. Your Frankenstein(‘s monster), ...

One of the most significant features of horror movies is the role of the villains. Just as the hero must convey absolute fear and despair in a way that can profoundly ...

Brad LaCour is a Senior List Writer for Collider. Based out of Los Angeles, California, Brad lives close enough to the stars but is too busy to find out where exactly they live. Brad is fairly certain ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Mind-bending stories in horror games can recontextualize villains, ...

Whether a human, monster, or something in between, horror games need adrenaline-pumping danger, and one of the best ways to do that is through a villain. The list of scariest horror villains continues ...