Freddy Krueger, Chucky, and Ghostface aren’t just scary — they’ve inspired lyrics, Halloween costumes, and memes for decades. The list includes both classic slashers and supernatural forces, showing ...

If you haven’t seen either of The Black Phone films, you’ve surely seen the distinctive mask of the Grabber, the unhinged murderer and child abductor, turned vengeful spirit. Like many of the best ...

Chuck Russell, who directed The Mask, believes the film’s star, Jim Carrey, could play an iconic horror movie villain. Before directing 1994’s The Mask, Russell directed and co-wrote A Nightmare on ...

The countdown to Wednesday season 2 officially began in April 2025, with promises of a new villain and Jenna Ortega's Machiavellian iteration of Wednesday Addams up to her old tricks. Wednesday season ...

In the majority of iconic horror movies, the film delivers a memorable antagonist who imposes a formidable presence on screen ...

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 ...

Villains in horror games can be scary through body horror, unpredictability, or creepiness. Some horror games fall flat with non-threatening villains, reducing the fear factor. Ramon Salazar from ...

Mara is a list article writer for Game Rant with experience writing professionally as a content creator and a degree in Creative Writing. In her free time, she likes to write, bake, watch horror films ...

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 ...

This constant cycle of resurrection proves that iconic monsters and killers are a bankable commodity, but the intense focus on these top-tier properties has left a wealth of untapped potential in the ...