{"id":121039,"date":"2024-11-02T02:06:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T19:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121039"},"modified":"2024-11-02T02:06:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T19:06:51","slug":"downright-terrifying-readers-on-their-scariest-horror-villains-horror-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121039","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Downright terrifying\u2019: readers on their scariest horror villains | Horror films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"dr-freudstein-house-by-the-cemetery\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Dr Freudstein \u2013 House by the Cemetery<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">As a film it tends to be considered the weakest of Fulci\u2019s big four or five, but a barely human any more murderous zombie that lives in your basement and bleeds maggots is screen nightmare perfection in my book. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169675923\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">WisestHuman<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kunio-mamiya-cure\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Kunio Mamiya \u2013 Cure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">I think what I find so frightening about him is that he\u2019s completely affectless, and utterly impossible to read; he isn\u2019t even the one directly responsible for the graphic, motiveless killings that punctuate the film. He meets the people who do the killing, he interacts with them without really interacting with them and then they go off to kill.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"1cc10a53-4504-47f4-86e1-003908f29d98\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:4,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;\u2018Genuinely disturbing\u2019: Guardian writers on their scariest horror villains&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;1cc10a53-4504-47f4-86e1-003908f29d98&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/oct\/31\/scariest-horror-movie-villains&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:10,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:3}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Other villains you can hate; other villains have at least potential [cracks] in their armour. Mamiya doesn\u2019t and at the end of the film, even though he dies, he does so having passed the cure on to someone else (the detective who\u2019s been tailing him). How do you fight a villain who keeps on killing, even after his death? <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169679351\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">profp<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"raymond-lemorne-the-vanishing\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Raymond Lemorne \u2013 The Vanishing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Raymond Lemorne in The Vanishing (1988) is the ultimate representation of evil I\u2019ve ever seen. Now that is a film I will NEVER watch again. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169674174\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bauhaus66<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jack-torrance-the-shining\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Jack Torrance \u2013 The Shining<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"3054cbd7-969d-4f25-ac2f-e8a7d38f7339\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span> Photograph: Landmark Media\/Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Although even from the very beginning, you know something isn\u2019t quite right with Jack Torrence (he beat his son for example) but the Overlook Hotel amplifies all his worst instincts. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169673875\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">gbrading<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asami-audition\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Asami \u2013 Audition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Demure, kawaii, beautiful and a predilection for wire saws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\u201cKiri-kiri-kiri-kiriiii.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169673440\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Daniboi<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri \u2026 Asami is the most unhinged horror character of all time. The last 30 minutes of Audition is the scariest climax to any horror film I\u2019ve ever seen. Not sure I could watch it again. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169670038\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bauhaus66<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mrs-carmody-the-mist\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Mrs Carmody \u2013 The Mist<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">You better believe she would vote for Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169673439\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">cairnofmediocrity<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"leatherface-the-texas-chain-saw-massacre\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Leatherface \u2013 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the most unsettling and downright terrifying baddie I\u2019ve ever seen. A classic villain in one of the greatest horror movies of all time. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169673097\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">elainedonne<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ben-the-innocents\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Ben \u2013 The Innocents<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Telekinetic powers aside, he is an utterly plausible young psychopath, vindictive and completely lacking in empathy but also still a kid and in some ways merely pushing the boundaries as all kids do. If you\u2019ve seen the film, you will know what I mean by the infamous cat scene \u2013 it\u2019s so upsetting because we probably all knew people like this (or at least on that spectrum) at school. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169672898\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">goldbug30<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"candyman-candyman\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Candyman \u2013 Candyman<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"ce369e9e-a5f9-4386-8258-65e8452f98a4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span> Photograph: Columbia\/Allstar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">I am going to be a lone and esoteric voice by suggesting the Candyman. Even seeing the lead actor Tony Todd in interviews terrified me. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169672304\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bushofghosts<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sadako-ringu\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Sadako \u2013 Ringu<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Just typing her name gives me shivers. So scary. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169671506\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Herman12<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Sadako from Ring is quite clearly the scariest ever character in the whole history of the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169670054\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">dale69<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"buffalo-bill-the-silence-of-the-lambs\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Buffalo Bill \u2013 The Silence of the Lambs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Lecter is chilling, but Buffalo Bill from the same film is equally disturbing. His hovering between insecurity and psychopathy makes him a more realistic character than the elderly, statesmanlike Hannibal. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169671316\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Mikko<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"damien-the-omen\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>Damien \u2013 The Omen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">That stare is genuinely unsettling and full marks to him and the director for producing such an unnerving performance from a six year old. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169670054\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">dale69<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-babadook-the-babadook\" class=\"dcr-n4qeq9\"><strong>The Babadook \u2013 The Babadook<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Its creepy croaky \u201cBaba dook dook dook\u201d haunts me to this day. It was also a great second date movie: we left the cinema still holding hands and we\u2019re still together 10 years later. <a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.theguardian.com\/comment-permalink\/169680925\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">MrsAnneBlythe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/nov\/01\/halloween-scariest-horror-villains\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Freudstein \u2013 House by the Cemetery As a film it tends to be considered the weakest of Fulci\u2019s big four or five, but a barely human any more murderous &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121039\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121039\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}