Top 10 Thriller Movie Villains

While she was the protagonist of the film, many debate whether Carrie was a villain, a victim, or a hero. One thing is for sure, this tormented soul was a frightening bomb just waiting to be detonated. And that she did when she murdered everyone at prom over a prank involving pig’s blood.

What makes this one of the greatest suspense villains is that there was actually no Witch. We never saw her and there was no killing or death in the movie. As it turned out, the Blair Witch was nothing but a manifestation of fear and panic.

Maybe not your traditional horror or suspense film, but Nurse Ratched is one of the most cold, sadistic and passive/aggressive forces of intimidation and humiliation to ever horrify us from the silver screen. When she’s done berating you, you’ll gladly kill yourself, regardless of whether or not you belong in the asylum.

Barely glimpsed until the final reel of the 1995 thriller Seven, Kevin Spacey's John Doe menaces with a series of grim performance crimes. When Doe finally appears, he de-settles us with an unexpected stillness and ability to rationalize his homicidal actions with unflinching logic.

She isn't a supernatural ghost or monster hiding in the bushes. Annie’s much more insidious. Behind the cheerful, overly nice and harmless facade lies a dangerous bi-polar psychopath with a touch of paranoid schizophrenia. She just happens to be an overly protective caregiver with a love of sledgehammers.

Prowling the long, shiny corridors of the spaceship Nostromo, this terrifying alien blended into the darkness to pick off crewmembers one at a time. Not only able to climb walls, but with acid saliva, it could burrow into any part of the ship to find you.

The beach has never been the same. Jaws is terrifying because the Shark could be anywhere, and his absence only fueled the suspense. And let’s not forget about the iconic music that kept us on the edge of our seats in anticipation.

Based on real-life psycho Ed Gein, Norman Bates ushered in the modern horror movie and a new breed of killer. He may have seemed like an innocent young man, but when his mommy isn’t happy, you’d better not take a shower.

He claims he doesn’t want to hurt anyone. He just wants to bash his wife’s head in. Jack Nicholson‘s performance as the hobbling axe-wielding and insane caretaker of a remote hotel is an iconic centerpiece in suspense horror history.

There's nothing scarier than intelligence. Especially when coupled with an appetite for human flesh, with a side of fava beans and Chianti. Limiting himself to only dining on people he finds rude, Hannibal Lecter remains menacing to anyone, even when he’s strapped down and wearing his muzzle.