The calls are still coming from inside the house! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the horror movie villains of 2023 that were pure nightmare fuel. This list does contain spoilers, so beware!

These horror villains wouldn't be nearly as iconic without the actors playing them. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most dramatic and effective shifts between horror movie villains and the actors who portray them. Due to the revealing nature of this list, a spoiler alert is in effect.

Whether it was a brief moment of kindness or simply deciding not to kill someone, these characters proved that even the most homicidal among us can have a heart. For this list, we’ll be looking at moments when our favorite horror movie villains showed us their softer side.

These horror villains held nothing back! For this list, we’ll be looking at scenes in horror films in which the villain pulled out all the stops and just let loose.

These actors are so good at playing the villain, they've been typecast in multiple Horror movies. For this list, we’ll be looking at various actors who are well known for playing scary movie antagonists.

These horror movie villains are just plain bad. For this list, we’ll be looking at horror villains that made us laugh more than anything else, whether intentionally or not.

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Do you know why Stephen King chose a clown form for Pennywise? For this list, we’ll be looking at interesting, little-known facts about the genre’s most popular icons.

These villains are pretty much invincible. For this list, we’ll be looking at the best horror villains with eternal life or who tend to come back to life.

These iconic horror movie villains would give death a run for his money in the murder department. For this list, we’ll be looking at the horror villains who have dealt the most death over the course of their films.

There's nothing more frightening than the unknown. For this list, we're looking at the scariest baddies that just don't get the same attention as icons like Jason or Chucky. We're basing our choices on a mix of ominous appearances, cunning plans, and the lengths each antagonist goes to for their plans. Our countdown includes villains from films such as "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" (2006), "Maniac Cop" (1988) & "The Collector" (2009). We have to dive into some spooky details to talk about these baddies, so a SPOILER ALERT is in order. Which horror movie villain do YOU think is the least well-known? Let us know in the comments!

Let us know if you still want to have kids after watching this video. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at memorable instances where film antagonists or sources of danger happened to be underage.

They're terrifying villains, but we kind of get it! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the horror baddies who had the most sympathetic motives.

These are some of the cruelest movie villains to ever exist on celluloid. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at evil deeds that demonstrated how far movie villains were willing to go to get what they want or assert their authority.

This horror icon has taken people out in a variety of gruesome ways. For this list, we’re ranking the best kills done by everyone’s face-wearing cannibal in the “Texas Chainsaw” franchise.