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Doing a horror movie kill count is always challenging, but the results tend to be scarily surprising.
Despitethe disapproval of critics like Roger Ebert, it became an instant classic and has remained so for decades.
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Throughout the four movies, Hannibal’s terrifying antics have gotten 41 people killed.
He’s also a complex, deeply fascinating character, making him one of the more interesting horror antagonists.
They’re about the terrifying antics of the murderous, backwoods Firefly family.
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The trilogy’s most iconic and terrifying character isSid Haig’s Captain Spaulding, the patriarch of the family.
Haig’s performance is exceptional as this horror icon, who has 42 victims under his sleeve.
Played magnificently by the lateRobert Z’Dar,Maniac Cop is one of thehorror genre’s most underrated villains.
Pamela Springsteenplayed a role in the two sequels, with Rose returning for the next two films.
Angela’s backstory is genuinely disturbing, and how it’s gradually discovered makes it all the more impactful.
He was a serial killer of children in life.
In death, he became a demonic spirit who targets and kills children in their sleep.
Particularly in the firstA Nightmare on Elm Street, Krueger is a terrifying antagonist.
Each of his over 60 kills is pure, gory terror tailor-made for fans of the genre.
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