Ahorror movieis only as good as its villain.

Movies with so-so scripts and paper-thin victims are rewatched over and over if the villain captures the audiences attention.

Both were monsters, and I wouldnt trust either with my animal crackers.

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The violence is implied when Pinhead appears; its just a matter of when and how much.

From his physicality to his gravelly voice, Skarsgard made Orloka formidable creature for modern movie-goers.

Dr. Lecters future appearances inHannibalandRed Dragonare hit-and-miss, but hes bone-chilling in this Best Picture winner.

Art the Clown appears at the window of the clown cafe in Terrifier 2.

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The Mystery Man, played by Robert Blake, smiles in Lost Highway.

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Freddy Krueger, played by Robert Englund, brandishing his finger-knives in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

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Close-up of Pinhead (Doug Bradley) in Hellraiser with pins sticking out from all over his head.

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Alien children menacingly look at someone off camera in Village of the Damned.

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Hannibal Lecter, played by Sir Anthony Hopkins, is restrained with a muzzle in The Silence of the Lambs.

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Seth is transforming into something inhuman in The Fly.

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Reverend Kane stands in the rain in Poltergeist II: The Other Side.

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Tim Curry as Pennywise peaking out of a drain in It.

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