The 11 Best Slasher Movie Villains of All Time

Masked killers, relentless stalkers, and unkillable boogeymen who turned body counts into an art form. Who's the deadliest?

1

Chucky

The demonic Good Guy doll from Child Play (1988) housing the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray.

1000pts

2

Michael Myers

The masked Shape from Halloween (1978) whose blank white face and silent relentlessness defined slasher cinema.

999pts

3

Jason Voorhees

The hockey-masked machete killer from Friday the 13th franchise, an unstoppable supernatural force at Camp Crystal Lake.

833pts

4

Victor Crowley

The deformed swamp killer from the Hatchet franchise, designed as a love letter to classic slashers.

799pts

5

Freddy Krueger

Robert Englund as the burned, razor-gloved dream stalker from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

761pts

6

Leatherface

The chainsaw-wielding masked killer from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) based on Ed Gein.

533pts

7

Pinhead

Doug Bradley as the cenobite leader from Hellraiser (1987) who arrives when the Lament Configuration is solved.

533pts

8

Ghostface

The pop-culture-savvy phone caller from the Scream series (1996), the meta-slasher who knows all the rules.

333pts

9

The Fisherman

The slicker-clad killer from I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).

333pts

10

Candyman

Tony Todd as the hook-handed supernatural killer summoned by saying his name five times in a mirror.

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11

Patrick Bateman

Christian Bale as the wealthy investment banker and potential serial killer in American Psycho (2000).

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