From Universal’s classic monster movies to the scariest slasher stars of the 21st century, here is our ranking of the 25 best horror villains of all time.

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Now, to be clear, we are in no way justifying the heinous and horrifying actions of any of these iconic horror movie villains, but by taking a deeper look at their back stories, you may never be ...

One of the most iconic slashers of the 80s and even ... Most of the greatest horror villains are from movies way in the past, ...

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We are willing to bet it is not the good guys, but the bad buys you remember the most fondly. Let's take a menacing walk down memory lane with some of the most iconic '70s movie villains.

Plenty of horror movies have proven successful enough ... It may have introduced the world to Chucky, a truly iconic slasher villain, but Child’s Play isn’t even the best of its own franchise.

Blue Oyster Cult’s hard rock homage to the film references several events from the original horror film ... one of the most famous examples of songs inspired by famous movie villains.