The most terrifying villains in movie history

Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)
Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes)
The Joker (Heath Ledger)
Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving)
Jason (Ari Lehman)
Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem)
Michael Myers (Nick Castle)
Max Cady (Robert Mitchum)
Max Cady (Robert de Niro)
Cruella de Vil (Betty Lou Gerson)
Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell)
Alex Forrest (Glenn Close)
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson)
Pennywise (Tim Curry)
Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård)
Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)
Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates)
Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon)
Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark)
Henry (Michael Rooker)
Scorpio (Andrew Robinson)
Leena Krammer (Isabelle Fuhrman)
Calígula (Malcolm McDowell)
Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh)
Jigsaw (Tobin Bell)
Ghostface
Shan Yu (Miguel Ferrer)
The Nun
Darth Vader (David Prowse)
The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton)
Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris)
Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher)
Amon Göth (Ralph Fiennes)
Dr Szell (Laurence Olivier)
Thanos (Josh Brolin)
Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes)

Harry Potter (2005–2011)

The Joker (Heath Ledger)

The Dark Knight (2008)

 

Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving)

The Matrix (1999)

Jason (Ari Lehman)

Friday, the 13th (1980)

Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem)

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Michael Myers (Nick Castle)

Halloween (1978)

Max Cady (Robert Mitchum)

Cape Fear (1962)

Max Cady (Robert de Niro)

Cape Fear (1991)

Cruella de Vil (Betty Lou Gerson)

101 Dalmatians (1961)

Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Alex Forrest (Glenn Close)

Fatal Attraction (1987)

Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson)

The Shining (1980)

Pennywise (Tim Curry)

It (1990)

Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård)

It (2017)

Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)

Gladiator (2000)

Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates)

Misery (1990)

Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark)

Kiss of Death (1949)

Henry (Michael Rooker)

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

Scorpio (Andrew Robinson)

Dirty Harry (1971)

Leena Krammer (Isabelle Fuhrman)

Orphan (2009)

Calígula (Malcolm McDowell)

Calígula (1979)

Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh)

Single White Female (1992)

Jigsaw (Tobin Bell)

Saw (2004)

Ghostface

Scream (1996)

Shan Yu (Miguel Ferrer)

Mulan (1998)

The Nun

The Conjuring (2013)

Darth Vader (David Prowse)

Star Wars (1977)

The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris)

Matilda (1996)

Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Amon Göth (Ralph Fiennes)

Schindler's List (1993)

Dr Szell (Laurence Olivier)

Marathon Man (1976)

Thanos (Josh Brolin)