Horror Villains
Sporting a hockey mask, travelling to space and even worse, Manhattan, this Friday the 13th killer is one of the most iconic of them all.
Who is Jason?
The dreams of teenagers are invaded by a child killer suffering from severe sunburn in this classic Wes Craven slasher.
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?
This film directed by former advertisement director Nobuhiku Obayashi features a group of schoolgirls going to a grandmother's house. It's known best for its incredibly experimental editing and for being one of the defining film of the Criterion Collection.
What is House?
Robert Eggers remade this german expressionist classic for the modern day, striving for historical accuracy. Starring Lily Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult, it's sure to be talked about in at least one discord server.
What is Nosferatu?
This actress, best known for her collaborations with Sofia Coppola (and as Mary Jane in Spider-Man) got her start as a young vampire named Claudia in Interview With The Vampire
Who is Kirsten Dunst?
One of the original "silent slasher" characters, this chainsaw wielding killer hailing from Texas wears a mask and might be found being controlled by Figgies in a videogame or two.
Who is Leatherface?
A certain shower scene provides one of the most iconic kills in horror history in this Alfred Hitchcock classic starring Anthony Perkins, father of future hack Oz Perkins.
What is Psycho?
Directed by Tobe Hooper with close involvement from Steven Spielberg, this 1982 ghost story involves a family being terrorized in their gated community home, with its gory bathroom scene almost earning the film an R rating.
What is Poltergeist?
This reboot of a classic slasher franchise takes the name of its main character instead of the usual franchise format, and serves as both prequel to the original film and another different reboot. You may recognize the name from another category.
What is Leatherface?
Known for her turns in Halloween and The Fog, this actress would go on to appear in the Halloween franchise 6 times.
Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?
An identity taken by multiple characters over the course of the franchise he hails from, this masked visage is the iconic disguise for killers wanting to get a scream.
Who is Ghostface?
A group of men are terrorized by a shapeshifting alien in a research base deep inside the Arctic in this classic by John Carpenter.
What is The Thing?
Two mormon girls enter the home of a terrifying Radiohead fan (and athiest) who tries to convince them their religion is false, and may be hiding something more sinister in this recent A24 horror film.
What is Heretic?
Depending on who you ask, this entry in the popular slasher film franchise, directed by Rob Zombie, may either be the worst or the best film you've ever seen.
What is Halloween II (2009)?
Making her horror debut in It Follows and appearing later in Longlegs, this actress has already made a name for herself in modern horror.
Who is Maika Monroe?
With a hook for a hand, a smatter of bees always nearby and a voice that could lure anyone to their death, this villain, portrayed by the inimitable Tony Todd, can be summoned by saying his name into a mirror 5 times.
Who is Candyman?
In this 30s horror film from Jacques Tourneur, a woman fears that intimacy will reawaken an ancient feline evil within her.
What is Cat People?
You're (blank) declares the name of this horror film that takes place in the home of the Davison family. Featuring an animal mask on the poster and an unusually smart protagonist, this 2011 slasher is sure to entertain.
What is You're Next?
Luca Guadagnino remakes the colorful giallo classic by Dario Argento in stylish fashion, ditching the beautiful colors for bleak scenery and a Thom Yorke score.
What is Suspiria?
Best known in the horror world for playing Carrie in Brian De Palma's Carrie, this scream queen also helped get David Lynch off the ground by assisting with the filming of Eraserhead.
Who is Sissy Spacek?
Portrayed by musician Paul Williams in Phantom of the Paradise, this villain is infamous for making a blood deal with the devil to stay young forever and for stealing the cantata of one Winslow Leach.
Who is Swan?
In this psychological horror film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a detective investigates killings by perpetrators who confess but have seemingly no motive for their crimes, as a charismatic man with memory loss makes visits to several homes in Tokyo.
What is Cure?
On Christmas Eve, a group of girls in a sorority house get threatening phone calls before being stalked and murdered by a killer in the attic in this incredibly influential slasher.
What is Black Christmas?
Starring Jack Nicholson in one of his earliest roles and shot in, as legend would have it, one entire day, this Roger Corman production would later be turned into a musical directed by Frank Oz.
What is Little Shop of Horrors?
Best known for her work with David Lynch (and a part in John Carpenter's Vampires) this actress gives an astonishing performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
Who is Sheryl Lee?