In this 1997 slasher flick, a group of teens are stalked by a killer after covering up a hit and run.
What is I Know What You Did Last Summer?
In dark romance fiction, it’s common for the protagonist to start out as a rival, captor, or outright enemy, and then turn into this.
What is a lover? / What is the enemies to lovers arc?
This chainsaw-handed hero is the star of Evil Dead: The Game.
Who is Ash Williams?
"What's your favorite scary movie?"
What is Scream? / Who is Ghostface?
This serial killer, portrayed by Evan Peters in a hit Netflix series, was known for cannibalizing his victims.
Who is Jeffery Dahmer?
In American Psycho, "there is an idea" about a wealthy New York investment banker with a taste for business cards…and blood.
Who is Patrick Bateman?
In Lights Out, this ER trauma nurse finds an unexpected connection with a mysterious and sexy masked man named Josh Hammond.
Who is Ally Cappellucci?
In Resident Evil Village, this very tall woman instantly became an internet obsession after the game’s reveal.
Who is Lady Dimitrescu?
"Whatever you do, don't fall asleep!"
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street? / Who is Nancy Thompson?
This unidentified killer taunted police with coded letters and cryptic symbols after a string of murders in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
In Split, this terrifying personality emerges as the 24th identity, possessing superhuman strength and a taste for “the impure.”
Who is The Beast?
This dark romance book features Malachi, an obsessive (yet tender) man who yearns for his adoptive sister’s affections — after she sends him to prison for years.
What is Little Stranger?
Similar to Phasmophobia, this game tasks players with investigating haunted locations and identifying paranormal entities like ghosts.
What is Demonologist?
"We have such sights to show you."
What is Hellraiser? / Who is the Cenobyte/Pinhead?
This real-life “killer clown” murdered at least 33 boys and young men, buried many of them beneath his house, and is the subject of Peacock’s upcoming Devil in Disguise series.
Who is John Wayne Gacy?
To help catch Buffalo Bill in this 1991 classic, FBI trainee Clarice Starling seeks help from this imprisoned killer with a taste for the refined.
Who is Dr. Hannibal Lecter?
This common dark romance trope involves concealment, anonymity, and the irresistible urge to kiss someone whose face you can’t quite see.
What is a mask kink?
In Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim, you can flirt with these four iconic killers — but only if you survive their idea of a good time.
Who are The Trapper, The Huntress, The Wraith, and The Spirit?
"We all go a little mad sometimes."
What is Psycho? / Who is Norman Bates?
Charlize Theron won an Oscar for portraying this real life serial killer in the 2003 film Monster.
Who is Aileen Wuornos?
In the original Friday the 13th (1980), this character — not Jason — is revealed to be the real killer.
Who is Pamela Voorhies, Jason's mother?
In Haunting Adeline, stalker-turned-love interest Zade created an underground organization called Z in an attempt to thwart a human trafficking operation perpetuated by this secret cabal of political figures.
What is "The Society"?
This now-canceled Hideo Kojima project traps players in an endless hallway haunted by ghostly radio broadcasts and the presence of someone — or something — behind them.
What is P.T.?
"You play a good game, boy. But the game is finished. Now you die."
What is Phantasm? / Who is the Tall Man?
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Leatherface was loosely inspired by this real-life murderer and body snatcher, known for wearing his victims’ skin.
Who is Ed Gein?