The Burning's Cropsy and Basket Case's Belial are just about on the level of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees.

Although the subgenre's momentum has decreased in recent years, the slasher genre is replete with legendary characters who ...

There are few elements as imperative to a great story as a truly fantastic villain. However, villains can come in many different forms, from the so bad they’re good type—like Heath Ledger’s the Joker ...

Heroes are almostpredictable and overrated, if I may say so. Everyone knows that at the end of the movie, they will save the day and probably deliver a wisdom salad to the supporting characters and ...

However, it's the cannibal, Hannibal Lecter, who ranks as one of the best horror villains of all time. For his performance as ...

The tale of hero triumphing over villain is a timeless one, from David and Goliath to today's blockbusters. But in modern storytelling, the lines between good and evil often blur. Villains now come ...

In the overwhelming majority of horror movies, there's little debate over who the "good" and "bad" characters are, because ...

From Freddy and Jason to Aliens and Predators, these are the most iconic horror-movie villains of all time.

Brad LaCour is a Senior List Writer for Collider. Based out of Los Angeles, California, Brad lives close enough to the stars but is too busy to find out where exactly they live. Brad is fairly certain ...

The lasting success of the horror genre has been built on a few core principles. The genre’s use of allegory and thematic storytelling has always been key, as has tapping into the wider social ...