List of horror film antagonists

A list of horror film antagonists.

A

• Cecil Adams (Saw IV) - Billy Otis
• Alec (The Pumpkin Karver) - David J. Wright
• Harper Alexander (2001 Maniacs) - Giuseppe Andrews
• The Alien (Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator, Alien vs. Predator Requiem) - Bolaji Badejo
• Mickey Altieri (Scream 2) - Timothy Olyphant
• Martin Asher (Taking Lives) – Ethan Hawke
• Enzo Avolfi (Giallo) - Adrien Brody

B

• Oopsie Daisy (Demonic Toys)
• The Baby (It's Alive)
• Angela Baker (Sleepaway Camp) - Felissa Rose and Pamela Springsteen
• Johnny Charles Bartlett (The Frighteners) - Jake Busey
• Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) – Christian Bale
• Brenda Bates (Urban Legend) - Rebecca Gayheart
• Norman Bates (Psycho) - Anthony Perkins
• Karl Berger, Sr. (Violent Shit) - Andreas Schnaas
• Karl Berger, Jr. (Violent Shit II: Mother Hold My Hand) - Andreas Schnaas
• Bernie (Moonstalker) - Blake Gibbons
• Christiano Berti (Tenebrae) - John Steiner
• Billy (Black Christmas) - Bob Clark and Nick Mancuso
• Billy (Saw) - Tobin Bell
• Ernie Bishop (Scar) - Ben Cotton
• Blade (Puppet Master)
• Jerry Blake (The Stepfather) - Terry O'Quinn
• Mrs. Blankenship (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) - Janice Knickrehm
• Dr. Bonham (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) - Alan Echeverria
• The Boogeyman (Boogeyman) - Andrew Glover
• Granny Boone (2001 Maniacs) - Lin Shaye
• Hucklebilly Boone (2001 Maniacs) - Ryan Fleming
• Belial Bradley (Basket Case)
• Patricia Ann Bradley (The Frighteners) - Dee Wallace Stone
• Roman Bridger (Scream 3) - Scott Foley
• Martin Bristol (Malevolence) - Jay Cohen
• Earl Brooks (Mr. Brooks) – Kevin Costner
• Bubba (Nailgun Massacre) - Beau Leland
• George W. Buckman (2001 Maniacs) - Robert Englund
• Peter Bunch (The New York Ripper) - Andrea Occhipinti
• Roy Burns (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning) - Dick Wieand
• Butterball Cenobite (Hellraiser) - Simon Bamford

C

• Richard Caldwell (Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2) - Eric Freeman
• David Callaway (Hide and Seek) - Robert De Niro
• Caller (Phone Booth) - Kiefer Sutherland
• Camilla (The Guardian) - Jenny Seagrove
• Eddie Caputo (Child's Play) - Neil Giuntoli
• Hedy Carlson and Ellen Besch (Single White Female) - Jennifer Jason Leigh
• Ray Carlton (He Knows You're Alone) - Tom Rolfing
• Simon Cartwright (The Ugly) - Paolo Rotondo
• William Chapman (Silent Night, Deadly Night) - Robert Brian Wilson
• Chatterer (Hellraiser) - Nicholas Vince
• Jennifer Check (Jennifer's Body) - Megan Fox
• Children of the Corn (Children of the Corn)
• Christine (Christine)
• Chucky (Child's Play (1988 film) -Brad Dourif)
• Santa Claus (Santa's Slay) - Bill Goldberg
• Royce Clayton (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Ezra Cobb (Deranged) - Roberts Blossom
• Conal Cochran (Halloween III: Season of the Witch) - Dan O'Herlihy
• Coffin Baby (Toolbox Murders) - Christopher Doyle
• Billy Cole (Fright Night) - Jonathan Stark
• Matthew Cordell (Maniac Cop) - Robert Z'Dar
• Elizabeth Craven (The Tooth Fairy)
• Thomas Cray (Nightwatch) – Nick Nolte
• Gage Creed (Pet Sematary) - Miko Hughes
• Creeper (Jeepers Creepers) - Jonathan Breck
• Crocodile (Lake Placid)
• Cropsy (The Burning) - Lou David
• Victor Crowley (Hatchet) - Kane Hodder
• Cujo (Cujo)
• Cult of Thorn (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers)
• Stanley Cunningham (Camp Blood)

D

• Jerry Dandrige (Fright Night) - Chris Sarandon (Colin Farrell in the 2011 remake)
• David (The Lost Boys) - Kiefer Sutherland
• Death (Final Destination)
• Gerald Demus (Resurrection) - Robert Joy
• Ben and Gary Dexter (Captivity) - Pruitt Taylor Vince and Daniel Gillies
• Diamondback (Near Dark) - Jenette Goldstein
• Matilda Dixon (Darkness Falls)
• Nathaniel Demerest (Wishmaster) - Andrew Divoff
• John Doe (Se7en) – Kevin Spacey
• The Dogs (The Breed)
• Francis Dolarhyde (Manhunter) - Tom Noonan
• The Dolls (Dolls)
• The Dolls (Dolly Dearest)
• Dolly (Dolly Dearest)
• Otis B. Driftwood (House of 1000 Corpses) - Bill Moseley
• Curt Duncan (When a Stranger Calls) - Tony Beckley
• Dwayne (The Lost Boys) - Billy Wirth

E

• Robert Elliott (Dressed to Kill) - Michael Caine
• Emilio (From Dusk till Dawn) - Ernest M. Garcia
• Timothy Emser (Hit and Run) - Kevin Corrigan
• Erik (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Merwin Mondesir
• Henry Evans (The Good Son) - Macaulay Culkin
• Rebecca Evans (The Roommate) - Leighton Meester
• Esther Coleman / Esther sullivan (Orphan (film)) - Isabelle Fuhrman

F

• Pieter Fales (Schizoid) - Klaus Kinski
• Alan Feinstone (The Dentist) - Corbin Bernsen
• Female Cenobite (Hellraiser) - Grace Kirby
• Richard Fenton (Prom Night) - Johnathon Schaech
• Baby Firefly aka Vera-Ellen Wilson (House of 1000 Corpses) - Sheri Moon Zombie
• Grandpa Hugo Firefly (House of 1000 Corpses) - Dennis Fimple
• Gloria Mama Firefly aka Mother Firefly/Eve Wilson (House of 1000 Corpses) - Karen Black
• Rufus T. Firefly (House of 1000 Corpses) - Robert Allen Mukes
• Tiny Firefly (House of 1000 Corpses) - Matthew McGrory
• Paul Foley (Blood Song) - Frankie Avalon
• Clyde, Deacon and Ida Forester (Timber Falls) - Nick Searcy, Sascha Rosemann and Beth Broderick
• Angela Franklin (Night of the Demons) - Amelia Kinkade
• George Fraser (The Prowler) - Farley Granger
• Frost (From Dusk till Dawn) - Fred Williamson

G

• Jimmy Gambino (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Richard "Richie" Gecko (From Dusk till Dawn) - Quentin Tarantino
• Seth Gecko (From Dusk till Dawn) - George Clooney
• Ghostface aka Father Death (Scream) - Dane Farwell
• Alissa Giordano (Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet) - Danielle Harris
• Giorgio (Castle Freak) - Johnathan Fuller
• Glendora (2001 Maniacs) - Cristin Michele
• Jacob Goodnight (See No Evil) – Kane
• Lawrence Gordon (Saw) - Cary Elwes
• Chloe and Jack Grefe (Lovers Lane) - Richard Sanders and Sarah Lancaster
• Jean-Baptiste Grenouille ("Perfume: The Story of a Murderer")- ([ Ben Whishaw ])
• David Allen Griffin (The Watcher) – Keanu Reeves
• Grizzly Teddy (Demonic Toys)
• Jame Gumb (The Silence Of The Lambs) - Ted Levine

H

• Hacker (Fear) - Gary Riley
• Brian Halston (Fright) - Ian Bannen
• Alex Hammond (Prom Night) - Michael Tough
• Kenny Hampson (Terror Train) - Derek MacKinnon
• Sam Harper (Uncle Sam) - David Fralick
• Harold (Hospital Massacre) - Charles Lucia
• Harris (Camp Blood) - Courtney Taylor
• David Harris/Grady Edwards/Chris Ames aka The Stepfather (The Stepfather) - Dylan Walsh
• Giles Harrison (Don't Open Till Christmas) - Alan Lake
• Colt Hawker (Visiting Hours) - Michael Ironside
• Frank Hawkes (Alone in the Dark) - Jack Palance
• Carleton Hendricks aka Captain Howdy (Strangeland) - Dee Snider
• Robert Henkel (Sorority House Massacre) - John C. Russell
• Greg Henley aka Officer Joe Vickers (Psycho Cop) - Robert R. Shafer
• Henry (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) – Michael Rooker
• Ray Hennessey aka The Hook (Lovers Lane) - Ed Bailey
• Hester (2001 Maniacs) - Kodi Kitchen
• George Anthony Higgins aka The Machine (8mm) - Chris Bauer
• Zep Hindle (Saw) - Michael Emerson
• Hitchhiker (Penny Dreadful) - Liz Davies
• Detective Mark Hoffman (Saw III) - Costas Mandylor
• Mikey Holt (Mikey) - Brian Bonsall
• Homer (Near Dark) - Joshua John Miller
• Jesse Hooker (Near Dark) Lance Henriksen

I

• Ike (Mother's Day) - Frederick Coffin

J

• Jack Attack (Demonic Toys)
• Jaws (Jaws)
• Jester (Puppet Master)
• Joanie (Cursed) - Judy Greer
• Muffy St. John/Buffy St. John (April Fool's Day) - Deborah Foreman
• John Kramer aka Jigsaw (Saw)
• Jon (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Kyle Cassie
• Jonah (Dark Ride) - David Warden
• Jonas (Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil) - James Carver
• Mr. Jones (Killer's Moon) - Peter Spraggon
• Jay Jones (Home Sweet Home) - Jake Steinfeld
• Judd (Eaten Alive) - Neville Brand
• Josh Casiel(JTHM) - Josh Wenzel

K

• Henry Kane (Poltergeist II: The Other Side) - Julian Beck
• Nikos Karamanlis (Antropophagus) - George Eastman
• Kat (Zombie Strippers) - Jenna Jameson
• Elly Kedward aka The Blair Witch (The Blair Witch Project)
• Junior Keller (The Unseen) - Stephen Furst
• David Kessler (An American Werewolf in London) - David Naughton
• Jeremiah Ketchum (The Amityville Horror)
• Laura Kincaid (The Incubus) - Kerrie Keane
• Mary Shelley and Vincent King (Hack!) - Juliet Landau and Sean Kanan
• Vance Kingsley (The Toolbox Murders) - Cameron Mitchell
• Leena Klammer (Orphan) - Isabelle Fuhrman
• Knobby (Fear) - Jed Rees
• Mallory and Mickey Knox (Natural Born Killers) - Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson
• Donald Kohler (Don't Go in the House) - Dan Grimaldi
• Robert Kraft (I Bury the Living) - Richard Boone
• John Kramer aka Jigsaw (Saw) - Tobin Bell
• Cyrus Kriticos (Thirteen Ghosts) - F. Murray Abraham
• Freddy Krueger aka The Springwood Slasher (A Nightmare on Elm Street) - Robert Englund
• Ryan Kuhn aka The Jackal (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Kyle (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Shaun Sipos

L

• Jack Landsford (Sliver) – Tom Berenger
• The Laugh (Amusement) - Keir O'Donnell
• Richard Lawson (Sometimes They Come Back) - Robert Rusler
• Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs) – Anthony Hopkins
• Richard Ledge (The Alphabet Killer) - Timothy Hutton
• Susan LeGrow aka The Bound Woman (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Agnes Lenz (Black Christmas) - Dean Friss
• William Edward Lenz (Black Christmas) - Robert Mann
• The Leprechaun (Leprechaun) - Warwick Davis
• Jean Lerner (WΔZ) - Selma Blair
• Lester (2001 Maniacs) - Adam Robitel
• Mark Lewis (Peeping Tom) - Karlheinz Böhm
• Edward Lionheart (Theatre of Blood) - Vincent Price
• Lisa (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Moneca Delain
• Logan (Fear) - Tracy Fraim
• The Logan Brothers (Just Before Dawn) - John Hunsaker
• Emily Longley (Hack!) - Danica McKellar
• Billy Loomis (Scream) - Skeet Ulrich
• Mrs. Loomis (Scream 2) - Laurie Metcalf
• Leena Klammer (Orphan (film)) - Isabelle Fuhrman

M

• Marianne (Marianne) – Viktoria Sätter
• Stu Macher (Scream) - Matthew Lillard
• Mae (Near Dark) - Jenny Wright
• Horace Breaker Mahoney aka The Juggernaut (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Arthur Malcolm (The Headless Eyes) - Bo Brundin
• Carlos Malfeitor (Witchboard) - J.P. Luebsen
• Mary Lou Maloney (Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II) - Lisa Schrage
• Leslie Vernon Mancuso (Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon) - Nathan Baesel
• George Markley aka The Hammer (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Man in the Mask (The Strangers) - Kip Weeks
• Maniac (Don't Go in the Woods) - Tom Drury
• Manuela (Bloody Moon) - Nadja Gerganoff
• Claude and Philip Markham (Cruel World) - Daniel Franzese and Edward Furlong
• Marko (The Lost Boys) - Alex Winter
• Leonard Marliston (Cherry Falls) - Jay Mohr
• Neil Marshall (Death Screams) - Martin Tucker
• Martin (Evil Laugh)
• Geraldine S. Masters (The Forgotten) - Annabelle Weenick
• Mary Mattock aka Mary Hatchet (Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet) - Samantha Facchi*
• David McCall (Fear) - Mark Wahlberg
• Andy McDermott (An American Werewolf in Paris) - Tom Everett Scott
• Johnny McFarley (The Paperboy) - Marc Marut
• Sean McIntyre (Death on Demand) - Jerry Broome
• Jennifer McKenzie (Red Riding Hood) - Susanna Satta
• Thorton Meeks (Mr. Brooks) - Matt Schulze
• Adam Meiks (Frailty) - Matthew McConaughey and Jeremy Sumpter
• Dad Meiks (Frailty) - Bill Paxton
• Fenton Meiks aka God's Hand Killer (Frailty) - Levi Kreis and Matt O'Leary
• Jeremy Melton/Adam Carr (Valentine) - David Boreanaz
• Billy Michaels aka The First Born Son (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Mike aka Stuntman Mike (Death Proof) – Kurt Russell
• Milk Maiden (2001 Maniacs) - Christa Campbell
• Reno Miller (The Driller Killer) - Abel Ferrara
• John Mills (Twisted) - Samuel L. Jackson
• Morty aka The Convenience Store Killer (Cornered!) - Steve Guttenberg
• Mother (Mother's Day) - Beatrice Pons
• Mr. Jingles (Mr. Jingles) - Dr. Rudy Hatfield
• Mr. Muldoon (Killer's Moon) - Paul Rattee
• Mr. Static (Demonic Toys)
• Ms. Leech Woman (Puppet Master)
• Carl Mueller (Sometimes They Come Back) - Don Ruffin and William Sanderson
• Michael Audrey Myers aka The Shape (Halloween) - Nick Castle

N

• Rusty Nail (Joy Ride) - Ted Levine
• Peter Neal (Tenebrae) - Anthony Franciosa
• Dana Newman aka The Angry Princess (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Rachel Newman (American Psycho 2: All American Girl) – Mila Kunis
• Douglas Norquist (I Know Who Killed Me) - Thomas Tofel
• David North (Sometimes They Come Back) - Bentley Mitchum

P

• Adrienne Palmer (Camp Blood 2) - Missy Rae Hansen
• Axel Palmer aka The Miner (My Bloody Valentine) - Neil Affleck
• Santanico Pandemonium (From Dusk till Dawn) - Salma Hayek
• Palo (The Believers) - Malick Bowens
• Paul (The Lost Boys) - Brooke McCarter
• Paul and Peter (Funny Games)- Arno Frisch and Frank Giering
• Peaches (2001 Maniacs) - Wendy Kremer
• Rhoda Penmark (The Bad Seed) - Patty McCormack
• Pennywise the Dancing Clown aka It/Bob Gray (It) - Tim Curry
• Marion Penrose (Unhinged) - Janet Penner
• Bob and Ray Perkins (Curfew) - John Putch and Wendell Wellman
• The Phantom Killer (The Town That Dreaded Sundown) - Bud Davis
• Anton Phibes (The Abominable Dr. Phibes) - Vincent Price
• The Phone Voice (Scream) - Roger L. Jackson
• Pinhead (Puppet Master)
• Pinhead aka Captain Elliott Spencer (Hellraiser) - Doug Bradley
• Pinocchio (Pinocchio's Revenge) - Dick Beals
• Pin-up Girl (The Strangers) - Laura Margolis
• The Piranhas (Piranha)
• Harry S. Plinkett (Red Letter Media)
• Harry Powell (The Night of the Hunter) - Robert Mitchum
• Shane Powers (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Angus Sutherland
• Alistair Pratt (FeardotCom) - Stephen Rea
• Predator (Predator, Predator 2, Alien vs. Predator, Alien vs. Predator Requiem, Predators) - Kevin Peter Hall, Ian Whyte, Brian Steele, Carey Jones, Derek Myers
• Charlie Puckett (The Night Brings Charlie) - Chuck Whiting
• Pumpkinhead (Pumpkinhead) - Tom Woodruff, Jr.
• Chet Pussy (From Dusk till Dawn) - Cheech Marin
• Harlan Pyne (The Dark Hours) - Aidan Devine

Q

• Eddie Quist aka The Mangler (The Howling) - Robert Picardo

R

• Mort Rainey (Secret Window) - Johnny Depp
• Fuad Ramses (Blood Feast) - Mal Arnold
• Fuad Ramses III (Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat) - J.P. Delahoussaye
• Charles Lee Ray aka Chucky the Killer Doll (Child's Play) - Brad Dourif
• Glen Ray aka Glenda Ray (Seed Of Chucky) - Billy Boyd
• Razor Charlie (From Dusk till Dawn) - Danny Trejo
• Charles Edmund Reese (Rampage) - Alex McArthur
• Owen Reilly (Untraceable) - Joseph Cross
• Andy Richards (Sorority Row) - Julian Morris
• Malcolm Rivers (Identity) - Pruitt Taylor Vince
• Harry Roat (Wait Until Dark) - Alan Arkin
• Cheryl Roberts (Night Warning) - Susan Tyrrell
• Jill Roberts (Scream 4) - Emma Roberts
• Daniel Robitaille aka Candyman (Candyman) - Tony Todd
• Peter Ross (Phobia) - Paul Michael Glaser
• Ross (Blood sisters) - Dan Erickson
• Rufus (2001 Maniacs) - Brendan McCarthy
• John Ryder (The Hitcher) - Rutger Hauer
• John Ryder (The Hitcher) - Sean Bean

S

• Sam (Trick 'r Treat) - Quinn Lord
• David Sandborn (Whisper) - Blake Woodruff
• Master Sardu (Blood Sucking Freaks) - Seamus O'Brien
• Bubba Sawyer, Jr. aka Leatherface (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) - Gunnar Hansen
• The Scarecrows (Dark Harvest)
• Brad Scarman (Cut) - Frank Roberts
• Steven Seton (Bloody Birthday) - Andy Freeman
• Severen (Near Dark) - Bill Paxton
• Sex Machine (From Dusk till Dawn) - Tom Savini
• The Shadow Man aka Kelly's Father (Are You Scared?) - Brent Fidler
• Mary Shaw (Dead Silence) - Judith Roberts
• Myles Sheffield (Bloodmoon) - Darren Shahlavi
• Margaret and Harold Shelburne aka The Dire Mother and The Great Child (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Shivers the Clown (Fear of Clowns) - Mark Lassise
• Vann Siegert (The Minus Man) - Owen Wilson
• Terry Simmons (Blood Rage) - Mark Soper
• Bo and Vincent Sinclair (House of Wax) - Brian Van Holt
• Joe Singer (Zombie Nation) - Günther Ziegler
• Six Shooter (Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge)
• John Skaggs (Alone in the Dark) - Phillip Clark
• Dennis Skinner (Skinner) - Ted Raimi
• Night Slasher (Cobra) - Brian Thompson
• Eric Slater (The House on Sorority Row) - Charles Serio
• The Slayer (The Slayer) - Carl Kraines
• Isabella Smith aka The Pilgrimess (Thirteen Ghosts)
• Kirk Smith (Don't Answer the Phone) - Nicholas Worth
• Mr. Smith (Killer's Moon) - Nigel Gregory
• Ida and Vincent Smith (Motel Hell) - Nancy Parsons and Rory Calhoun
• Professor Solomon (Urban Legends: Final Cut) - Hart Bochner
• Adam Sorg (Color Me Blood Red) - Gordon Oas-Heim
• Captain Spaulding aka Mr. Ding Dong a Bo-Bo/Johnny Lee Johns/James Cutter (House of 1000 Corpses) - Sid Haig
• Emma Spool (Psycho II) - Claudia Bryar
• Warren Stacy (10 to Midnight) - Gene Davis
• Harry Stadling (Christmas Evil) - Brandon Maggart
• Carl Rudolph Stargher (The Cell) - Vincent D'Onofrio
• George Stark (The Dark Half) - Timothy Hutton
• Gunther Straker (The Funhouse) - Wayne Doba
• The Stranger (When a Stranger Calls) - Tommy Flanagan
• Curt Duncan (When a Stranger Calls) - Tony Beckley
• Christian Storm (Horror Hospital) - Michael Gough
• Richard Sullivan aka Evil (New Year's Evil) - Kip Niven
• Suspect Zero (Suspect Zero) - Buddy Joe Hooker
• Byron Sutcliff (Alone in the Dark) - Martin Landau

T

• Jake Taylor (Cursed) - Joshua Jackson
• Ted (Bad Moon) - Michael Pare
• Terry (Fear) - Jason Kristofer
• Damien Thorn (The Omen) - Harvey Stephens
• Russ Thorn (The Slumber Party Massacre) - Michael Villella
• Tiffany (Bride of Chucky) - Jennifer Tilly
• Torch (Puppet Master II)
• Torok the Troll King (Troll) - Phil Fondacaro
• Jack Torrance (The Shining) - Jack Nicholson
• Andre Toulon aka The Puppet Master (Puppet Master) - William Hickey
• The Trasher (Dark Asylum) - Larry Drake
• Jill Tuck (Saw III) - Betsy Russell
• Tunneler (Puppet Master)

V

• The Vampire Strippers (From Dusk till Dawn)
• Vinnie Vincent (Sometimes They Come Back) - Nicholas Sadler
• Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th Part 2) - Steve Daskawisz
• Pamela Voorhees (Friday the 13th) - Betsy Palmer

W

• Charlie Walker (Scream 4) - Rory Culkin
• Harry Warden aka The Miner (My Bloody Valentine) - Peter Cowper
• The Werewolf (Cursed) - Derek Mears
• Carrie White (Carrie) - Sissy Spacek
• Gary Cooper White (Looking for Mr. Goodbar) - Tom Berenger
• Stanley and Zachary Willard (Night Visitor) - Michael J. Pollard and Allen Garfield
• David Willerman (Knight Moves) - Charles Bailey-Gates
• Benjamin Willis aka The Fisherman (I Know What You Did Last Summer) - Muse Watson
• Will Benson Willis (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer) - Matthew Settle
• Frank Wyler (The Final Darkness) - Kieran Canter
• Terence Wynn aka The Man in Black (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) - Mitchell Ryan

Y

• Amanda Young (Saw) - Shawnee Smith

Z

• Frank Zito (Maniac) - Joe Spinell
• The Zombie Strippers (Zombie Strippers)
• Zombietoid (Dollman vs. Demonic Toys)