Which is your favorite horror movie villain?

[RoyalDiva]

Okay all you horror film fans - since my favorite holiday Halloween is coming up, I thought I'd post this poll. There are many horror movie villains out there, but keep in mind that there are only 10 poll options available, so I had to narrow it down to the most well-known and popular. So no whining if your favorite character isn't on here!

 

[Prophetess]

gotta go w/Freddy.

 

[Daniela]

I would say Freddie IF they had not made any sequels. Freddie was extremely scary and menacing and rather gross in the first Nightmare, barely speaking and really having an ominous presence.
The sequels made him into a comedian with one liners and just campy crap.

So, I suppose my vote will go to Michael Meyers.

 

[LilMissDiva]

I'm not really a big fan of scarys but since the questions out there I'd say Jackie.

 

[Daniela]

As in Christie?? I almost just shot chicken noodle soup out of my nose.

 

[Spike]

What, no Darth Vader? He's the epitome of villian.

 

[Daniela]

Yes, Darth Vadar was a great villain, but not a horror villain. Although, I do believe Darth would lose to let's say Cruella De Ville. Come on.....puppies.

 

[RoyalDiva]

What, no Darth Vader? He's the epitome of villian.

Didn't I say no whining?? And Star Wars are not horror films last time I checked.

 

[RoyalDiva]

As in Christie?? I almost just shot chicken noodle soup out of my nose.

That is exactly what I thought at first, too. Then I realized that there hasn't yet been a horror film made about the Christies. He meant Jack Torrance.

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

The Thing, from, "The Thing"

 

[Bricklayer]

The Thing, from, "The Thing"

Yep -- that was brillaint one.

Jason and Freddy of course qucikly became garbage. I thought Pinhead was cool and utterly evil for one movie, but that just became stupid too. Michael Myers was great for one flick, and then like all slasher villains just became trite.

The Alien creature probably remains my favorite off the list -- straight out of a nightmare. In fact so good that I'm not sure it left much room for all the creatures that have come since. Humans being what we are, a horrific giant insect/lizard creature who's young pop out of your chest is kind of hard to beat.

Its more than a little difficult to scare me with some hokum about ghosts or the devil, but I still think there is some truly scary flick out there waiting to be made where you can feel the evil and quail before it -- but I'm not sure I have seen it yet.

 

[atxrocker]

I voted for Pinhead, though I remember being most scared of Freddy when Nightmare on Elm Street first came out and I was a young buc.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Out of those given I'm going to go with Jigsaw. Not because I think the Saw movies are the bestest but because I think his motivations are the most original as are the way he picks his victims. And if someone solves their puzzle he lets them live so long as they have gained a new appreciation for their life - "Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you, not anymore". Not to mention his traps are well thought out and cool.

With Saw III coming out it is interesting to say that a good reason I didn't vote for some of the others was because of the way the characters became bastardized in successive sequels.

But where is Leatherface? Even the terrible remakes haven't dampened his coolness. He should win hands down.

Asami from Audition.

 

[Daniela]

And then you have the ever scary Pumpkinhead-
Death from the Final Destination movies.

 

[Spike]

Didn't I say no whining?? And Star Wars are not horror films last time I checked.

Don't bring facts into this argument!

I vote Alien.

 

[D-Mass]

I don't really consider the alien movies to be horror films, but I HAVE to go with that one. Aliens is one of my all-time favorite movies.

 

[Widowmaker2k]

My first pick, "Robert Horry" from "2002 WCF" wasn't on the list, so I picked Jack Torrence.

 

[VF21]

I, too, had to go with "Here's Johnny!" simply because he's the nice guy who descends into evil incarnate and there's nothing his family can do about it.

Not mentioned but also a favorite of mine was the spooky guy from Poltergeist.

 

[kennadog]

My first pick, "Robert Horry" from "2002 WCF" wasn't on the list, so I picked Jack Torrence.

ROTFL....you owe me a keyboard.

I'm with Insomniacal. The Thing. The Alien scare the beejesus outta me, too. Also the aliens in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. They actually all have something in common that causes me to creep out to the max. That you don't know it, but your co-worker, or best friend, or mom and dad.....really aren't who you think they are anymore. And they want to take over your mind, body and soul too.

So I voted for Alien. Altho, honestly, Jaws scared the livin' you-know-what outta me, too. I grew up swimming in the ocean. Have never looked at it the same since.

 

[VF21]

^Do you mean the original Thing, played by James Arness? When I was little, we lived in a house with a long, narrow, poorly lit hallway. After watching that movie, I made my little brother walk me to my room for at least two weeks.

 

[kennadog]

^^Yes, altho the remake wasn't too bad. But I love the original.

 

[VF21]

They actually all have something in common that causes me to creep out to the max. That you don't know it, but your co-worker, or best friend, or mom and dad.....really aren't who you think they are anymore. And they want to take over your mind, body and soul too.

When my daughter was about eight, I asked her a question... I said, "Prove to me you aren't an alien." It was the basis, over time, for some really good discussions between us about perceptions, misconceptions, stereotypes, etc. And I think it pointed to her that things aren't always what they seem to be.

She still brings it up occasionally.

 

[kennadog]

When my daughter was about eight, I asked her a question... I said, "Prove to me you aren't an alien." It was the basis, over time, for some really good discussions between us about perceptions, misconceptions, stereotypes, etc. And I think it pointed to her that things aren't always what they seem to be.

She still brings it up occasionally.

What a great idea! And it obviously left an impression.

Actually the first movie that really scared me as a kid was "The Blob," whcih is laughable to watch now (except for Steve McQueen ).

Then it was "The Haunting," directed by Robert Wise and starring Claire Bloom and Julie Harris. In some ways, I thought ghosts and angry ghosts could potentially be real (if you open-minded ), that really scared me. The chains, the footsteps coming down the hall, the rattling of the locked doorknob, then the horrible loud pounding on the door. Then the worst...the breathing and the door actually starts to expand in and out with the breathing. YIKES! I love a good (safe) scare!

 

[Bricklayer]

ROTFL....you owe me a keyboard.

I'm with Insomniacal. The Thing. The Alien scare the beejesus outta me, too. Also the aliens in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. They actually all have something in common that causes me to creep out to the max. That you don't know it, but your co-worker, or best friend, or mom and dad.....really aren't who you think they are anymore. And they want to take over your mind, body and soul too.

So I voted for Alien. Altho, honestly, Jaws scared the livin' you-know-what outta me, too. I grew up swimming in the ocean. Have never looked at it the same since.

Think Insomnical meant the remake of The Thing -- and that was the one with the Body Snatchers type premise -- and also exactly the reason I agreed it was such a brillaint monster. As you mentioned, the paranoia that anybody could be one now, that it takes you over from inside, and of course in The Thing that it could turn into a million gruesome monsters whenever it wanted to, be anywhere or anything.

The original...has got to be the most overrated piece of man-in-a-rubber-suit 1950's goofiness I hsve ever heard of.

Also funny you mention the Blob, becasue that one scared me as aa kid too. Of course, when I watched it as a kid it was already decades old...

 

[kennadog]

Think Insomnical meant the remake of The Thing -- and that was the one with the Body Snatchers type premise -- and also exactly the reason I agreed it was such a brillaint monster. As you mentioned, the paranoia that anybody could be one now, that it takes you over from inside, and of course in The Thing that it could turn into a million gruesome monsters whenever it wanted to, be anywhere or anything.

The original...has got to be the most overrated piece of man-in-a-rubber-suit 1950's goofiness I hsve ever heard of.

Also funny you mention the Blob, becasue that one scared me as aa kid too. Of course, when I watched it as a kid it was already decades old...

Pbbbbhhhhtttt!

The original "thing" monster does look pretty poor in retrospect, but shapeshifting, true to the original short story, wasn't a film possibility in 1951.

It has been speculated that it was done as an allegory for the Communist scare of the 50's and the paranoia fanned by McCarthyism. That "the evil enemy," devoid of morality, is among us, stalking us and seeks our destruction. Thus, it had a more positive, upbeat air of we can beat this.

Yes, you are right, the second "Thing" was able to have the shapeshifting of the original story, so it did have that hidden among us scariness. I think Howard Hawkes and John Carpenter did great jobs within the context of their time and limitations or not.

 

[GoGoGadget]

I thought the original The Thing was the 1950's nuclear paranoia/giant mutated carrot one -- is that right, or am I thinking of something else?

Either way, love the Carpenter version.

As for my vote... I was very, VERY close to going with the alien in Alien (solitary alien in the first flick was always scarier to me than several aliens in the sequels). However, I had to go with Jack Torrance simply because Kubrik's version of The Shining remains one of very few movies that STILL scares me to my very core. It's one of my favorite movies that I never let myself watch. Even just thinking of the woman in the bathtub... yeesh... gives me the heebie jeebies.

 

[bibbinator]

Out of those given I'm going to go with Jigsaw. Not because I think the Saw movies are the bestest but because I think his motivations are the most original as are the way he picks his victims. And if someone solves their puzzle he lets them live so long as they have gained a new appreciation for their life - "Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you, not anymore". Not to mention his traps are well thought out and cool.

...

Asami from Audition.

Ah yes, how could we leave out Asami? The japanese make some really twisted films.

 

[GoGoGadget]

Ah yes, how could we leave out Asami? The japanese make some really twisted films.

That movie was disturbing.

REALLY disturbing.



And, shock of all shocks, I'm not disturbed that easily.

 

[VF21]

I thought the original The Thing was the 1950's nuclear paranoia/giant mutated carrot one -- is that right, or am I thinking of something else?

Right film. He was a creature from outer space found in the wreckage of his space ship close to the north pole. His physical makeup was compared to that of a carrot by one of the scientists who thought he could make friends with him. Said scientist later had his throat cut and was hung over the "little carrots" growing in the hothouse. When this movie came out, it was so beyond the normal sci fi/horror films that the scene I refer to above was actually omitted from some showings. For the time - and for people not used to having the crap scared out of them - it was truly frightening.

 

[atxrocker]

That movie was disturbing.

REALLY disturbing.



And, shock of all shocks, I'm not disturbed that easily.

I agree with you here. It was mildly to pretty disturbing, but an interesting movie all the same.