The scariest movie characters: ranking of the 10 most terrifying scares from horror movies [ZDJÊCIA]

The 10 scariest characters from horror movies: the ranking starts with Jason Voorhees

Meet the 10 scariest characters from . At the beginning of this terrifying list was a ruthless killer hiding his ugly face behind a hockey mask.

Jason Voorhees By cliff1066 – originally posted to Flickr as Anaheim_Wax_Works_18, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10556620

Jason Voorhees, because we are talking about him here, is a well-known antagonist from the cult series of slashers – “Friday the 13th” from 1980, which was started by the American director, Sean S. Cunningham.

The scariest characters from horror movies: the nightmare Freddy Krueger

Do you know all the scariest characters from ? Freddy Krueger is another spooky hero who could not be missing in the ranking of the most terrifying scares.

Freddy Krueger By Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland – Wax Museum Plus, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25502258

The man with an ugly face and a hat on his head is a psychopathic child murderer who was burned alive by the townspeople seeking justice. But that couldn’t stop him. Years later, Freddy Krueger returned to creep into the dreams of a group of teenagers. Equipped with a glove with metal claws, it can be impressive. This character first appeared in a horror film directed by Wes Craven – “A Nightmare on Elm Street” from 1984, which was the beginning of the well-known series.

Creepy Horror Movie Characters: Masked Michael Myers

Michael Myers is the main antagonist of the cult horror series – “Halloween”. This character committed a cruel crime when he was a child, killing his sister during Halloween. Already an adult, Michel escapes from a psychiatric hospital, murdering more victims.

‘Halloween’, dir. David Gordon Green Ryan Green/UIP

The scariest movie characters: the insidious Pennywise the Clown

The scariest movie characters are also Pennywise the Clown, the antagonist of the novel by Stephen King entitled “This”. A cruel, insidious monster in the form of a clown lured children and then ate them. The spooky clown first appeared on screen in “It” (1986), in which he was played by Tim Curry. Pennywise returned in the new adaptation of the horror master’s novel, “It” from 2017, as well as its sequel – “It: Chapter 2” (2019). This time his character was created by Bill Skarsgård.

Pennywise the clown By Pikawil – Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62057676

The most terrifying movie characters: the psychopathic Ghostface

The scariest movie characters? This list should also include Ghostface, the main antagonist of the “Scream” series. The characteristic, hooded hero in a white mask, resembling the face of a man from a painting by Edvard Munch, quickly became a true icon of the world of horror.

Jenna Ortega in Scream 5 Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection

The scariest characters: the demonic Annabelle

The scariest characters are also ghostly dolls, which certainly includes Annabelle, known from horror films belonging to the “Universe of the Conjuring”. The series, which features a toy possessed by a demon, began with a horror film directed by James Wan – “The Conjuring” from 2013. The nightmare doll was inspired by a real toy that exhibits paranormal features. The original Annabelle is housed in the Warren’s Occult Museum in a locked glass case marked “Do Not Open!”

Annabelle returns home WARNER BROS

Horror Characters: The terrifying Samara Morgan

Terrifying characters from horror movies also include Samara Morgan, a girl whose mother threw her into a well. The movie’s boogeyman, seeking revenge, appeared on the tape recording. Anyone who decided to watch it received a phone call and then died a cruel death seven days later. Samara Morgan is the main antagonist of the “The Ring” series, which is a remake of Japanese horror films in which a terrible ghost – Sadako Yamamura – aroused terror.

Samara Morgan ‘Rings’ movie trailer. Screen Paramount Pictures International / YouTube.com

The scariest movie characters: the inventive Jigsaw

Be careful not to fall into the terrible trap that Jigsaw may set. The character, who first appeared in James Wan’s bloody film “Saw” (2004), is the author of a cruel game. Its participants are forced to make difficult choices to stay alive.

A still from the movie ‘Saw X’ Monolith Films promotional materials

Famous characters from horror movies: the cruel Chucky Doll

What famous horror characters are worth adding to the scariest list? The murderous Chucky Doll, murdering its victims in an exceptionally brutal and sophisticated way, is another bogeyman that cannot be missing from this ranking.

‘Cult of Chucky’ dir. Don Mancini, prod. Universal Pictures Studio

The spooky toy is the antagonist of the “Chucky Doll” horror series. A seemingly ordinary toy served as the temporary body of sadistic killer Charles Lee Ray. The man wanted to take over the body of a little boy. The first film in this series, the cult “Chucky” (directed by Tom Holland), was released in 1988.

Scary characters from horror movies: the ruthless Leatherface

Leatherface ends the list of scary movie characters that no one would want to dream about.

‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ – a new installment of the famous series from February 18 on Netflix Yana Blajeva/Netflix

The antagonist in the horror series “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” used his deadly weapon for the first time in the 1974 film directed by Tobe Hooper.

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*The material uses photos from UIP, Paramount, WARNER BROS, Monolith Films, Studio Universal Pictures, Netflix