Who is the best horror icon?

The 10 Most Iconic Horror Movie Villains
  • Chucky – Child's Play. ...
  • Jigsaw – Saw. ...
  • Pinhead – Hellraiser. ...
  • Norman Bates – Psycho. ...
  • Hannibal Lecter – The Silence of the Lambs. ...
  • Leatherface – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. ...
  • Jason Voorhees – Friday the 13th. ...
  • Freddy Krueger – Nightmare on Elm Street.
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Who is the scariest horror icon?

The 10 scariest, most haunting horror movie villains, from Chucky to Jason and Freddy
  1. Michael Myers.
  2. Jason Voorhees. ...
  3. Freddy Krueger. ...
  4. Leatherface. ...
  5. Jigsaw. ...
  6. Pennywise. ...
  7. Chucky. ...
  8. Pinhead. ...
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Who is the scariest character ever?

Top 20 Scariest Characters of All Time
  1. #1: Michael Myers. “Halloween” franchise (1978-)
  2. #2: Xenomorph. “Alien” franchise (1979-) ...
  3. #3: Hannibal Lecter. “Hannibal Lecter” franchise (1981-) ...
  4. #4: Freddy Krueger. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise (1984-) ...
  5. #5: Jason Voorhees. ...
  6. #6: Pennywise. ...
  7. #7: Leatherface. ...
  8. #8: Pazuzu. ...
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Who is the most iconic slasher?

Best Slasher #1 - Michael Myers (Halloween, 1978)

Beyond John Carpenter's filmmaking, there are a few reasons why Myers is the ultimate slasher.
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Who was the first horror movie icon?

One of the earliest horror icons in film dates back to 1913 with The Werewolf, which is one of the earliest werewolf films. In the 1920s, Dracula and Frankenstein's monster had movies released. Their presence in literary history led to them becoming among the most famous horror film icons.
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Top 10 Classic Horror Movie Icons



Who is the best horror killer?

Top 10 horror movie killers
  • FREDDY KRUEGER. ...
  • GHOSTFACE. ...
  • HANNIBAL. ...
  • LEATHERFACE. ...
  • JACK TORRANCE. ...
  • JIGSAW. ...
  • PENNYWISE (IT) ...
  • NORMAN BATES. The “granddaddy” of the horror genre, in “Halloween” creator John Carpenter's words, is “Psycho,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Who is the OG slasher?

10 Jigsaw, or John Kramer (The Saw Franchise)

John Kramer is the original Jigsaw Killer, the slasher villain in the Saw franchise. Though Jigsaw becomes a legacy character, John Kramer is the original, and so he's most often the one that comes to horror movie fans' minds.
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Who is the scariest villain?

10 Best Horror Movie Villains, According To Reddit
  1. 1 Hannibal Lector (The Silence Of The Lambs)
  2. 2 Pinhead. ...
  3. 3 Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) ...
  4. 4 Jason Voorhees (Friday The 13th) ...
  5. 5 Jigsaw (Saw) ...
  6. 6 Ghostface (Scream) ...
  7. 7 Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare On Elm Street) ...
  8. 8 Pennywise (It) ...
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Who is the weakest slasher?

Weakest Horror Movie Monsters We Could Easily Escape From
  • 3 Dracula (Hammer Horror Series)
  • 4 Samara (The Ring, 2002) ...
  • 5 Eebee (Evil Bong, 2006) ...
  • 6 Chucky (Child's Play, 1998) ...
  • 7 Millard Findlemyer (The Gingerdead Man, 2005) ...
  • 8 Jack Frost (Jack Frost, 1997) ...
  • 9 Jaws/Bruce (Jaws, 1975) ...
  • 10 The Leprechaun (Leprechaun, 1993) ...
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Who is the king of slashers?

Jason Voorhees, one of the most iconic slasher villains of our time, may have debuted on screen 40 years ago, but the franchise is still alive and relatively well. In fact, Jason has graced our screen a whopping 12 times, in various films, as well as a couple of video games.
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Who is the most evil horror villain?

10 Most Dangerous Horror Movie Villains, Ranked
  • 8 HANNIBAL LECTER.
  • 7 JIGSAW.
  • 6 MICHAEL MYERS.
  • 5 JASON VOORHEES.
  • 4 FREDDY KRUEGER.
  • 3 PINHEAD AND THE CENOBITES.
  • 2 PREDATORS.
  • 1 XENOMORPHS.
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Who was the first horror movie killer?

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) is sometimes described as the mother of all slasher films. Although there are only two murders in the film, the idea of a disguised and insane killer came to prominence with this film.
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Which horror movie killer would win?

Final Notes About Which Killer Would Win

Pinhead is the clear overall winner, being able to detain and or destroy any of the other horror movie killers. However, Freddy Krueger is a close second, as his demon-like manipulation techniques are simply too powerful for any other slasher to overcome.
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Who won Freddy vs Jason?

Jason kills over 14 people in the first 45 minutes of the movie. This was the final film from either the Nightmare or Friday franchises that followed the original plot before the reboot films. Although the ending to the movie is ambiguous, director Ronny Yu insists that he felt it was clear that Jason was the victor.
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Who would win Jason or Michael?

Winner: Jason Voorhees

Jason's immense strength and ability to keep killing no matter the circumstances show that he can withstand a full-on assault from Michael. Considering his one weakness depends on location, he also has a greater chance of coming out on top.
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Who is scarier Michael Myers or Leatherface?

Michael Myers. The fact that if he is after you he will stop at no cost and can be hiding anywhere just waiting to jump out and kill you makes him scarier than Leatherface for me.
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Who is the oldest slasher?

Thirteen Women. Thirteen Women (1932) is perhaps the earliest example of what would become a slasher film. It documents eleven (not thirteen, as two women's scenes were cut before theatrical release) women being harassed and murdered after a clairvoyant swami mails them a horoscope foreseeing swift doom.
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Who is the best horror slasher?

Michael Myers

It's hard to argue against Michael Myers as the best slasher killer of all time. After all, he's the one that launched the genre craze. And while it's been argued for years who deserved the honors between him, Freddy, and Jason, the answer is simple.
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Who has more kills Jason or Michael Myers?

Jason: 158 Kills

That's 29 more than Michael Myers, who has the second most on this list. Donning his signature white hockey mask, Jason loves to hack, slash, and impale his victims using his old rusty machete.
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What was the first horror movie?

The best known of these early supernatural-based works is the 3-minute short film Le Manoir du Diable (1896), known in English as both "The Haunted Castle" or "The House of the Devil". The film is sometimes credited as being the first ever horror film.
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Who is the most famous movie villain?

Note: James Bond villains and Disney-animated villains are not included.
  1. Darth Vader ("Star Wars" trilogy)
  2. The Joker ("The Dark Knight") ...
  3. Anton Chigurh ("No Country For Old Men") ...
  4. Hannibal Lecter ("Silence of the Lambs" franchise) ...
  5. The Shark ("Jaws") ...
  6. Amon Goeth ("Schindler's List") ...
  7. Terminator ("Terminator" franchise) ...
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What horror character uses an AXE?

The 1984 original inspired multiple sequels and a remake, but can't be beat for its subversive transformation of a beloved character into an axe-wielding killer. Jason Voorhees loves his machete, but he likes his axe, too, taking so much bloody enjoyment in using it on hapless teens that we can't show the results.
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Who wins Freddy or Michael?

2 Freddy: Is Invincible In The Dreamworld

He has to be pulled into the real world to endure lasting harm. Freddy can manipulate anything in this dream state. He can become anything or anyone and use a person's strengths against them. Therefore, in the dream world, Freddy will become more powerful than Michael.
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Who can beat Jason?

Pinhead from Hellraiser

Physically imposing and hideously evil, Pinhead would utilize every evil trick in the book, ripping into Jason with chains, siccing his fellow cenobites on him, and just tearing Jason Voorhees a new one before dragging him into his realm.
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Who can beat Michael Myers?

Simply put, Jason Voorhees wins because he can't be killed. Not even a rain of bullets or impalement can stop him. Michael might be one tough cookie, but (depending on canon) he's still mortal. Both are matched in physical strength, but when it comes to durability, Jason takes the win.
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