The Most Utterly Terrifying Figures in Film

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This is a list of the most chillingly terrifying figures in film, as ranked and voted on by horror fans. There are a lot of scary movies out there, some that stick with you in your nightmares and other you just love to peek through your fingers at while shrieking in glee. But then there are the ones that have a particular figure in them, a monster or a man or a pale child... that really makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Which is the scariest? Which one is the one you would LEAST like to EVER meet? Vote for your favorites, add any you see missing... and make sure to rank your own version if you really want to impact this list!

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Leatherface
2

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Michael Myers

Halloween II, Halloween 6, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers More
3

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Down 45

Pennywise the Dancing Clown

It
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Freddy Krueger

Freddy vs. Jason, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child More
5

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Jason Voorhees

Friday the 13th, Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th More
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Pinhead

Hellraiser, Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation, Hellraiser: Hellworld
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Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal, The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon More
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Xenomorph

Alien, AVP: Alien vs. Predator
9

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The Thing

The Thing
10

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Jigsaw Killer

Saw, Saw IV, Saw III More
11

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John Doe

Seven
12

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Jaws
13

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Damien Thorn

Omen III: The Final Conflict, The Omen, Damien: Omen II More
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Anton Chigurh

No Country for Old Men
15

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Samara Morgan

The Ring Two, The Ring 3D, The Ring More
16

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Jack Torrance

The Shining, Terror in the Aisles
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Sadako Yamamura
18

Up 34

Down 61

The Blair Witch
19

Up 66

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Buffalo Bill
20

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Candyman
21

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Norman Bates

Psycho II, Psycho, Psycho More
22

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Regan MacNeil

The Exorcist, Exorcist II: The Heretic

added by: TrudyVertigo
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Chucky

Stick

added by: franjml
24

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The Creeper

Jeepers Creepers, Jeepers Creepers II, Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral More
25

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It the Clown

added by: Yoda252
26

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Captain Spaulding

added by: JustinBraceit
“ Devil's Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses „
27

Up 20

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Iris

30 Days of Night
28

Up 33

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Count Orlok

Nosferatu
29

Up 39

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Count Dracula

Dracula, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Count Dracula More
30

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Dr. Heiter

The Human Centipede
31

Up 29

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Frankenstein's monster

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Bride of Frankenstein, Monster Mash More
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christmasisyours
The Most Utterly Terrifying Figures in Film at 2/06/2013 2:30 AM

Tolerable creepy film characters
RomanticDramedy
The Most Utterly Terrifying Figures in Film at 1/28/2013 6:30 PM

Suitable scariest movie characters
Kimi Haymans
The Most Utterly Terrifying Figures in Film at 8/18/2012 4:30 AM

This ain't your grandfather's Horror Movie Characters.
Rod Curenton
The Most Utterly Terrifying Figures in Film at 7/11/2012 11:30 AM

Scary Movie Characters, grandfather.