The 2020s have given us some of the best horror villains, from old witches like Weapons' Aunt Gladys to iconic vampires like ...

All things considered, 2025 was a pretty good year for movies. Since a great film is all the greater with the right villain, ...

While Scream launched a huge meta look at the tropes of horror films in 1996, it also featured a genuine surprise at the ...

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find ...

2025 is a banner year for horror, in part because of Weapons, Zach Cregger’s creepy film about a group of children who suddenly disappear in a small Pennsylvania town. The film’s antagonist, the ...

Any horror flick that opens with a gnarly face-ripping in the first five minutes immediately has my attention. But focusing ...

Horror-film villains become nightmare fuel for kids for decades. Some villains like Freddy, Jason, and Ghostface have multiple films to get under your skin. Others, like Annie from "Misery" or Jack ...

Horror has existed in cinema since the medium was invented in the late 19th century. But horror films as we know them really began in the 1920s. And the genre changed with each subsequent decade. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in comedy. Sometimes it is more fun to be evil. Movie villains are often the best part of the film. The best ...

Clayface will star in his own R-Rated horror film in 2026. The movie may focus on Basil Karlo, a reeling actor, and his ...

In virtually every horror film, the protagonist character(s) acts as the audience surrogate. We are meant to be right there with them in this stressful and deadly space as they fight for their lives ...

WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk has discussed the fun of playing a villain in his new vampire horror movie Night ...