12: Norman Bates (Psycho)
RIP Anthony Perkins (1932-1992)
11: Pazuzu (The Exorcist)
RIP Mercedes McCambridge (1916-2004)
10: Judge Claude Frollo (Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
RIP Tony Jay (1933-2006)
9: Alex DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange)
8: Lee Woo-jin (Oldboy)
7: Harry Powell (The Night of the Hunter)
RIP Robert Mitchum (1917-1997)
6: Magneto (X-Men franchise)
5: Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs)
4: Joker (The Dark Knight)
RIP Heath Ledger (1979-2008)
3: Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars franchise)
2: Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Honorable Mentions
Sauron (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
RIP Alan Howard (1937-2015)
John Kramer (Saw franchise)
Hans Gruber (Die Hard)
RIP Alan Rickman (1946-2016)
Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)
John Doe (Se7en)
Lou Bloom (Nightcrawler)
Agent Smith (The Matrix)
Annie Wilkes (Misery)
1: Darth Vader (Star Wars franchise)
RIP James Earl Jones (1931-2024)
