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hidey-ho be they demented serial killers
or supernatural entities you can always
rest assured that horror movie villains
will have fascinating reasons to kill so
take you his life
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
greatest horror villain motivations if
we have reason to believe that there
might be something very strange going on
here got no argument with them for this
list we’re looking at the reasons why
horror movie villains kill and are
choosing the ones we think are most
interesting but we’re only including
villains that are human or controlling
humans number 10
Santa killed his parents Billy Chapman
Silent Night deadly night in the
petrifying world of horror even Santa
Claus can become a child’s worst
nightmare
it’s like you get to see him tonight
after all Billy Billy Chapman is forever
scarred when a serial killer dressed as
Santa kills his parents
yes they were on the naughty list
after years and a corrupt orphanage
Billy snaps dresses as Santa and decides
to punish the naughty himself
as Billy ruthlessly targets bullies and
immoral teens suddenly : you’re stopping
doesn’t look like a bad punishment
number nine the fear of gods the keepers
the cabin in the woods doesn’t even show
up on the GPS it is unworthy of global
positioning that’s the whole point this
clever trip into the woods offers a
distinct twist on the traditional bad
guy backstory how he died when zombies
stalk a group of teens in an isolated
cabin it turns out that computer
technicians are behind the entire
nightmare typical every year these
secret murders are carried out to make
sacrifices to unseen gods
if the sacrifices fail the gods will
destroy all humans raising mistakes way
higher than most other thrillers it’s
not you it’s the fool do not touch the
girl if he outlives her this whole thing
goes to hell take him out first
number eight bullying and that time of
the month Carrie White Carrie a classic
tale of bullying gone wrong
Carrie is still relevant decades after
its release tortured at school by
heartless classmates after she gets her
first period and stifled at home by a
religious fanatic mother Carrie shut off
from the world see the sin of our days
and one’s children and if she had
remained Simmons the curse of blood
would never have come on but with her
blossoming womanhood comes strange new
powers and Carrie soon realizes she can
make things happen with her mind after
being humiliated by a brutal prank
Carrie sees red and uses her newfound
telekinetic abilities to stand up and
get revenge against her tormentors
number seven Pinocchio syndrome Chucky
the child’s play franchise first
introduced in 1988
Chucky brought a whole new look to the
traditional slasher killer Charles Lee
ray is shot dead by police but uses vudo
to transfer his spirit to a doll
star cools and EMA father
the possessed Chucky goes on a killing
spree seeking revenge on former criminal
partners and hoping to possess the dolls
young owner
hence the Pinocchio syndrome since he
just wants to be a real boy
but this horrifying plastic murderer
with a need to kill kids only gives us
more reason to fear dolls 6 undying love
Imhotep The Mummy looks as though he
died in some sensationally unpleasant
men one of the silver screens first
screen legends Boris Karloff’s Imhotep
was held driven to resurrect his lost
love after archaeologists unearthed the
mummy very good he goes on a lengthy
journey to find his old flames tomb
better yet he stumbles upon her
reincarnation and attempts to mummify
her as his bride like the Setting Sun in
the West but useful dawn and you will
need is the first rays of a mirage
dispel the shadow though we ultimately
fails in hotels catalyst is eternally
relatable love forever making a monster
look a bit more human love that might
bring sickness and even death to you
number 5 demonic influence and lack of
supervision the children children of the
corn
a time of tribulation has come a test is
at hand we’ve seen people murdered for
crop harvests before it’s all started
that sound the same well it’s not
particularly in the Wicker Man
but things take a more terrifying turn
in children of the corn it’s my birthday
you got a pretty sick way of celebrating
it pal kids in a small farming town
Massacre the adults sacrificing them to
their mysterious leader he who walks
behind the rows the idea of our precious
future turning against us in service of
a twisted prophecy is a nightmare that
will stay with you the next time you
drive through the countryside we
sacrifice unto Him bring him the blood
of the Outlander number for gender
reassignment
Peter Angela the sleepaway camp
franchise revealed in a shocking twist
ending Angela has a troubled past for
the ages
after losing his family in a boating
accident
Peter Baker is taken in by an aunt who
raises him as a daughter Angela Angela
isn’t there anything special my little
girl would care for hmm
struggling to fit in at camp memories of
her father’s love affair with another
man returned when a boy kisses her
this sexual confusion drives our mad
propelling her to dispatch camp members
in exceedingly gory fashion number three
mommy issues Jason and mrs. Voorhees the
Friday the 13th franchise a mother will
do anything for her son even kill Pamela
Voorhees is heartbroken when son Jason
drowns at Camp she blames the counselors
who were having sex and left him
unsupervised you drow you never paid any
attention in retaliation she embarks on
a vengeful quest to kill off Camp
Crystal Lake sung and carefree
counselors particularly the slutty ones
we weren’t doing anything we were just
met Jason himself takes the killers
knife in hand for sequels continuing the
slasher tradition of murdering partying
teens
number two post-traumatic burned a live
disorder Freddy Krueger a Nightmare on
Elm Street franchise a child killer is
scary enough
the disfigured spirit of said child
killer haunting dreams takes it to a
whole new level cornered by angry
parents after murdering their children
Freddy Krueger is burned to death in a
boiler room
he’s Ted honey because mommy killed him
years later he resurfaces as a vengeful
nightmare capable of killing teenagers
in their dreams a child killer bolstered
by supernatural powers and a twisted
revenge plot makes for one of cinema’s
more paralyzing motives
before our top pick takes a swing at us
here are some honorable mentions
hey I killed the boogeyman
number one cancer jigsaw the Saw
franchise king of today’s horror jigsaw
has a motivation like no other I’m
afraid I can’t do that
dying of cancer he wishes to make people
appreciate their lives this being a
horror series he does this through
torturous tests that challenged the
victims wills to live facing each trap
around the weaknesses and a person’s
personality jigsaw offers self help in
the most morose manner for taking
people’s lives with a hint of dark
helpfulness we anoint jigsaws as the top
horror movie motivation turned to mock
you officer below a cancer patient how
could you possibly put me in any more
pain do you agree with our list which
villain has your favorite motivation for
more informative top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
we’re friends to the end
the end
hidey-ho be they demented serial killers
or supernatural entities you can always
rest assured that horror movie villains
will have fascinating reasons to kill so
take you his life
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
greatest horror villain motivations if
we have reason to believe that there
might be something very strange going on
here got no argument with them for this
list we’re looking at the reasons why
horror movie villains kill and are
choosing the ones we think are most
interesting but we’re only including
villains that are human or controlling
humans number 10
Santa killed his parents Billy Chapman
Silent Night deadly night in the
petrifying world of horror even Santa
Claus can become a child’s worst
nightmare
it’s like you get to see him tonight
after all Billy Billy Chapman is forever
scarred when a serial killer dressed as
Santa kills his parents
yes they were on the naughty list
after years and a corrupt orphanage
Billy snaps dresses as Santa and decides
to punish the naughty himself
as Billy ruthlessly targets bullies and
immoral teens suddenly : you’re stopping
doesn’t look like a bad punishment
number nine the fear of gods the keepers
the cabin in the woods doesn’t even show
up on the GPS it is unworthy of global
positioning that’s the whole point this
clever trip into the woods offers a
distinct twist on the traditional bad
guy backstory how he died when zombies
stalk a group of teens in an isolated
cabin it turns out that computer
technicians are behind the entire
nightmare typical every year these
secret murders are carried out to make
sacrifices to unseen gods
if the sacrifices fail the gods will
destroy all humans raising mistakes way
higher than most other thrillers it’s
not you it’s the fool do not touch the
girl if he outlives her this whole thing
goes to hell take him out first
number eight bullying and that time of
the month Carrie White Carrie a classic
tale of bullying gone wrong
Carrie is still relevant decades after
its release tortured at school by
heartless classmates after she gets her
first period and stifled at home by a
religious fanatic mother Carrie shut off
from the world see the sin of our days
and one’s children and if she had
remained Simmons the curse of blood
would never have come on but with her
blossoming womanhood comes strange new
powers and Carrie soon realizes she can
make things happen with her mind after
being humiliated by a brutal prank
Carrie sees red and uses her newfound
telekinetic abilities to stand up and
get revenge against her tormentors
number seven Pinocchio syndrome Chucky
the child’s play franchise first
introduced in 1988
Chucky brought a whole new look to the
traditional slasher killer Charles Lee
ray is shot dead by police but uses vudo
to transfer his spirit to a doll
star cools and EMA father
the possessed Chucky goes on a killing
spree seeking revenge on former criminal
partners and hoping to possess the dolls
young owner
hence the Pinocchio syndrome since he
just wants to be a real boy
but this horrifying plastic murderer
with a need to kill kids only gives us
more reason to fear dolls 6 undying love
Imhotep The Mummy looks as though he
died in some sensationally unpleasant
men one of the silver screens first
screen legends Boris Karloff’s Imhotep
was held driven to resurrect his lost
love after archaeologists unearthed the
mummy very good he goes on a lengthy
journey to find his old flames tomb
better yet he stumbles upon her
reincarnation and attempts to mummify
her as his bride like the Setting Sun in
the West but useful dawn and you will
need is the first rays of a mirage
dispel the shadow though we ultimately
fails in hotels catalyst is eternally
relatable love forever making a monster
look a bit more human love that might
bring sickness and even death to you
number 5 demonic influence and lack of
supervision the children children of the
corn
a time of tribulation has come a test is
at hand we’ve seen people murdered for
crop harvests before it’s all started
that sound the same well it’s not
particularly in the Wicker Man
but things take a more terrifying turn
in children of the corn it’s my birthday
you got a pretty sick way of celebrating
it pal kids in a small farming town
Massacre the adults sacrificing them to
their mysterious leader he who walks
behind the rows the idea of our precious
future turning against us in service of
a twisted prophecy is a nightmare that
will stay with you the next time you
drive through the countryside we
sacrifice unto Him bring him the blood
of the Outlander number for gender
reassignment
Peter Angela the sleepaway camp
franchise revealed in a shocking twist
ending Angela has a troubled past for
the ages
after losing his family in a boating
accident
Peter Baker is taken in by an aunt who
raises him as a daughter Angela Angela
isn’t there anything special my little
girl would care for hmm
struggling to fit in at camp memories of
her father’s love affair with another
man returned when a boy kisses her
this sexual confusion drives our mad
propelling her to dispatch camp members
in exceedingly gory fashion number three
mommy issues Jason and mrs. Voorhees the
Friday the 13th franchise a mother will
do anything for her son even kill Pamela
Voorhees is heartbroken when son Jason
drowns at Camp she blames the counselors
who were having sex and left him
unsupervised you drow you never paid any
attention in retaliation she embarks on
a vengeful quest to kill off Camp
Crystal Lake sung and carefree
counselors particularly the slutty ones
we weren’t doing anything we were just
met Jason himself takes the killers
knife in hand for sequels continuing the
slasher tradition of murdering partying
teens
number two post-traumatic burned a live
disorder Freddy Krueger a Nightmare on
Elm Street franchise a child killer is
scary enough
the disfigured spirit of said child
killer haunting dreams takes it to a
whole new level cornered by angry
parents after murdering their children
Freddy Krueger is burned to death in a
boiler room
he’s Ted honey because mommy killed him
years later he resurfaces as a vengeful
nightmare capable of killing teenagers
in their dreams a child killer bolstered
by supernatural powers and a twisted
revenge plot makes for one of cinema’s
more paralyzing motives
before our top pick takes a swing at us
here are some honorable mentions
hey I killed the boogeyman
number one cancer jigsaw the Saw
franchise king of today’s horror jigsaw
has a motivation like no other I’m
afraid I can’t do that
dying of cancer he wishes to make people
appreciate their lives this being a
horror series he does this through
torturous tests that challenged the
victims wills to live facing each trap
around the weaknesses and a person’s
personality jigsaw offers self help in
the most morose manner for taking
people’s lives with a hint of dark
helpfulness we anoint jigsaws as the top
horror movie motivation turned to mock
you officer below a cancer patient how
could you possibly put me in any more
pain do you agree with our list which
villain has your favorite motivation for
more informative top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
we’re friends to the end
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