who says all villains need to rack up a
bloody body count we’ll find that out
mum grows if it takes till next
Christmas now get going
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
scariest movie characters that didn’t
kill anyone for this list we’re ranking
the characters from cinema that have
served as a particularly frightening
focal point in their respective films no
ha ha but never directly took the life
of another character given that we’ll be
delving deep into some important plot
points however a spoiler alert is
definitely in order
number 10 Tran Tour Ernest scared stupid
the fact that he’s called Trant or the
troll should already clue you in as to
what we’re dealing with here back in the
day an ancestor of our titular character
named Reverend Phineas Worrell captured
the ancient demonic troll with evil
intentions
so he’d stopped transforming kids into
wooden dolls and he turns them into
little wooden dolls which gives him his
power two centuries later the terrifying
monstrosity is accidentally released and
goes back at it again just cuz he’s
scared stupid doesn’t mean Ernest can’t
be a hero though and fortunately he
saves the day you’re a legend yeah you
never had a chance
number nine nurse ratchet One Flew Over
the Cuckoo’s Nest aren’t you ashamed if
you’re looking for an example of how
absolute power can corrupt absolutely
then look no further than this iconic
villain best thing we can do is go on
with our daily routine alright girl
nurse ratchet is brilliantly portrayed
by actress Louise Fletcher and
represents just how far the abuse of
authoritative power can take someone if
pushed too far you’re not going to win
your money back mr. martini
that’s all Oh ratchet rules over the
patients in her mental institution with
both an iron fist and a cruel mind in
one case pushing the guilt-ridden virgin
Billy Bibbit to suicide after
threatening to reveal to his mother and
encounter with a prostitute I don’t have
to tell her your mother and I are old
friends you know that although ratchet
technically keeps her hands clean her
commitment to her position is resolute
and ruthless your hand is staining my
window
number eight Maynard and Zed pulp
fiction want that gun that is it
butch Coolidge is in big trouble after
double-crossing gangster Marcellus
Wallace I’m prepared to skull worth for
that mobile phone it’s in the middle of
a heated chase however when both men
happen across two violent perverse men
who operate in the basement of a pawn
shop this right here he’s gonna shoot
them now right you gonna shoot him boy
both butch and Marcellus are beaten and
tortured with Marcellus being gagged and
sodomized by Zed the security guard
butch manages to break free however and
rescues Marcellus from his attacker
thus settling their debt I’m gonna get
medieval on your ass it’s a dark and
disturbing scene thanks to the setting
subject matter and one of the rapists
black leather GIMP outfit we have to
give number seven Seth Brundle
brundlefly the fly don’t be afraid no be
afraid be very free be afraid be very
afraid was the original tag line for
this 1986 body horror classic from
director David Cronenberg and it
referenced the Flies central character
brilliant scientist Seth Brundle played
by Jeff Goldblum no tell you something
I’ve never existed afar I’m becoming
brundlefly Randall’s transformation into
the titular fly is made all the more
tragic by the fact that the brundlefly
although severely wounding several
characters with his super-strength and
corrosive acid vomit doesn’t actually
kill anyone even those who might deserve
it nope Seth Brundle story is
unfortunate for everyone involved with
no happy endings insight will be the
ultimate family a family
three joined together in one body more
human and I am alone number six
Annabelle the conjuring demonic spirits
don’t possess the things they possess
people creepy dolls have been known to
petrify even the hardiest of horror fans
but this demented little girl just might
take the proverbial cake her name is
Annabelle and she’s based on a real-life
Raggedy Ann doll which was supposedly
possessed as claimed by New England
paranormal investigators Edie and
Lorraine Warren it’s something inhuman
it was a big mistake acknowledging this
doll the evil infused doll provides a
ton of scares in both 2013’s the
conjuring as well as its spin-off /
prequel Annabelle despite not directly
causing the deaths of any characters
however Annabelle continues to frighten
horror fans at least half to death with
every one of her spine-tingling
appearances sometimes it’s better to
keep the genie in the bottle number 5
Henry Frankenstein Frankenstein this mad
scientist is certainly obsessed with the
factors of death and decay but he
prefers to create life rather than take
it the necks broken the brain is useless
1931 s Frankenstein saw the first
significant film appearance of this
iconic Mary Shelley character but with
him renamed Henry instead of Victor I
know what it feels like to be
although Frankenstein sends out his
assistant Fritz to acquire body parts of
the recently deceased in order to
assemble his monster the scientist
himself doesn’t do any of the dirty work
or heavy lifting you have created a
monster and it will destroy you patience
patience
this makes Henry a morally questionable
character but not one who is quite
willing to take that final step towards
the crime of murder
you’re breathing crazy am I
we’ll see whether I’m crazy or not
number four Joan Crawford Mommy Dearest
what’s why hangers doing in this closet
what I told you know why hi guys no wire
hangers ever this fan favorite line is
delivered with frightening intensity by
Faye Dunaway in Mommy Dearest which was
based on the best-selling memoir of
Christina Crawford daughter of famed
Hollywood siren Joan Crawford
yes mommy dearest when I told you to
call me that I want you to mean it
although the film has received somewhat
ironic praise in the years since its
release Dunaway’s performance as
Crawford is simultaneously terrifying
and magnetic why can’t you treat me I
would be treated by any stranger on the
street it possesses an immense power
that deserves some serious reappraisal
by those who write this one off as a so
bad it’s good movie there’s a liquor
store to the way
no you know where to find the boys and
the bees the actress portrays Crawford
as a nuanced complex and at times tragic
character who nevertheless inflicts some
severe emotional wounds upon those
dearest to her look at its lore you call
that clean don’t you number three the
Wicked Witch of the West The Wizard of
Oz I do my pretty and your little dog
too
so many young children have this classic
character to thank for their nightmares
growing up poison ivy
with actress Margaret Hamilton portrayed
both the Wicked Witch of the West as
well as her kansas-based alter ego miss
Elmira Gulch that dogs and menace to the
community I’m taking him the sheriff and
make sure he’s destroyed she gained
critical and commercial praise for
stepping into the world of author EL
frank Baum’s original novel no it was an
accident I didn’t mean to kill anybody
well my liver pretty I can call that
it’s due whether it was the witch’s army
of flying monkeys for evil cackling
laughs or her tendency to pop up in
crystal balls at a moment’s notice this
villain caused more than enough
psychological damage to make up for the
fact that she never does get Dorothy or
her little dog hey number two
Vaughn Pan’s Labyrinth those bolts obey
the frivolous off label mysterious
mischievous and capricious this woodland
creature from Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s
Labyrinth has but one goal on his mind
to reveal to the film’s young
protagonist Ophelia her true identity is
this
you know the lesson goofy nada the Fonz
horned semi animalistic appearance falls
in line with the creatures mythological
roots while the characters moral
ambiguity towards Ophelia’s well-being
at times makes his relationship with the
troubled young girl a complex one face
my job nobody’s negative SOT a father
figure a tour guide and a possibly
untrustworthy ally the Fonz
unpredictable behavior and propensity to
anger make him a frightening creature
indeed the Nez cuidado
Loki Meeta oh ma no before we reveal our
scariest non-lethal movie character here
are some honorable mentions joking
you’re joking I can’t believe
is which someone shot this fella I’m
drowning in my tears I’m feeling much
better now
fifty fifteen puppies go Omanis howl of
number one the babadook the babadook it
is there are a few things more
frightening than the monsters that lurk
within our imaginations please make the
Bema to go away this is the birthplace
of the babadook the product of a young
voice fears and anxieties which sees an
anthropomorphised birth thanks to a
pop-up storybook the babadook spent for
possession torment and deceit make it a
particularly frightening villain despite
the fact that the creature itself is
never physically responsible for any
humans death in the film still its
ability to tap into fear and make even
the most staunch skeptic a victim of its
power make the babadook a frightening
lea effective creature of modern horror
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anyone scared you for more scary good
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thank you thank you thank you thank you
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thank you thank you thank you
bloody body count we’ll find that out
mum grows if it takes till next
Christmas now get going
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
scariest movie characters that didn’t
kill anyone for this list we’re ranking
the characters from cinema that have
served as a particularly frightening
focal point in their respective films no
ha ha but never directly took the life
of another character given that we’ll be
delving deep into some important plot
points however a spoiler alert is
definitely in order
number 10 Tran Tour Ernest scared stupid
the fact that he’s called Trant or the
troll should already clue you in as to
what we’re dealing with here back in the
day an ancestor of our titular character
named Reverend Phineas Worrell captured
the ancient demonic troll with evil
intentions
so he’d stopped transforming kids into
wooden dolls and he turns them into
little wooden dolls which gives him his
power two centuries later the terrifying
monstrosity is accidentally released and
goes back at it again just cuz he’s
scared stupid doesn’t mean Ernest can’t
be a hero though and fortunately he
saves the day you’re a legend yeah you
never had a chance
number nine nurse ratchet One Flew Over
the Cuckoo’s Nest aren’t you ashamed if
you’re looking for an example of how
absolute power can corrupt absolutely
then look no further than this iconic
villain best thing we can do is go on
with our daily routine alright girl
nurse ratchet is brilliantly portrayed
by actress Louise Fletcher and
represents just how far the abuse of
authoritative power can take someone if
pushed too far you’re not going to win
your money back mr. martini
that’s all Oh ratchet rules over the
patients in her mental institution with
both an iron fist and a cruel mind in
one case pushing the guilt-ridden virgin
Billy Bibbit to suicide after
threatening to reveal to his mother and
encounter with a prostitute I don’t have
to tell her your mother and I are old
friends you know that although ratchet
technically keeps her hands clean her
commitment to her position is resolute
and ruthless your hand is staining my
window
number eight Maynard and Zed pulp
fiction want that gun that is it
butch Coolidge is in big trouble after
double-crossing gangster Marcellus
Wallace I’m prepared to skull worth for
that mobile phone it’s in the middle of
a heated chase however when both men
happen across two violent perverse men
who operate in the basement of a pawn
shop this right here he’s gonna shoot
them now right you gonna shoot him boy
both butch and Marcellus are beaten and
tortured with Marcellus being gagged and
sodomized by Zed the security guard
butch manages to break free however and
rescues Marcellus from his attacker
thus settling their debt I’m gonna get
medieval on your ass it’s a dark and
disturbing scene thanks to the setting
subject matter and one of the rapists
black leather GIMP outfit we have to
give number seven Seth Brundle
brundlefly the fly don’t be afraid no be
afraid be very free be afraid be very
afraid was the original tag line for
this 1986 body horror classic from
director David Cronenberg and it
referenced the Flies central character
brilliant scientist Seth Brundle played
by Jeff Goldblum no tell you something
I’ve never existed afar I’m becoming
brundlefly Randall’s transformation into
the titular fly is made all the more
tragic by the fact that the brundlefly
although severely wounding several
characters with his super-strength and
corrosive acid vomit doesn’t actually
kill anyone even those who might deserve
it nope Seth Brundle story is
unfortunate for everyone involved with
no happy endings insight will be the
ultimate family a family
three joined together in one body more
human and I am alone number six
Annabelle the conjuring demonic spirits
don’t possess the things they possess
people creepy dolls have been known to
petrify even the hardiest of horror fans
but this demented little girl just might
take the proverbial cake her name is
Annabelle and she’s based on a real-life
Raggedy Ann doll which was supposedly
possessed as claimed by New England
paranormal investigators Edie and
Lorraine Warren it’s something inhuman
it was a big mistake acknowledging this
doll the evil infused doll provides a
ton of scares in both 2013’s the
conjuring as well as its spin-off /
prequel Annabelle despite not directly
causing the deaths of any characters
however Annabelle continues to frighten
horror fans at least half to death with
every one of her spine-tingling
appearances sometimes it’s better to
keep the genie in the bottle number 5
Henry Frankenstein Frankenstein this mad
scientist is certainly obsessed with the
factors of death and decay but he
prefers to create life rather than take
it the necks broken the brain is useless
1931 s Frankenstein saw the first
significant film appearance of this
iconic Mary Shelley character but with
him renamed Henry instead of Victor I
know what it feels like to be
although Frankenstein sends out his
assistant Fritz to acquire body parts of
the recently deceased in order to
assemble his monster the scientist
himself doesn’t do any of the dirty work
or heavy lifting you have created a
monster and it will destroy you patience
patience
this makes Henry a morally questionable
character but not one who is quite
willing to take that final step towards
the crime of murder
you’re breathing crazy am I
we’ll see whether I’m crazy or not
number four Joan Crawford Mommy Dearest
what’s why hangers doing in this closet
what I told you know why hi guys no wire
hangers ever this fan favorite line is
delivered with frightening intensity by
Faye Dunaway in Mommy Dearest which was
based on the best-selling memoir of
Christina Crawford daughter of famed
Hollywood siren Joan Crawford
yes mommy dearest when I told you to
call me that I want you to mean it
although the film has received somewhat
ironic praise in the years since its
release Dunaway’s performance as
Crawford is simultaneously terrifying
and magnetic why can’t you treat me I
would be treated by any stranger on the
street it possesses an immense power
that deserves some serious reappraisal
by those who write this one off as a so
bad it’s good movie there’s a liquor
store to the way
no you know where to find the boys and
the bees the actress portrays Crawford
as a nuanced complex and at times tragic
character who nevertheless inflicts some
severe emotional wounds upon those
dearest to her look at its lore you call
that clean don’t you number three the
Wicked Witch of the West The Wizard of
Oz I do my pretty and your little dog
too
so many young children have this classic
character to thank for their nightmares
growing up poison ivy
with actress Margaret Hamilton portrayed
both the Wicked Witch of the West as
well as her kansas-based alter ego miss
Elmira Gulch that dogs and menace to the
community I’m taking him the sheriff and
make sure he’s destroyed she gained
critical and commercial praise for
stepping into the world of author EL
frank Baum’s original novel no it was an
accident I didn’t mean to kill anybody
well my liver pretty I can call that
it’s due whether it was the witch’s army
of flying monkeys for evil cackling
laughs or her tendency to pop up in
crystal balls at a moment’s notice this
villain caused more than enough
psychological damage to make up for the
fact that she never does get Dorothy or
her little dog hey number two
Vaughn Pan’s Labyrinth those bolts obey
the frivolous off label mysterious
mischievous and capricious this woodland
creature from Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s
Labyrinth has but one goal on his mind
to reveal to the film’s young
protagonist Ophelia her true identity is
this
you know the lesson goofy nada the Fonz
horned semi animalistic appearance falls
in line with the creatures mythological
roots while the characters moral
ambiguity towards Ophelia’s well-being
at times makes his relationship with the
troubled young girl a complex one face
my job nobody’s negative SOT a father
figure a tour guide and a possibly
untrustworthy ally the Fonz
unpredictable behavior and propensity to
anger make him a frightening creature
indeed the Nez cuidado
Loki Meeta oh ma no before we reveal our
scariest non-lethal movie character here
are some honorable mentions joking
you’re joking I can’t believe
is which someone shot this fella I’m
drowning in my tears I’m feeling much
better now
fifty fifteen puppies go Omanis howl of
number one the babadook the babadook it
is there are a few things more
frightening than the monsters that lurk
within our imaginations please make the
Bema to go away this is the birthplace
of the babadook the product of a young
voice fears and anxieties which sees an
anthropomorphised birth thanks to a
pop-up storybook the babadook spent for
possession torment and deceit make it a
particularly frightening villain despite
the fact that the creature itself is
never physically responsible for any
humans death in the film still its
ability to tap into fear and make even
the most staunch skeptic a victim of its
power make the babadook a frightening
lea effective creature of modern horror
do you agree with our list yes it’s good
which movie characters that never killed
anyone scared you for more scary good
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com thank you
thank you thank you thank you thank you
thank you thank you thank you thank you
think thank you thank you thank you
thank you thank you thank you
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