List of horror villains/by kills

Lists pertaining to horror villains, ranking them by kill count. Under construction.
==Film & Television==
Year of Debut	Villain 	First Appearance 	Screen Rant (2020)15 Iconic Horror Villains Ranked By Kill Count - Shawn S. Lealos - Updated 30 Dec 2020 - Screen Rant - Retrieved 13 August 2024	WatchMojo (2022)Top 10 Horror Movie Villains With the Highest Kill Counts - WatchMojo - 13 May 2022 - YouTube - Retrieved 13 August 2024Top 10 Horror Movie Villains With the Highest Kill Counts - George Pacheco - 13 May 2022 - WatchMojo - Retrieved 13 August 2024	Screen Rant (2023)Which Horror Slasher Villain Has The Highest Kill Count - Shawn S. Lealos & Adrienne Tyler - Updated 23 November 2023 - Screen Rant - Retrieved 13 August 2024	Collider (2023)12 Horror Movie Villains With the Most Kills, Ranked by Their Kill Count - Diego Pineda Pacheco - Updated 28 December 2023 - Collider - Retrieved 13 August 2024	Aggr.Aggregate of all polls in the table using Copeland's method.	Time in office (rank)
1915 	The Golem 	The Golem 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1922 	Count Orlok 	Nosferatu 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1931 	Count Dracula 	Dracula 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1931 	Frankenstein 	Frankenstein 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1932 	Imhotep 	The Mummy 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1933 	Jack Griffin 	The Invisible Man 	123 	104 	— 	122 	116 	
1940 	Kharis 	The Mummy's Hand 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1941 	Lawrence Talbot 	The Wolf Man 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1943 	Paula Dupree 	Captive Wild Woman 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1946 	The Creeper 	House of Horrors 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1953 	Professor Henry Jarrod 	House of Wax 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1954 	Gill Man 	Creature from the Black Lagoon 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1957 	Baron Victor Frankenstein 	The Curse of Frankenstein 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1958 	Count Dracula 	Dracula 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1958 	Nancy Archer 	Attack of the 50 Foot Woman 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1958 	The Blob 	The Blob 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1959 	Giant Gila Monster 	The Giant Gila Monster 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1960 	Norman Bates 	Psycho 	20 (composite) 	— 	— 	— 	20 	
1964 	Coffin Joe 	At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1968 	Cemetery Zombie 	Night of the Living Dead 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1970 	Count Yorga 	Count Yorga, Vampire 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1971 	Dr. Anton Phibes 	The Abominable Dr. Phibes 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1972 	Blacula 	Blacula 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1973 	Pazuzu 	The Exorcist 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974 	LeatherfaceServed less than 2 years, 3 months as prime minister, while all others served for more than 4 years, 11 months. There is a strong correlation between time served in office and the poll rankings: the bottom quartile of the aggregate poll rankings are all in the bottom quartile of time served in office. Similarly, the top four prime ministers in terms of aggregate rankings are in the top four of time spent in office. (composite) 	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 	31 (composite) 	30+ (composite) 	31 (composite) 	31 (composite) 	31 	
1974 	Billy 	Black Christmas 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975 	Bruce 	Jaws 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977 	Pluto 	The Hills Have Eyes 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977 	Matthew Crowley 	Rituals 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978 	Michael MyersServed less than 2 years, 3 months as prime minister, while all others served for more than 4 years, 11 months. There is a strong correlation between time served in office and the poll rankings: the bottom quartile of the aggregate poll rankings are all in the bottom quartile of time served in office. Similarly, the top four prime ministers in terms of aggregate rankings are in the top four of time spent in office. (composite)	Halloween 	133 (composite) 	160 (composite) 	161 (composite) 	160+ 	153 	
1979 	The Tall Man 	Phantasm 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979 	Xenomorph 	Alien 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980 	Jack Torrance 	The Shining 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980 	Jason VoorheesServed less than 2 years, 3 months as prime minister, while all others served for more than 4 years, 11 months. There is a strong correlation between time served in office and the poll rankings: the bottom quartile of the aggregate poll rankings are all in the bottom quartile of time served in office. Similarly, the top four prime ministers in terms of aggregate rankings are in the top four of time spent in office. 	Friday the 13th 	151 (composite) 	150 - 160 (composite) 	157 (composite) 	163+ 	155 	
1981 	Bubba Ritter 	Dark Night of the Scarecrow 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982 	Belial Bradley 	Basket Case 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983 	Angela Baker 	Sleepaway Camp 	55 (composite) 	50+ (composite) 	— 	55 (composite) 	53 	
1984 	Billy Chapman 	Silent Night, Deadly Night 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984 	Freddy Krueger 	A Nightmare on Elm Street 	39 (composite) 	39+ (composite) 	42- 48 (composite) 	63 (composite) 	45 	
1985 	Tarman 	The Return of the Living Dead 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986 	Torok 	Troll 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986 	Seth Brundle 	The Fly 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986 	Link 	Link 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987 	Jerry Blake 	The Stepfather 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987 	Pinhead 	Hellraiser 	35 	246 	— 	321+ 	200 	
1987 	Tony Washington 	Zombie Nightmare 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988 	Matt Cordell 	Maniac Cop 	— 	— 	— 	42 	42 	
1988 	Pumpkinhead 	Pumpkinhead 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988 	Chucky 	Child's Play 	38 	100+ (composite) 	— 	67 (composite) 	68 	
1990 	Pennywise 	It 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990 	Annie Wilkes 	Misery 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991 	Hannibal Lecter 	The Silence of the Lambs 	98 (composite) 	— 	— 	— 	98 	
1992 	CandymanServed less than 2 years, 3 months as prime minister, while all others served for more than 4 years, 11 months. There is a strong correlation between time served in office and the poll rankings: the bottom quartile of the aggregate poll rankings are all in the bottom quartile of time served in office. Similarly, the top four prime ministers in terms of aggregate rankings are in the top four of time spent in office. 	Candyman 	22+ 	28 	— 	— 	25 	
1993 	Lubdan 	Leprechaun 	50+ (composite) 	50+ (composite) 	— 	50+ (composite) 	50 	
1995 	Sil 	Species 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996 	Ghostface 	Scream 	35+ (composite) 	44 (composite) 	46 (composite) 	— 	42 	
1997 	The Fisherman 	I Know What You Did Last Summer 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999 	Blair Witch 	The Blair Witch Project 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000 	Kayako Saeki 	Ju-on: The Curse 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000 	William Bludworth 	Final Destination 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000 	Killjoy 	Killjoy 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001 	The Creeper 	Jeepers Creepers 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003 	Captain Spaulding 	House of 1000 Corpses 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003 	Three Finger 	Wrong Turn 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004 	John Kramer 	Saw 	60 	60 	— 	66 	62 	
2005 	Cthulhu 	The Call of Cthulhu 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005 	Gingerdead Man 	The Gingerdead Man 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006 	Leslie Vernon 	Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006 	Victor Crowley 	Hatchet 	59 	54 	— 	64+ 	59 	
2006 	Mountain Man 	Cold Prey 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006 	Eebee 	Evil Bong 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009 	Standartenführer Herzog 	Dead Snow 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013 	Lasser Glass 	Oculus 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014 	The Babadook 	The Babadook 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014 	It 	It Follows 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016 	The Blind Man 	Don't Breathe 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016 	Art the Clown 	Terrifier 	— 	— 	26 	— 	26 	
2017 	Pennywise 	It 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018 	Slender Man 	Slender Man 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019 	Brightburn 	Brightburn 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2022 	Smile Entity 	Smile 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2023 	Sweet 16 Killer 	Totally Killer 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2023 	The Angel 	It's a Wonderful Knife 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2024 	Johnny 	In a Violent Nature 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2024 	Longlegs 	Longlegs 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	Conservative, Unionist 	 	7 	8 	9 	08 	8
 	 	Conservative 	 	14 	16 	17 	17 	17
 	 	Liberal 	 	1 	3 	1 	01 	1
 	 	Conservative 	 	12 	12 	14 	14 	12
 	 	Liberal 	 	4 	7 	6 	06 	9
 	 	Progressive Conservative 	 	13 	10 	12 	12 	11
 	 	Liberal 	 	6 	4 	5 	05 	13
 	 	Liberal 	 	5 	5 	4 	04 	3
 	 	Progressive Conservative 	 	15 	17 	18 	18 	20
 	 	Liberal 	 	18 	20 	22 	21 	22
 	 	Progressive Conservative 	 	8 	9 	8 	09 	7
 	 	Progressive Conservative 	 	20 	22 	23 	23 	21
 	 	Liberal 	9Ranking calculated before the prime minister had left office. 	 	6 	7 	07 	5
 	 	Liberal 	 	— 	15 	15 	16 	15
 	 	Conservative 	 	— 	11 	11 	11 	6
 	 	Liberal 	 	— 	— 	10 	10 	10
==Literature==
Year of Debut	Villain 	Political party 	WatchMojo (2022)Top 10 Horror Movie Villains With the Highest Kill Counts - WatchMojo - 13 May 2022 - YouTube - Retrieved 13 August 2024Top 10 Horror Movie Villains With the Highest Kill Counts - George Pacheco - 13 May 2022 - WatchMojo - Retrieved 13 August 2024	Screen Rant (2023)Which Horror Slasher Villain Has The Highest Kill Count - Shawn S. Lealos & Adrienne Tyler - Updated 23 November 2023 - Screen Rant - Retrieved 13 August 2024	Collider (2023)12 Horror Movie Villains With the Most Kills, Ranked by Their Kill Count - Diego Pineda Pacheco - Updated 28 December 2023 - Collider - Retrieved 13 August 2024	Aggr.Aggregate of all polls in the table using Copeland's method.	Time in office (rank)
1818 	 	Conservative 	2 	2 	3 	03 	2
1933 	 	Liberal 	11 	13 	13 	13 	14
3 	Served less than 2 years, 3 months as prime minister, while all others served for more than 4 years, 11 months. There is a strong correlation between time served in office and the poll rankings: the bottom quartile of the aggregate poll rankings are all in the bottom quartile of time served in office. Similarly, the top four prime ministers in terms of aggregate rankings are in the top four of time spent in office.	Conservative 	17 	19 	20 	20 	18
4 	 	Conservative 	10 	14 	16 	15 	16
5 	 	Conservative 	19 	21 	21 	22 	19
6 	 	Conservative 	16 	18 	19 	19 	23
7 	 	Liberal 	3 	1 	2 	02 	4
8 	 	Conservative, Unionist 	7 	8 	9 	08 	8
9 	 	Conservative 	14 	16 	17 	17 	17
10 	 	Liberal 	1 	3 	1 	01 	1
11 	 	Conservative 	12 	12 	14 	14 	12
12 	 	Liberal 	4 	7 	6 	06 	9
13 	 	Progressive Conservative	13 	10 	12 	12 	11
14 	 	Liberal 	6 	4 	5 	05 	13
15 	 	Liberal 	5 	5 	4 	04 	3
16 	 	Progressive Conservative	15 	17 	18 	18 	20
17 	 	Liberal 	18 	20 	22 	21 	22
18 	 	Progressive Conservative	8 	9 	8 	09 	7
19 	 	Progressive Conservative	20 	22 	23 	23 	21
20 	 	Liberal 	9Ranking calculated before the prime minister had left office. 	6 	7 	07 	5
21 	 	Liberal 	— 	15 	15 	16 	15
22 	 	Conservative 	— 	11 	11 	11 	6
23 	 	Liberal 	— 	— 	10 	10 	10
==References==
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