Quick, think of the most iconic horror movie villains of all time. Who do you think of? Freddy Krueger? Jason Voorhees? Michael Myers? Pennywise? Norman Bates? Yeah, probably one of them. But you certainly don't think of these ones.
The horror genre has seen a myriad great villains throughout the years, many of whom have become iconic characters within their own rights. Of course, the horror genre tends to miss a lot more than it hits, and we have seen some really crappy villains throughout the years. These are just a few of them. These are ten of the lamest horror movie villains (that aren't actually scary).
10 Rothman (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is undoubtedly one of the scariest and most influential horror films ever released. So, what the heck happened? For some bizarre reason they decided to create a seemingly endless amount of sequels, which takes us to the abhorred Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.
At the heart of this story is Rothman, a high-ranking member of the Illuminati. Yes, Texas Chain Saw Massacre turned into The X-Files somewhere along the road, and it was terrible. Rothman embodies everything that is terrible about these sequels.
9 Ahmanet (The Mummy)
Speaking of brutally butchering a series, let's talk about The Mummy. The original Brendan Fraser series certainly isn't perfect, but they hold a nostalgic charm for many of us. Imhotep was a great villain and was wonderfully portrayed by Arnold Vosloo. And then there's Sofia Boutella's Ahmanet, the titular and horribly un-scary Mummy who terrorizes Tom Cruise.
Both the movie and Boutella's performance were poorly received, and both received respective nominations at the Razzie Awards. This is not the Mummy we wanted...
8 The Leprechaun (Leprechaun)
We hesitate to call Chucky scary, but he somehow managed to worm his way into horror movie legend. The idea of a walking, talking, and murdering doll is certainly unsettling, after all. But a leprechaun is not scary. Many critics found the Leprechaun reminiscent of Chucky but agreed that he was infinitely worse in nearly every way imaginable.
The series was always a little tongue-in-cheek but later veered into the bizarre with entries like In the Hood and In Space. They probably realized that they had a dud on their hands and did everything possible to salvage such a stupid character.
7 The Gingerdead Man (The Gingerbread Man)
The Gingerdead Man. Just the title alone tells you all you need to know about the movie and its titular character. Like the Leprechaun, The Gingerdead Man takes a lot of cues from Chucky - he's tiny, he's smart-alecky, and he's the spirit of a crazed serial killer trapped inside the body of something cute and playful.
Of course, The Gingerdead Man doesn't take itself very seriously, but that doesn't make the character any more fun or enjoyable to watch. He's annoying, and the movies are too lame and uninteresting to make for goofy B-movie schlockfests.
6 Roman Bridger (Scream 3)
Scream 3 really took the series off the deep end. The movie was poorly received upon release (39% on Rotten Tomatoes), and some of the criticism stemmed from its lame and boring villain - Roman Bridger.
Despite tying the series' mythology together, Roman was easily its worst killer. His kills were boring and unoriginal, and Roman himself made for such a nondescript character that many people were asking, "Wait, who is that?" after the reveal. Roman is certainly no Billy and Stu. Heck, we'll even take Mickey over him...
5 Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
Man oh man, what happened to the Resident Evil series? The first Resident Evil movie wasn't great by any means, but it made for a decent little zombie flick. And then the series went off the deep end.
Its progressively worse qualities are perhaps best represented in Albert Wesker, the main antagonist of the video game series. He's not nearly as threatening in live action form. In fact, he's pretty darned goofy. Nothing about this man was threatening or scary, and the climactic fight scene in Afterlife is truly horrendous. Wesker deserves better than this.
4 The Thing (The Thing)
OK, hold onto your pitchforks for a second. We aren't talking about the original Thing here. That movie is an undeniable masterpiece, and its titular villain is one of the best in movie history. No, we're talking about that abomination that was the 2011 reboot/remake/prequel thing.
The Thing itself still makes for a horrifying villain, but it was subjected to some truly horrendous CGI work. For a movie/series so acclaimed for its prosthetic effects, to use cheap CGI is borderline sacrilegious. It neutered the impact of The Thing altogether. Both the movie and the creature.
3 Bunnyman (Bunnyman)
Bunnyman is a 2011 horror film that received unanimously appalling reviews. And it's too bad, because the titular villain could have been interesting. Despite the goofy name, the Bunny Man is a rather creepy urban legend that has spread throughout the Washington D.C. and Virginia areas.
The legend states that a man wearing a bunny costume kills the people who enter "Bunny Man Bridge" in Clifton, Virginia. Of course, the writing, directing, and performances turn the character into a laughable mess that is very hard to take seriously.
2 Bo & Vincent Sinclair (House of Wax)
In 2005, Warner Bros. remade the 1953 horror movie House of Wax starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, and, uh, Paris Hilton. Despite being seen as better than traditional teen slasher fare, it still received poor reviews (26% on Rotten Tomatoes).
We put some of the blame on Bo and Vincent Sinclair, the movie's main antagonists and owners of the titular House of Wax. Vincent is especially goofy with his wax mask. It might work in theory, but certainly not in practice. At least not in this movie's practice.
1 Brahms (The Boy)
The Boy certainly wasn't a good movie, but we don't know what happened with Brahms: The Boy II. Suddenly the doll itself is secretly hosting a demonic entity? And when it's destroyed, it somehow has the capability to possess people?
We don't really know, but then again, we don't think anyone does. It's a messy story in a messy movie, and we don't think anyone really needed it.
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