2025 is a banner year for horror, in part because of Weapons, Zach Cregger’s creepy film about a group of children who suddenly disappear in a small Pennsylvania town.

The film’s antagonist, the garish Aunt Gladys (Amy Madigan), is already a horror icon.

But is she scary enough to be on a best horror villains list? Watch With Us has curated a list of the most memorable — and scariest — bad guys in cinema history.

From the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface to Death itself, these vile villains all have one thing in common — they’re terrifying as hell.

7. Ghostface

Ghostface is unique in that the Scream villain isn’t just one person — it’s a persona adopted by whoever has an axe to grind, usually with poor Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell). That’s why there have been 14 different killers in th

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