List of horror film villains
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A list of horror film antagonists.
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A
- Cecil Adams (Saw IV) - Billy Otis
- Alec aka The Pumpkin Karver (The Pumpkin Karver) - David J. Wright
- Harper Alexander (2001 Maniacs) - Giuseppe Andrews
- The Alien (Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien Resurrection) - Bolaji Badejo
- Mickey Altieri (Scream 2) - Timothy Olyphant
- Martin Asher (Taking Lives) – Ethan Hawke
- Enzo Avolfi aka Yellow (Giallo) - Adrien Brody
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B
- Baby Oopsie Daisy (Demonic Toys)
- The Baby (It's Alive)
- Angela/Peter Baker (Sleepaway Camp) - Felissa Rose
- Johnny Charles Bartlett (The Frighteners) - Jake Busey
- Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) – Christian Bale
- Brenda Bates (Urban Legend) - Rebecca Gayheart
- Norman Bates (Psycho) - Anthony Perkins
- Karl Berger, Sr. aka K. the Butcher Shitter (Violent Shit) - Andreas Schnaas
- Karl Berger, Jr. (Violent Shit II: Mother Hold My Hand) - Andreas Schnaas
- Bernie (Moonstalker) - Blake Gibbons
- Christiano Berti (Tenebrae) - John Steiner
- Billy aka The Moaner/The Prowler/Phone Voice (Black Christmas) - Bob Clark and Nick Mancuso
- Billy (Saw) - Tobin Bell
- Ernie Bishop (Scar) - Ben Cotton
- Blade (Puppet Master)
- Jerry Blake/Henry Morrison/Bill Hodgekins aka The Stepfather (The Stepfather) - Terry O'Quinn
- Mrs. Blankenship (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) - Janice Knickrehm
- Dr. Bonham (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) - Alan Echeverria
- The Boogeyman (Boogeyman) - Andrew Glover
- Granny Boone (2001 Maniacs) - Lin Shaye
- Hucklebilly Boone (2001 Maniacs) - Ryan Fleming
- Belial Bradley (Basket Case)
- Patricia Ann Bradley (The Frighteners) - Dee Wallace Stone
- Roman Bridger (Scream 3) - Scott Foley
- Martin Bristol (Malevolence) - Jay Cohen
- Earl Brooks (Mr. Brooks) – Kevin Costner
- Bubba (Nailgun Massacre) - Beau Leland
- George W. Buckman (2001 Maniacs) - Robert Englund
- Peter Bunch (The New York Ripper) - Andrea Occhipinti
- Roy Burns (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning) - Dick Wieand
- Butterball Cenobite (Hellraiser) - Simon Bamford
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C
- Richard Caldwell aka The Santa Claus Killer (Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2) - Eric Freeman
- David Callaway aka Charlie (Hide and Seek) - Robert De Niro
- The Caller (Phone Booth) - Kiefer Sutherland
- Camilla (The Guardian) - Jenny Seagrove
- Eddie Caputo (Child's Play) - Neil Giuntoli
- Hedy Carlson/Ellen Besch (Single White Female) - Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Ray Carlton (He Knows You're Alone) - Tom Rolfing
- Simon Cartwright (The Ugly) - Paolo Rotondo
- William "Billy" Chapman (Silent Night, Deadly Night) - Robert Brian Wilson
- Chatterer (Hellraiser) - Nicholas Vince
- Jennifer Check (Jennifer's Body) - Megan Fox
- The Children of the Corn (Children of the Corn)
- Christine (Christine)
- Santa Claus (Santa's Slay) - Bill Goldberg
- Royce Clayton aka The Torn Prince (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Ezra Cobb (Deranged) - Roberts Blossom
- Conal Cochran (Halloween III: Season of the Witch) - Dan O'Herlihy
- Coffin Baby (Toolbox Murders) - Christopher Doyle
- Billy Cole (Fright Night) - Jonathan Stark
- Matthew Cordell (Maniac Cop) - Robert Z'Dar
- Elizabeth Craven aka The Tooth Fairy (The Tooth Fairy)
- Thomas Cray (Nightwatch) – Nick Nolte
- Gage Creed (Pet Sematary) - Miko Hughes
- The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers) - Jonathan Breck
- The Crocodile (Lake Placid)
- Cropsy (The Burning) - Lou David
- Victor Crowley (Hatchet) - Kane Hodder
- Cujo (Cujo)
- The Cult of Thorn (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers)
- Stanley Cunningham aka The Clown (Camp Blood)
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D
- Jerry Dandrige (Fright Night) - Chris Sarandon
- David (The Lost Boys) - Kiefer Sutherland
- Andy Davis (Sorority Row) - Julian Morris
- Death (Final Destination)
- Gerald Demus (Resurrection) - Robert Joy
- Ben and Gary Dexter (Captivity) - Pruitt Taylor Vince and Daniel Gillies
- Diamondback (Near Dark) - Jenette Goldstein
- Matilda Dixon aka The Tooth Fairy (Darkness Falls)
- The Djinn aka Nathaniel Demerest (Wishmaster) - Andrew Divoff
- John Doe (Se7en) – Kevin Spacey
- The Dogs (The Breed)
- Francis Dolarhyde (Manhunter) - Tom Noonan
- The Dolls (Dolls)
- The Dolls (Dolly Dearest)
- Dolly (Dolly Dearest)
- Otis B. Driftwood (House of 1000 Corpses) - Bill Moseley
- Dwayne (The Lost Boys) - Billy Wirth
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E
- Robert Elliott (Dressed to Kill) - Michael Caine
- Emilio (From Dusk till Dawn) - Ernest M. Garcia
- Erik (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Merwin Mondesir
- Henry Evans (The Good Son) - Macaulay Culkin
- Rebecca Evans (The Roommate) - Leighton Meester
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F
- Pieter Fales (Schizoid) - Klaus Kinski
- Alan Feinstone aka The Dentist (The Dentist) - Corbin Bernsen
- Female Cenobite (Hellraiser) - Grace Kirby
- Richard Fenton (Prom Night) - Johnathon Schaech
- Baby Firefly aka Vera-Ellen Wilson (House of 1000 Corpses) - Sheri Moon Zombie
- Grandpa Hugo Firefly (House of 1000 Corpses) - Dennis Fimple
- Gloria Mama Firefly aka Mother Firefly/Eve Wilson (House of 1000 Corpses) - Karen Black
- Rufus T. Firefly (House of 1000 Corpses) - Robert Allen Mukes
- Tiny Firefly (House of 1000 Corpses) - Matthew McGrory
- Paul Foley (Blood Song) - Frankie Avalon
- Clyde, Deacon and Ida Forester (Timber Falls) - Nick Searcy, Sascha Rosemann and Beth Broderick
- Angela Franklin (Night of the Demons) - Amelia Kinkade
- George Fraser (The Prowler) - Farley Granger
- Frost (From Dusk till Dawn) - Fred Williamson
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G
- Jimmy Gambino aka The Torso (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Richard "Richie" Gecko (From Dusk till Dawn) - Quentin Tarantino
- Seth Gecko (From Dusk till Dawn) - George Clooney
- Ghostface aka Father Death (Scream) - Roger L. Jackson
- Alissa Giordano (Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet) - Danielle Harris
- Giorgio (Castle Freak) - Johnathan Fuller
- Glendora (2001 Maniacs) - Cristin Michele
- Jacob Goodnight (See No Evil) – Kane
- Lawrence Gordon (Saw) - Cary Elwes
- Chloe and Jack Grefe (Lovers Lane) - Richard Sanders and Sarah Lancaster
- David Allen Griffin (The Watcher) – Keanu Reeves
- Grizzly Teddy (Demonic Toys)
- Jame Gumb aka Buffalo Bill (The Silence Of The Lambs) - Ted Levine
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H
- Hacker (Fear) - Gary Riley
- Brian Halston (Fright) - Ian Bannen
- Alex Hammond (Prom Night) - Michael Tough
- Kenny Hampson (Terror Train) - Derek MacKinnon
- Sam Harper (Uncle Sam) - David Fralick
- Harold (Hospital Massacre) - Charles Lucia
- Harris (Camp Blood) - Courtney Taylor
- David Harris/Grady Edwards/Chris Ames aka The Stepfather (The Stepfather) - Dylan Walsh
- Giles Harrison (Don't Open Till Christmas) - Alan Lake
- Colt Hawker (Visiting Hours) - Michael Ironside
- Frank Hawkes (Alone in the Dark) - Jack Palance
- Carleton Hendricks aka Captain Howdy (Strangeland) - Dee Snider
- Robert Henkel (Sorority House Massacre) - John C. Russell
- Henry (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) – Michael Rooker
- Ray Hennessey aka The Hook (Lovers Lane) - Ed Bailey
- Hester (2001 Maniacs) - Kodi Kitchen
- George Anthony Higgins aka The Machine (8mm) - Chris Bauer
- Zep Hindle (Saw) - Michael Emerson
- Hitchhiker (Penny Dreadful) - Liz Davies
- Detective Mark Hoffman (Saw III) - Costas Mandylor
- Mikey Holt (Mikey) - Brian Bonsall
- Homer (Near Dark) - Joshua John Miller
- Jesse Hooker (Near Dark) Lance Henriksen
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I
- Ike (Mother's Day) - Frederick Coffin
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J
- Jack Attack (Demonic Toys)
- Jaws (Jaws)
- Jester (Puppet Master)
- Muffy St. John/Buffy St. John (April Fool's Day) - Deborah Foreman
- Jon (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Kyle Cassie
- Jonah (Dark Ride) - David Warden
- Jonas (Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil) - James Carver
- Mr. Jones (Killer's Moon) - Peter Spraggon
- Jay Jones (Home Sweet Home) - Jake Steinfeld
- Judd (Eaten Alive) - Neville Brand
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K
- Henry Kane (Poltergeist II: The Other Side) - Julian Beck
- Nikos Karamanlis (Antropophagus) - George Eastman
- Kat (Zombie Strippers) - Jenna Jameson
- Elly Kedward aka The Blair Witch (The Blair Witch Project)
- Junior Keller (The Unseen) - Stephen Furst
- David Kessler (An American Werewolf in London) - David Naughton
- Jeremiah Ketchum (The Amityville Horror)
- Laura Kincaid (The Incubus) - Kerrie Keane
- Mary Shelley and Vincent King (Hack!) - Juliet Landau and Sean Kanan
- Vance Kingsley (The Toolbox Murders) - Cameron Mitchell
- Leena Klammer (Orphan) - Isabelle Fuhrman
- Knobby (Fear) - Jed Rees
- Mallory and Mickey Knox (Natural Born Killers) - Juliette Lewis and Woody Harrelson
- Donald Kohler (Don't Go in the House) - Dan Grimaldi
- Robert Kraft (I Bury the Living) - Richard Boone
- John Kramer aka Jigsaw (Saw) - Tobin Bell
- Cyrus Kriticos (Thirteen Ghosts) - F. Murray Abraham
- Freddy Krueger aka The Springwood Slasher (A Nightmare on Elm Street) - Robert Englund
- Ryan Kuhn aka The Jackal (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Kyle (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Shaun Sipos
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L
- Jack Landsford (Sliver) – Tom Berenger
- The Laugh (Amusement) - Keir O'Donnell
- Richard Lawson (Sometimes They Come Back) - Robert Rusler
- Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs) – Anthony Hopkins
- Richard Ledge (The Alphabet Killer) - Timothy Hutton
- Susan LeGrow aka The Bound Woman (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Agnes Lenz (Black Christmas) - Dean Friss
- William Edward Lenz (Black Christmas) - Robert Mann
- The Leprechaun (Leprechaun) - Warwick Davis
- Jean Lerner (WΔZ) - Selma Blair
- Mark Lewis (Peeping Tom) - Karlheinz Böhm
- Edward Lionheart (Theatre of Blood) - Vincent Price
- Lisa (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Moneca Delain
- Logan (Fear) - Tracy Fraim
- The Logan Brothers (Just Before Dawn) - John Hunsaker
- Emily Longley (Hack!) - Danica McKellar
- Billy Loomis (Scream) - Skeet Ulrich
- Mrs. Loomis (Scream 2) - Laurie Metcalf
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M
- Marianne (Marianne) – Viktoria Sätter
- Stu Macher (Scream) - Matthew Lillard
- Mae (Near Dark) - Jenny Wright
- Horace Breaker Mahoney aka The Juggernaut (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Arthur Malcolm (The Headless Eyes) - Bo Brundin
- Carlos Malfeitor (Witchboard) - J.P. Luebsen
- Mary Lou Maloney (Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II) - Lisa Schrage
- Leslie Vernon Mancuso (Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon) - Nathan Baesel
- George Markley aka The Hammer (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Man in the Mask (The Strangers) - Kip Weeks
- Maniac (Don't Go in the Woods) - Tom Drury
- Manuela (Bloody Moon) - Nadja Gerganoff
- Claude and Philip Markham (Cruel World) - Daniel Franzese and Edward Furlong
- Marko (The Lost Boys) - Alex Winter
- Leonard Marliston (Cherry Falls) - Jay Mohr
- Neil Marshall (Death Screams) - Martin Tucker
- Martin (Evil Laugh)
- Geraldine S. Masters (The Forgotten) - Annabelle Weenick
- Mary Mattock aka Mary Hatchet (Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet) - Samantha Facchi
- Max (The Lost Boys) - Edward Herrmann
- David McCall (Fear) - Mark Wahlberg
- Andy McDermott (An American Werewolf in Paris) - Tom Everett Scott
- Johnny McFarley (The Paperboy) - Marc Marut
- Sean McIntyre (Death on Demand) - Jerry Broome
- Jennifer McKenzie (Red Riding Hood) - Susanna Satta
- Thorton Meeks (Mr. Brooks) - Matt Schulze
- Adam Meiks (Frailty) - Matthew McConaughey and Jeremy Sumpter
- Dad Meiks (Frailty) - Bill Paxton
- Fenton Meiks aka God's Hand Killer (Frailty) - Levi Kreis and Matt O'Leary
- Jeremy Melton/Adam Carr (Valentine) - David Boreanaz
- Billy Michaels aka The First Born Son (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Mike aka Stuntman Mike (Death Proof) – Kurt Russell
- Milk Maiden (2001 Maniacs) - Christa Campbell
- Reno Miller (The Driller Killer) - Abel Ferrara
- John Mills (Twisted) - Samuel L. Jackson
- Jebediah Morningside aka The Tall Man (Phantasm) - Angus Scrimm
- Morty aka The Convenience Store Killer (Cornered!) - Steve Guttenberg
- Mother (Mother's Day) - Beatrice Pons
- Mr. Jingles (Mr. Jingles) - Rudy Hatfield
- Mr. Muldoon (Killer's Moon) - Paul Rattee
- Mr. Static (Demonic Toys)
- Ms. Leech Woman (Puppet Master)
- Carl Mueller (Sometimes They Come Back) - Don Ruffin and William Sanderson
- Michael Audrey Myers aka The Shape (Halloween) - Nick Castle
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N
- Rusty Nail (Joy Ride) - Ted Levine
- Peter Neal (Tenebrae) - Anthony Franciosa
- Dana Newman aka The Angry Princess (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Rachel Newman (American Psycho 2: All American Girl) – Mila Kunis
- Douglas Norquist (I Know Who Killed Me) - Thomas Tofel
- David North (Sometimes They Come Back) - Bentley Mitchum
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P
- Adrienne Palmer (Camp Blood 2) - Missy Rae Hansen
- Axel Palmer aka The Miner (My Bloody Valentine) - Neil Affleck
- Santanico Pandemonium (From Dusk till Dawn) - Salma Hayek
- Palo (The Believers) - Malick Bowens
- Paul (The Lost Boys) - Brooke McCarter
- Paul and Peter (Funny Games)- Arno Frisch and Frank Giering
- Peaches (2001 Maniacs) - Wendy Kremer
- Rhoda Penmark (The Bad Seed) - Patty McCormack
- Pennywise the Dancing Clown aka It/Bob Gray (It (1990 film)It) - Tim Curry
- Marion Penrose (Unhinged) - Janet Penner
- Bob and Ray Perkins (Curfew) - John Putch and Wendell Wellman
- The Phantom Killer (The Town That Dreaded Sundown) - Bud Davis
- Anton Phibes (The Abominable Dr. Phibes) - Vincent Price
- Pinhead (Puppet Master)
- Pinhead aka Captain Elliott Spencer (Hellraiser) - Doug Bradley
- Pinocchio (Pinocchio's Revenge) - Dick Beals
- Pin-up Girl (The Strangers) - Laura Margolis
- The Piranhas (Piranha)
- Harry S. Plinkett (Red Letter Media)
- Harry Powell (The Night of the Hunter) - Robert Mitchum
- Shane Powers (Lost Boys: The Tribe) - Angus Sutherland
- Alistair Pratt (FeardotCom) - Stephen Rea
- Charlie Puckett (The Night Brings Charlie) - Chuck Whiting
- Pumpkinhead (Pumpkinhead) - Tom Woodruff, Jr.
- Chet Pussy (From Dusk till Dawn) - Cheech Marin
- Harlan Pyne (The Dark Hours) - Aidan Devine
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Q
- Eddie Quist aka The Mangler (The Howling) - Robert Picardo
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R
- Mort Rainey (Secret Window) - Johnny Depp
- Fuad Ramses (Blood Feast) - Mal Arnold
- Fuad Ramses III (Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat) - J.P. Delahoussaye
- Charles Lee Ray aka Chucky the Killer Doll (Child's Play) - Brad Dourif
- Glen Ray aka Glenda Ray (Seed Of Chucky) - Billy Boyd
- Razor Charlie (From Dusk till Dawn) - Danny Trejo
- Charles Edmund Reese (Rampage) - Alex McArthur
- Owen Reilly (Untraceable) - Joseph Cross
- Malcolm Rivers (Identity) - Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Harry Roat (Wait Until Dark) - Alan Arkin
- Cheryl Roberts (Night Warning) - Susan Tyrrell
- Jill Roberts (Scream 4) - Emma Roberts
- Daniel Robitaille aka Candyman (Candyman) - Tony Todd
- Peter Ross (Phobia) - Paul Michael Glaser
- John Ryder (The Hitcher) - Rutger Hauer
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S
- Sam (Trick 'r Treat) - Quinn Lord
- David Sandborn (Whisper) - Blake Woodruff
- Master Sardu (Blood Sucking Freaks) - Seamus O'Brien
- Bubba Sawyer, Jr. aka Leatherface (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) - Gunnar Hansen
- The Scarecrows (Dark Harvest)
- Brad Scarman (Cut) - Frank Roberts
- Steven Seton (Bloody Birthday) - Andy Freeman
- Severen (Near Dark) - Bill Paxton
- Sex Machine (From Dusk till Dawn) - Tom Savini
- The Shadow Man aka Kelly's Father (Are You Scared?) - Brent Fidler
- Mary Shaw (Dead Silence) - Judith Roberts
- Myles Sheffield (Bloodmoon) - Darren Shahlavi
- Margaret and Harold Shelburne aka The Dire Mother and The Great Child (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Shivers the Clown (Fear of Clowns) - Mark Lassise
- Vann Siegert (The Minus Man) - Owen Wilson
- Terry Simmons (Blood Rage) - Mark Soper
- Bo and Vincent Sinclair (House of Wax) - Brian Van Holt
- Joe Singer (Zombie Nation) - Günther Ziegler
- Six Shooter (Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge)
- John Skaggs (Alone in the Dark) - Phillip Clark
- Dennis Skinner (Skinner) - Ted Raimi
- Night Slasher (Cobra) - Brian Thompson
- The Slayer (The Slayer) - Carl Kraines
- Isabella Smith aka The Pilgrimess (Thirteen Ghosts)
- Kirk Smith (Don't Answer the Phone) - Nicholas Worth
- Mr. Smith (Killer's Moon) - Nigel Gregory
- Ida and Vincent Smith (Motel Hell) - Nancy Parsons and Rory Calhoun
- Professor Solomon (Urban Legends: Final Cut) - Hart Bochner
- Adam Sorg (Color Me Blood Red) - Gordon Oas-Heim
- Captain Spaulding aka Mr. Ding Dong a Bo-Bo/Johnny Lee Johns/James Cutter (House of 1000 Corpses) - Sid Haig
- Emma Spool (Psycho II) - Claudia Bryar
- Warren Stacy (10 to Midnight) - Gene Davis
- Harry Stadling (Christmas Evil) - Brandon Maggart
- Carl Rudolph Stargher (The Cell) - Vincent D'Onofrio
- George Stark (The Dark Half) - Timothy Hutton
- Gunther Straker (The Funhouse) - Wayne Doba
- The Stranger (When a Stranger Calls) - Tommy Flanagan
- Christian Storm (Horror Hospital) - Michael Gough
- Richard Sullivan aka Evil (New Year's Evil) - Kip Niven
- Suspect Zero (Suspect Zero) - Buddy Joe Hooker
- Byron Sutcliff (Alone in the Dark) - Martin Landau
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T
- Jake Taylor (Cursed) - Joshua Jackson
- Ted (Bad Moon) - Michael Pare
- Terry (Fear) - Jason Kristofer
- Damien Thorn (The Omen) - Harvey Stephens
- Tiffany (Bride of Chucky) - Jennifer Tilly
- Torch (Puppet Master II)
- Torok the Troll King (Troll) - Phil Fondacaro
- Jack Torrance (The Shining) - Jack Nicholson
- Andre Toulon aka The Puppet Master (Puppet Master) - William Hickey
- The Trasher (Dark Asylum) - Larry Drake
- Jill Tuck (Saw III) - Betsy Russell
- Tunneler (Puppet Master)
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U
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V
- The Vampire Strippers (From Dusk till Dawn)
- Joe Vickers (Psycho Cop) - Robert R. Shafer
- Vinnie Vincent (Sometimes They Come Back) - Nicholas Sadler
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th Part 2) - Steve Daskewisz
- Pamela Voorhees (Friday the 13th) - Betsy Palmer
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W
- Charlie Walker (Scream 4) - Rory Culkin
- Harry Warden aka The Miner (My Bloody Valentine) - Peter Cowper
- The Werewolf (Cursed) - Derek Mears
- Carrie White (Carrie) - Sissy Spacek
- Gary Cooper White (Looking for Mr. Goodbar) - Tom Berenger
- Stanley and Zachary Willard (Night Visitor) - Michael J. Pollard and Allen Garfield
- David Willerman (Knight Moves) - Charles Bailey-Gates
- Benjamin Willis aka The Fisherman (I Know What You Did Last Summer) - Muse Watson
- Will Benson Willis (I Still Know What You Did Last Summer) - Matthew Settle
- Frank Wyler (The Final Darkness) - Kieran Canter
- Terence Wynn aka The Man in Black (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers) - Mitchell Ryan
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Y
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Z
- Frank Zito (Maniac) - Joe Spinell
- The Zombie Strippers (Zombie Strippers)
- Zombietoid (Dollman vs. Demonic Toys)
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