10 Awesome Horror Movie Villains With One Stupid Weakness

10. Valak - The Conjuring Franchise

While TNA's Joe Hendry appears when you say his name (hey, wrestling fans!), The Conjuring franchise's Valak goes one better than that.

To be fair, The Nun II shows that Valak can be banished by the Blood of Christ, which is obviously pretty far from a lame weakness. However, as seen in The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case, there is one vastly easier way to take Valak down.

In that 2016 James Wan picture, Valak lurks in the shadows, causing all kinds of chaos and sinister torment for the Warrens and the poor Hodgson family. At this point, this demon is presented as a mysterious nun figure who Lorraine Warren has visions of being involved in the death of her husband, Ed. Desperate to stop this evil and save Ed from his predicted demise, Lorraine realises that she can defeat this beast simply by saying its name.

So, when Lorraine remembers the demon's name is Valak, she berates this nefarious force and uses its own moniker to send it packing straight to Hell.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 22nd Sep 2024

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