10 Best Horror Movie Villain Designs

10. Michael Myers - The Halloween Franchise

No one has defined what a slasher villain looks like more than Michael Myers, and for a good reason. Anyone can go to your peaceful neighborhood, wear a mask, sneak into your house, grab a knife, and kill you or someone you love.

That's especially true on Halloween when it is normal for someone to knock on your door wearing a mask and a knife. Therefore, it is important that Michael is not some giant hulk but has a regular build just like any guy you meet on the streets. It is the mask that does all the talking.

Michael’s mask is not especially intricate, but it is effective in mocking your senses. You keep begging for an expressive face to humanize the killer and get an inkling of what he wants, but you are stuck staring at the uncanny valley. You know deep down there is a human being underneath, but your subconscious does not want to imagine anyone can be this evil.

This is how you make an icon — going to a store and ordering a William Shatner mask. Now watch them squirm.