10 Horror Movies That Really Needed A Better Villain

10. The Bye Bye Man

Even if you can ignore how fundamentally silly a name the Bye Bye Man is - enough that the moniker itself became a popular Internet meme - it's tough to see him as anything more than a thoroughly naff rip-off of both Freddy Krueger and Candyman.

A generic boogeyman in a ratty hooded outfit who can be summoned by those who merely think of or speak his name aloud, The Bye Bye Man is the sort of horror movie villain we'd probably dismiss as AI-created were the movie released today.

It doesn't help at all that the guy's companion is a howlingly unconvincing CGI dog, either.

The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man - sorry, the Bye Bye Man - is a horror movie villain who invites laughter in every aspect of his design and execution. At least if he looked cool and didn't seem so derivative, people might've gotten over the daft name.