10 MORE Horror Movie Characters Who Made Our Skin Crawl

10. Dr. Frederick Chilton - The Silence Of The Lambs

In The Silence of the Lambs, FBI trainee Clarice Starling is tasked with interviewing the psychopath, Hannibal Lecter, who's imprisoned in Maryland's mental institution. Because of Anthony Hopkins tour-de-force performance, you can't help finding Hannibal charming, despite his nasty habit of cannibalising his victims.

Even though Hannibal is a monster, he's nowhere near as creepy as his facilitator, Dr. Frederick Chilton. Rarely in the history of cinema has there been a character with a more punchable face than this smug weasel. He doesn't seem capable of making a single utterance without licking his lips or flashing a smarmy smile.

Despite the fact he's running a facility for the most dangerous people in the country, he talks about his patients like prized specimens. He relishes the power he has over Hannibal when he speaks to him. He's such a slimeball, he can't speak to Clarice for more than a minute without making a pass at her. Although he pretends to care about helping others, he's noticeably jealous when Clarice makes more progress with Hannibal than his staff.

The climax implies Hannibal will kill Chilton in the foreseeable, but it's still a shame we didn't see the little pipsqueak get his just desserts.