10 Times Batman Acted Like A Horror Movie Villain

10. "I'm Vengeance" - The Batman

We have yet to see what Matt Reeves has in store for audiences when he unleashes The Batman in March of next year, but the trailer promises it will be the darkest take on the Caped Crusader yet, with a Riddler that looks ripped right from a slasher film.

If the reactions to the recent screening of a three-hour version of The Batman are to be believed, then the actual movie is much, much more horror-tinged and graphic than what the trailer implies. Some have called it a three-hour horror movie, and a specific moment from the preview definitely shows that Batman will be a terrifying figure in his own right.

In the trailer, a thug challenges Batman only to receive one of the most vicious beatdowns this side of the Punisher. Batman goes way above and beyond when subduing this unlucky criminal, issuing bone-cracking blow after bone-cracking blow before giving the thug a few more cracks for good measure after he's already hit the ground.

The viciousness of this particular beating is unsettling in its intensity and enters the realm of gratuitous violence that is the bread-and-butter of the horror genre. Reeves' take on Bats will make audience question who is more unhinged: Batman, or the villains he hunts.