10 Scariest Characters In Horror TV Shows

10. The Bent-Neck Lady - The Haunting Of Hill House

When this Mike Flanagan Netflix horror show came out in 2018, no one could have predicted the fanfare it caused. The drama, the scares, the theories and most importantly The Bent-Neck Lady.

While every ghost of Hill House is objectively terrifying (including my own personal nightmare fuel: The Tall Man) it is widely recognised that The Bent-Neck Lady is the most horrifying of all.

From the opening scene, The Bent-Neck Lady is set up as the star of the proverbial creep-show; poor baby Nellie is tormented right off the bat with the sick twisted image of the ghastly crooked woman.

The true pinnacle of this ghost's fearful image comes in the form of episode 5, titled in her name. Yes, that's right, we had to wait 5 whole episodes to see the frightful spirit again and we sure weren't disappointed.

The episode follows the troubled Nellie as she slowly unravels after the death of her husband while simultaneously being haunted by the literal ghost of her past (and future). The Bent-Neck Lady is shown in all her glory time and time again. A woman, conveniently hidden in shadows, with black flowing hair and a distinctly crooked neck; a disturbing ghost if we've ever seen one.

But the horror of this ghost doesn't end here, as the final few moments of the episode reveals that poor Nellie, sent to her death by hanging, WAS The Bent-Neck Lady all along.