10 Best Batman Villains You Totally Forgot Existed

7. Film Freak

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The majority of Batman's enemies have a crippling fixation. The Mad Hatter's crimes revolve around Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Two-Face is obsessed with choice and the number two. The Riddler can't say anything without turning it into a riddle.

And as you can guess from Film Freak's name, the deranged sociopath is obsessed with cinema. He fantasised about movies for so long, he began recording himself committing acts of vigilantism, pretending to be in a movie. He thought his clips would be more exciting if he played the role of a villain and so, decided to become a killer.

Throughout the years, he stabbed a woman in the shower to death as a homage to Psycho. He released a wild gorilla in Gotham as a nod to King Kong. He even tried to blow up a city as a love letter to Dr Strangelove.

In Catwoman #58, Zatanna glimpsed into his mind and confirmed he has no real memories. Instead, his mind consists of film clips of his life that look stylised and edited, implying that Film Freak truly believes he is living inside a movie.

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