10 Most Terrifying Villains In DC Comics

Linton Midnite is about as irredeemably vile as any fictional character ever has been. From his early life, betraying slaves during the American Revolution, to his time as a cutthroat mystical crime lord in Manhattan, Midnite has earned an unparalleled reputation for cruelty.

After decapitating his own sister in the 18th century, he performed complex voodoo rituals over the course of several days to ensure her soul would go to Hell, while staying bound to her own skull, which Linton kept. Once she was in Hell, Midnite used his sister as a slave, forcing her into sexual relationships with demons in order to build his own power on Earth.

Cursed to immortality as punishment for his betrayal of a group of slaves attempting a rebellion, Papa Midnite was able to consolidate power, acquiring artefacts and subordinates over the centuries since his arrival in America, and eventually he was the head of a criminal empire - an empire he ruled with an iron fist... and a machete. And his zombie bodyguards.

Comics are full of unhinged vicious maniacs who kill anyone who annoys them, but how many of them will also curse your soul for eternity?