10 Best Horror Movies With More Than One Villain

6. Hellraiser

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This Clive Barker classic has such iconic villains that it's almost criminal.

In Hellraiser, when a woman's ex-lover comes back from Hell itself, she must do whatever it takes to fulfill his, and her, darkest desires.

The main villain here is the undead Frank, and while he's pretty scary in his own way, he is nothing compared to the sadomasochistic residents of Hell known as the Cenobites.

During the long-running Hellraiser series we come to learn more about what exactly the Cenobites are and what they want. Their appearance in the first film however is so terrifying because of how little we know about them. The only information we're given is that they come from Hell, they get off on pain, and they want to share their sadistic pleasures with anyone unlucky enough to cross their path.

Their characterization is only half of what makes them so effective. The other half comes from their presentation. There are very few, if any, horror movie monsters that have a more spine-freezing aesthetic than the Cenobites. The very image of them if is enough to give you nightmares and send you straight to your nearest therapist's office.

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