10 Horror Movie Villains With The Worst Motives

9. Roman - Scream 3

There's Someone Inside Your House
Dimension Films

What's worse than a terrible horror movie villain with a terrible motive? A horror movie villain with a terrible motivation that also stomps all over the continuity established in a beloved predecessor.

The mopy villain from the worst entry in the original Scream trilogy, Roman Bridger was revealed to be the son of Maureen Prescott, born out of rape during her time as an actress. With severe mommy issues, he grew resentful of Sidney during her rise to fame and intended to frame his half-sister for his killings.

It's also revealed that Roman, in an attempt to frame Sidney, was actually the puppeteer behind Billy's killing spree in the original Scream. Does this groundbreaking revelation cast the original entry in an all-new light? Nope. Does it make Roman a more sinister, memorable or relatable villain? Also nope.

Roman without his motivation is already the most forgettable Ghostface, and his presence retconning the original Screams doesn't do him any favours either.

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