10 Most Iconic Horror Movie Villains Of The 21st Century

While it might seem a little hasty to include a 2023 horror villain on this list, the immediate impact and influence that M3GAN has had is simply undeniable.

Though many expected the film to simply be a high-tech riff on Child's Play, M3GAN made a distinct star out of its titular overprotective AI doll, in large part due to the movie's sharp refusal to take itself too seriously.

Couple M3GAN's fantastically uncanny design with her scary-soothing voice, and the efficient means with which she can dismantle a human body - perhaps while giddily dancing along the way - and it's no surprise at all that she became a viral social media phenom before the movie itself was even released.

That the final film largely lived up to the online commotion was quite the surprise, ensuring that M3GAN has remained a genre mainstay in the near-two years since the movie's release, with a sizable legion of fans avidly anticipating next year's sequel, MG3AN 2.0