10 Movie Villains Who Will Kick Ass In 2018
6. Valak (The Nun)
The Nun is a prequel that will explore the early days of Valak, The Conjuring 2's spooky, demonic villain. Produced by James Wan, the movie is set in 1952 and finds a priest investigating the mysterious death of a nun, and presumably, Valak had something to do with it.
Instantly recognisable and consistently nightmare-inducing, Valak's villainous prowess is evident in the fact that she was not an easy foe to defeat at the end of The Conjuring 2. Paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren did vanquish the demon, but with extreme difficulty and persistence, and Valak nearly killed Ed in the process.
Being a demon and all, Valak can disappear and reappear at a moment's notice, is ruthless in nature, and cannot be defeated via conventional methods. This is a villain that can scare you into submission and stalk you silently without you suspecting a thing, and that's arguably the scariest power a villain can possess.
It's also very impressive that Valak was able to land a solo movie after mere minutes of screentime, something that indicates how effective a villain she was and how much she landed with mainstream audiences.
This evil nun has a chance at ruling 2018 in the same way Pennywise dominated 2017, becoming the next big horror icon that makes a killing at the box-office. Just don't go watch the movie alone.