15 Greatest Ever Horror Movie Villains

12. Samara Morgan/Sadako Yamamura (The Ring/Ringu)

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One of the creepiest adversaries born from Japanese folklore, Sadako Yamamura (or Samara Morgan as the American remake would have us call her) is the black-haired little girl that brings death wherever she treads.

Bound to a demonic tape that kills you seven days after viewing, Samara hunts those that have made the mistake of seeking her out by coming in through their television sets. Now you have something worse than square eyes to worry about, as video kills much more than just the radio star.

Twitchy, glitchy, and downright awful, Samara's curse is one derived from the scariest of Japanese stylistic devices - with Asian horror renowned for its no-holds-barred methodology.

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