17 Movie Villains Who Completely Ruined Your Childhood

1. G€™mork - The NeverEnding Story

€œIf you come any closer, I will rip you to shreds!€

What a lovely sentiment, but what would you expect from a hellish dog creature bound to do the dirty work of an entity called The Nothing that will also destroy him in the end? G'Mork might not be the best designed creature on this list, nor is his puppetry at all realistic when viewed now with the benefit of experience and age behind you, but there's still something fundamentally horrifying about the iconic image of his piercing green eyes peering out from the dark, which has changed the way anyone who saw the film interacts with dark corners even in adulthood. An unholy cross between a cat and a dog, he possesses the slinky evil eyes of a feline and the brazen cockiness of a wolf, his voice also really stayed with you: deep and raspy, like John Hurt€™s been gargling razor blades, his sneers of derision was a crowning moment of darkness in a family adventure movie that takes in some surprisingly weighty, and emotionally loaded moments like loss, depression and bullying. Which villains memorably ruined your childhood? Share your picks below in the comments thread.
 
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