20 Greatest Horror Villains Of The 2020s (So Far)
12. The Monkey - The Monkey
Osgood Perkins did wonders by making a cursed inanimate object one of the most compelling, even iconic horror foes of recent years in his new film The Monkey.
The villain is ultimately a cursed wind-up toy monkey, which, whenever its wind-up key is turned, will cause random, insane deaths in its vicinity.
Much of the fun here lies in the sheer unbridled, unpredictable chaos that the monkey causes - there's no telling who will die or the utterly deranged, Final Destination-esque manner in which they might expire.
Despite the monkey, again, not being alive in the technical sense and having no voice or any outward characteristics, it still manages to be one of the most eerie horror villains of recent times.
It's all about actions, and considering some of the sicko death scenes this thing conjures up, its place in horror history feels rightly cemented.
For anyone fed up with typical masked slashers and generic monsters, this cursed toy is quite the antidote.