8 Horror Movie Villains Who Don't Say A Word

3. Leatherface - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Strangers Man In The Mask
Bryanston Pictures

Like some of the other characters featured here, Leatherface is one who has made several appearances over the decades. And like those other characters, Leatherface has spearheaded some all-time classic movies... and some absolute stinkers.

Regardless of which films he's appeared in, however, Leatherface has never uttered a single word.

There may have been the odd shriek of delight as this erratic soul sliced his way through some of his victims, yet no actual words have ever been spoken by Leatherface across the entire Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise.

Even though Leatherface has carried out so many sinister, savage acts on the silver screen, there's often something somewhat tragic about his story. The way that this human skin-masked killer is bullied and pushed around by his family, suggests that there is clearly some extreme psychological damage at the centre of Leatherface and his murderous ways.

Across eight movies that include sequels, prequels, remakes, and varying timelines, Leatherface has continued his raucous rampage of bloodshed and brutality - and said rampage has seen this iconic figure remain mute throughout.

Senior Writer
Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.