8 Horror Movie Villains You Can’t Help But Sympathise With

All these villains didn't have to end up as evil as they did.

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Generally speaking, there are two different categories that horror movie villains fall into: antiheroes, and downright evil individuals.

For the former, despite being the bad guys, there are times where audiences really do just think "fair enough" to their motivations, and in real life might even turn a blind eye to their questionable antics. It's the moment where you start to sympathise with the latter category - the truly evil horror movie villains - where you genuinely begin to start questioning your own morals.

Of course, sympathy can definitely come more easily for some of the following entries on this list than others, to the point where even when you want nothing more than to see these characters taken down, you also can’t help but slightly root for them in at least some respect.

So, it's time for you to decide how far your morals will bend in.

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