8 Horror Movies Where The Villain Is Really The Hero

Freddy Krueger? Battling Jason Voorhees? With a whole slew of disposable teens ready to be sliced and diced? Lovely stuff.

It may have its flaws, but Ronny Yu's Freddy vs. Jason is an absolute blast for horror hounds - with these two behemoths of the genre squaring off to finally do battle.

In terms of modern-day horror icons, few can match Freddy and Jason when it comes to notoriety, presence, the amount of movie outings, or the sheer number of dead bodies amassed. But as Freddy vs. Jason played out, it soon became apparent that Jason was actually the hero of the piece rather than just on yet another rampage to carve up a gaggle of disposable teens.

With Freddy manipulating Jason for his own means - complete with taking on the form of Jason's deceased mother, Pamela - as he looks to make the residents of Springwood remember him, the final act of the movie sees the remaining protagonists get a major assist from the hockey mask-adorned Voorhees.

Sure, Jason still manages to take his literal pound of flesh during Freddy vs. Jason's final act, but he emerges as the hero of hour as he stabs Krueger with his own clawed arm and gives Monica Keena's Lori the chance to decapitate Freddy.