20 Most Satisfying Horror Movie Villain Deaths EVER

Though the Pale Man (Doug Jones) may be the poster child antagonist of Guillermo del Toro's incredible Pan's Labyrinth, he's not quite as horrifying as the film's human villain, protagonist Ivana's (Ivana Baquero) tyrannical stepfather Captain Vidal (Sergi López).

Vidal is not merely a terrible stepfather and abusive husband, though - he's also a ruthlessly violent fascist Civil Guard officer tasked with hunting down the Spanish Maquis, whose most memorably violent act sees him cave in a man's face with a glass bottle.

His various executions are utterly sadistic, culminating in him shooting Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) dead - moments before he finally gets his.

Vidal ends up surrounded by the rebels and, knowing he's about to be killed, asks his housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verdú) to ensure his newborn son be told the time of his death.

But Mercedes retorts that his son won't even know his name, before her brother Pedro (Roger Casamajor) shoots him point-blank in the face, killing him.