10 Most Powerful Horror Movie Villains

1. Death - Final Destination

Jason Voorhees Friday the 13th
New Line Cinema

When it comes to powerful horror villains, nobody can compete with Final Destination's ultimate adversary.

In each instalment, a group of characters narrowly survive a great calamity, which results in dozens of people being killed horrifically and painfully. When the survivors start dying in freak accidents, they realise The Grim Reaper is picking them off to rebalance the scales.

So, how do you defeat the embodiment of Death? The answer is simple - you can't. Death isn't a physical foe but a force of nature, meaning he can't be harmed, evaded, or outmanoeuvred. He cannot be reasoned with so he'll stop at nothing until he claims the souls he's owed.

Though the main characters in each film can avoid the catastrophes that Death triggers, they are merely delaying the inevitable. If Death doesn't claim their souls today, he'll get them eventually. 

Although the ensemble should be wary any time it looks like they're walking into a death trap, they need to accept the fact they can't truly win. Death is inescapable, so they should try to enjoy what little time they have and accept their demise when it comes... so long as it's not really, really, really painful.

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James Egan has been with Whatculture for five years and prominently works on Horror, Film, and Video Games. He's written over 80 books including 1000 Facts about Horror Movies Vol. 1-3 1000 Facts about The Greatest Films Ever Made Vol. 1-3 1000 Facts about Video Games Vol. 1-3 1000 Facts About James Bond 1000 Facts About TV Shows