10 MORE Horror Movie Villains Who Were Completely Unprepared

The problem with an elaborate monologue that lays out the intricate details of a wicked scheme? The character doing the talking looks exceedingly stupid if they find the tables turned on themselves.

For an iconic example in this vein, look no further than 1996's Scream. Wes Craven's slasher sees the film's villains initially carry out a legitimately Machiavellian plot. The movie's climactic showdown sees the depraved duo of Stu Macher and Billy Loomis unveiled as the minds behind Ghostface, a development that hits even closer to home considering that Loomis happens to be the boyfriend of lead protagonist Sidney Prescott.

Regrettably for these would-be murderous masterminds, the pair exhibit a complete lack of preparation to finish carrying out their mandate with a slide into Bond villain territory. With Sidney at their mercy, the pair begin gleefully monologuing like cartoon baddies as they outline their evil plan in its entirety as opposed to simply killing her and getting away scot-free. Don't break a hand patting yourself on the back, boys.

Accordingly, the bumbling psychopaths are completely unprepared for the eventual return of Courteney Cox's Gale Weathers when the reporter unexpectedly arrives to save the day. This development allows Sidney to gain the upper hand, turning Stu's head into a meat pancake by dropping a television set on it before she and Gale gun down her duplicitous boyfriend.