15 Lamest Horror Movie Villains (That Aren’t Actually Scary)

15 Lamest Horror Movie Villains (That Aren’t Actually Scary)

Horror movies are built on their villains and how scary they are. However, there are a lot of films where the villain is just plain lame.

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Quick, think of the most iconic horror movie villains of all time. Who do you think of? Freddy Krueger? Jason Voorhees? Michael Myers? Pennywise? Norman Bates? The list could go on and on, but the pont being made is that you certainly don’t think of any of the mentions we’ll be discussing today.

The horror genre has seen a myriad great villains throughout the years, many of whom have become iconic characters within their own rights. Of course, the horror genre tends to miss a lot more than it hits, and we have seen some really crappy villains throughout the years.

Updated on October 10th, 2020 by Matthew Wilkinson: While the horror genre is notorious for dipping into the world of comedy, that doesn’t mean that people want to see the main villains become complete jokes. After all, the scares are what people are paying to see — and when the main villain doesn’t provide them, it is quite the letdown.

Whether they’re intentionally bad or just didn’t turn out the way that was intended, we’ve added five more villains that fit the bill.

15 Rothman (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is undoubtedly one of the scariest and most influential horror films ever released. So, what the heck happened? For some bizarre reason they decided to create a seemingly endless amount of sequels, which takes us to the abhorred Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.

At the heart of this story is Rothman, a high-ranking member of the Illuminati. Yes, Texas Chain Saw Massacre turned into The X-Files somewhere along the road, and it was terrible. Rothman embodies everything that is terrible about these sequels.

14 Goblins (Troll 2)

There are just so many glaring issues with these supposedly horrifying goblins that it’s laughable. The first reason they’re lame is the fact that they don’t eat meat. They turn their victims into vegetables, which instantly takes away a big possible scare factor from them.

However, the big reason that they’re lame is the ridiculously poor masks. Scarier masks can be found at a dollar store than those on display for this venture. The masks clearly don’t fit and just look incredibly cheap, which makes them funnier more than they are scary.

13 Ahmanet (The Mummy)

Speaking of brutally butchering a series, let’s talk about The Mummy. The original Brendan Fraser series certainly isn’t perfect, but they hold a nostalgic charm for many of us. Imhotep was a great villain and was wonderfully portrayed by Arnold Vosloo. And then there’s Sofia Boutella’s Ahmanet, the titular and horribly un-scary Mummy who terrorizes Tom Cruise.

Both the movie and Boutella’s performance were poorly received, and both received respective nominations at the Razzie Awards. This is not the Mummy we wanted…

12 Clowns (Killer Klowns From Outer Space)

This film has ended up being quite the cult classic within the horror genre as fans have learned to embrace the ridiculousness of this entire movie. However, even though the film has ended up popular, there’s no denying that the characters are lame when it comes to being scary.

It’s hard to take these oversized clowns seriously just based on their appearance alone. However, when you add in the cotton candy cocoons or turning their victims into popcorn to eat, they just don’t end up being scary in the least.

11 The Leprechaun (Leprechaun)

We hesitate to call Chucky scary, but he somehow managed to worm his way into horror movie legend. The idea of a walking, talking, and murdering doll is certainly unsettling, after all. But a leprechaun is not scary. Many critics found the Leprechaun reminiscent of Chucky but agreed that he was infinitely worse in nearly every way imaginable.

The series was always a little tongue-in-cheek but later veered into the bizarre with entries like In the Hood and In Space. They probably realized that they had a dud on their hands and did everything possible to salvage such a stupid character.

10 Critters (Critters)

Sticking to the theme of small characters that just didn’t work in terms of scare factor, Critters suffered from this exact issue. This problem was only amplified because it was clearly a knock-off copy of Gremlins and didn’t even feel original because of that.

These characters ended up having several movies, somehow, but they weren’t scary in any of them, even when they ventured to space. They were simply too small to take seriously and felt very non-threatening because of that.

9 The Gingerdead Man (The Gingerbread Man)

The Gingerdead Man. Just the title alone tells you all you need to know about the movie and its titular character. Like the Leprechaun, The Gingerdead Man takes a lot of cues from Chucky – he’s tiny, he’s smart-alecky, and he’s the spirit of a crazed serial killer trapped inside the body of something cute and playful.

Of course, The Gingerdead Man doesn’t take itself very seriously, but that doesn’t make the character any more fun or enjoyable to watch. He’s annoying, and the movies are too lame and uninteresting to make for goofy B-movie schlockfests.

8 Jack (Jack Frost)

Turning the character of Jack Frost into a slasher was never a set up for success. This movie was ridiculous in every way possible — from the fact a human is melted down into snow by acid (turning him into a snowman) to the fact he then kills people with icicles.

The character looks purely ridiculous. Add in the fact that he wouldn’t be difficult to beat with a conventional blowdryer and it becomes apparent that it was never going to be something to take too seriously. However, the real reason the character just isn’t scary is the fact he is a snowman, which is just impossible to look past, no matter how hard you try.

7 Roman Bridger (Scream 3)

Scream 3 really took the series off the deep end. The movie was poorly received upon release (39% on Rotten Tomatoes), and some of the criticism stemmed from its lame and boring villain – Roman Bridger.

Despite tying the series’ mythology together, Roman was easily its worst killer. His kills were boring and unoriginal, and Roman himself made for such a nondescript character that many people were asking, “Wait, who is that?” after the reveal. Roman is certainly no Billy and Stu. Heck, we’ll even take Mickey over him…

6 Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)

Man oh man, what happened to the Resident Evil series? The first Resident Evil movie wasn’t great by any means, but it made for a decent little zombie flick. And then the series went off the deep end.

Its progressively worse qualities are perhaps best represented in Albert Wesker, the main antagonist of the video game series. He’s not nearly as threatening in live action form. In fact, he’s pretty darned goofy. Nothing about this man was threatening or scary, and the climactic fight scene in Afterlife is truly horrendous. Wesker deserves better than this.

5 The Thing (The Thing)

OK, hold onto your pitchforks for a second. We aren’t talking about the original Thing here. That movie is an undeniable masterpiece, and its titular villain is one of the best in movie history. No, we’re talking about that abomination that was the 2011 reboot/remake/prequel thing.

The Thing itself still makes for a horrifying villain, but it was subjected to some truly horrendous CGI work. For a movie/series so acclaimed for its prosthetic effects, to use cheap CGI is borderline sacrilegious. It neutered the impact of The Thing altogether. Both the movie and the creature.

4 Bunnyman (Bunnyman)

Bunnyman is a 2011 horror film that received unanimously appalling reviews. And it’s too bad, because the titular villain could have been interesting. Despite the goofy name, the Bunny Man is a rather creepy urban legend that has spread throughout the Washington D.C. and Virginia areas.

The legend states that a man wearing a bunny costume kills the people who enter “Bunny Man Bridge” in Clifton, Virginia. Of course, the writing, directing, and performances turn the character into a laughable mess that is very hard to take seriously.

3 Satan (Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare)

The character of Satan has been portrayed in many different ways in many different films over the years, but none have been less intimidating than the iteration presented by Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare — and that includes when Dave Grohl was Satan on the drums for Pick Of Destiny.

To its credit, this was a direct to video movie that was shot within a week, so it was never going to be an incredibly scary beast. However, in the end, Satan just looks laughable at points, and the fact the character is such a small puppet just makes a mockery of a classic, scary figure.

2 Bo & Vincent Sinclair (House of Wax)

In 2005, Warner Bros. remade the 1953 horror movie House of Wax starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, and… Paris Hilton. Despite being seen as better than traditional teen slasher fare, it still received poor reviews (26% on Rotten Tomatoes).

We put some of the blame on Bo and Vincent Sinclair, the movie’s main antagonists and owners of the titular House of Wax. Vincent is especially goofy with his wax mask. It might work in theory, but certainly not in practice. At least not in this movie’s practice.

1 Brahms (The Boy)

The Boy certainly wasn’t a good movie, but we don’t know what happened with Brahms: The Boy II. Suddenly the doll itself is secretly hosting a demonic entity? And when it’s destroyed, it somehow has the capability to possess people?

We don’t really know, but then again, we don’t think anyone does. It’s a messy story in a messy movie, and we don’t think anyone really needed it.

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