There are plenty of horror movie characters that are scary enough all by themselves. A group of final girls would have serious struggles against one Jason, one Freddy, or one Michael Myers. So what about those faces of fear that play better with others?
One maniac in a mask wielding a sharp instrument of pain is frightening but when a group of ghouls gets involved, things get extra gory. Not only that but watching different monsters play off one another makes for a more interesting premise. Honestly, it's surprising that so many horror villains don't form a posse. It would certainly make their work a whole lot easier.
10 Alex and his Droogs
Pass the Moloko, dear brothers, because it's time for a bit of the old Ultraviolence. A Clockwork Orange definitely fits the description of a psychological horror flick, and Alex DeLarge is one tough customer when it comes to classic villains. But this maniacal malchick isn't the only beast with a bowler.
Assisted by his other Droogies, Pete, Georgie, and Dim, Alex and his minions tear up the London streets in their quest for crime and carnage.
9 The Outcasts
The Final is one of the most underrated indie horror flicks out there. Honestly, it's quite refreshing to see the nerd archetype changed from victim to vigilante. When a group of high school misfits are tired of the merciless torment from their high school peers, they enact a bit of well-earned vengeance.
Drugging their bullies at a party, they don Halloween disguises and put them through a night of terror and torture. It's certainly a scary yet satisfying experience.
8 The Bowers Gang
Stephen King has shown fans time and time again that sometimes the real monsters aren't just clowns that live in the sewers, but psychopaths under human disguises. Both in the book and screen adaptations, Henry Bowers and his minions make lives a living Hell for the Losers Club.
The scariest thing about them isn't their viciousness, but how real Henry, Patrick, Vic, and Belch are. Bullying is sadly an overlooked problem facing kids to this very day, but King makes the schoolyard psychopaths as big of monsters as Pennywise.
7 The Black Skulls
If Clive Barker wrote a flick about a demonic biker gang, the Black Skulls from Mandy would ace the auditions. It's funny how one bad batch of LSD can turn a gang of motorcycle enthusiasts into a gang of bloodthirsty supernatural slayers, and yet here they are.
These guys are not only monstrous and masochistic, but they're merciless as well. It takes more than Red's beastly battle-ax to take them down, but they do make for some awesome fight scenes.
6 Pinhead and the Cenobites
Of course, one can't talk about the Black Skulls without mentioning their biggest influence. Pinhead might be the spokesperson of the group, but people quickly forget that he's not the only demon on Clive Barker's payroll.
Pinhead, Chatterer, Butterball, and Deepthroat are the original leather-clad legion from the first Hellraiser film, but the army of darkness has only expanded with every opening of the puzzle box. One would think people would learn something from the first film, right?
5 The Buckners
Four words, zombie redneck torture family. Cabin in the Woods might be a tongue-in-cheek satire on the horror movie genre, but the first monsters the viewers get to meet are some pretty nasty pieces of work.
The Buckners are surprisingly smarter than the average zombie, and they come equipped with their own array of brutal weaponry. Honestly, how many horror characters wield beartraps on chains? At times, it does seem like a bit overkill, not like the Ancient Ones are complaining.
4 The Heads
When it comes to villains that are vile, degraded, and demented, no one delivers better than Rob Zombie. The rockstar/horror director has crafted some seriously unhinged characters in his time, but few get as disgustingly depraved as the Heads in 31.
Essentially a gang of murderous clown-inspired psychopaths, Doom-Head, Sick-Head, Psycho-Head, Schitzo-Head, Sex-Head, and Death-Head make Alex and the Droogs look like Buddhist monks. They're violent, vicious, and are being paid a whole lot of cash to slice and dice a group of travelers in an abandoned factory.
3 The Fireflies
The only Rob Zombie creations that could give the Heads a run for their money would have to be the infamous Firefly family of House of 1000 Corpses and its sequels. Where the Heads committed their acts of atrocity for money, Otis, Baby, and Captain Spaulding do it simply for sadistic pleasure.
From mindless murder to straight-up kidnapping, torture, and other forms of unspeakable abuse, the Firefly family doesn't exactly check the standard horror boxes. Needless to say, their films aren't for the faint of heart.
2 The Strangers
This trio of masked maniacs fits the slasher standard but with a touch more realism thanks to their home-invasion tactics. The body count might be small, but the Strangers work as a unit to make a quiet night at home anything but.
The invaders definitely take inspiration from traditional slashers like Michale Myers, but the fact that the first film feels so plausible pushes their intimidation to the max. Just another reason for everyone to lock their doors.
1 The Sawyers/Hewitts
While Leatherface is the posterchild for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, he's actually more of a pawn for his cannibalistic clan. Whether it's the Sawyers from the Tobe Hooper originals or the Hewitts from the remake series, both are icons of the horror genre.
The masked mountain with the chainsaw is certainly a standout feature of the franchise, but so few people forget the rest of the cast. It's undoubtedly a horrendous crime with performances from actors like Bill Mosely and R. Lee Ermey in the mix.
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