12: Count Dracula (1931)

11: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Denis Villeneuve)

10: Sauron (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy)

9: Hans Gruber (Die Hard)

8: Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)

7: John Doe (Se7en)

6: Lou Bloom (Nightcrawler)

5: Pazuzu (The Exorcist)

4: Judge Claude Frollo (Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

3: Harry Powell (The Night of the Hunter) NOT APPROVED

2: Joker (The Dark Knight)

Honorable Mentions:

Scar (The Lion King)

Count Orlok (Nosferatu)

Max Cady (1962’s Cape Fear)

Commodus (Gladiator)

It (2017-2019)

Immortan Joe (Mad Max franchise)

1: Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars franchise)