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hidey-ho be they demented serial killers
or supernatural entities you can always
rest assured that horror movie villains
will have fascinating reasons to kill so
take you his life welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we're counting
down our picks for the top ten greatest
horror villain motivations if we have
reason to believe that there might be
something very strange going on here
we've got no argument with them for this
list we're looking at the reasons why
horror movie villains kill and are
choosing the ones we think are most
interesting but we're only including
villains that are human or controlling
humans number 10
Santa killed his parents Billy Chapman
Silent Night deadly night in the
petrifying world of horror even Santa
Claus can become a child's worst
nightmare it's like you get to see him
tonight after all Billy Billy Chapman is
forever scarred when a serial killer
dressed as Santa kills his parents
yes they were on the naughty list
after years and a corrupt orphanage
Billy snaps dresses as Santa and decides
to punish the naughty himself
as Billy ruthlessly targets bullies and
immoral teens suddenly coal in your
stocking doesn't look like a bad
punishment
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number nine the fear of gods the keepers
the cabin in the woods doesn't even show
up on the GPS it is unworthy of global
positioning that's the whole point this
clever trip into the woods offers a
distinct twist on the traditional bad
guy backstory how he died when zombies
stalk a group of teens in an isolated
cabin it turns out that computer
technicians are behind the entire
nightmare typical every year these
secret murders are carried out to make
sacrifices to unseen gods
if the sacrifices fail the gods will
destroy all humans raising the stakes
way higher than most other thrillers
it's the fool do not touch the girl if
he outlives her this whole thing goes to
hell take him out first
number eight bullying and that time of
the month Carrie White Carrie a classic
tale of bullying gone wrong
Carrie is still relevant decades after
its release tortured at school by
heartless classmates after she gets her
first period and stifled at home by a
religious fanatic mother Carrie shut off
from the world see the sin of birthdays
and weddings children and if she had
remained Simmonds the curse of blood
would never have come on but with her
blossoming womanhood comes strange new
powers and Carrie soon realizes she can
make things happen with her mind after
being humiliated by a brutal prank
Carrie sees red and uses her newfound
telekinetic abilities to stand up and
get revenge against her tormentors
number seven Pinocchio syndrome Chucky
the childsplay franchise hi first
introduced in 1988
Chucky brought a whole new look to the
traditional slasher killer Charles Lee
ray is shot dead by police but uses vudo
to transfer his spirit to adult star
cools and p.m. a pod
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the possessed Chucky goes on a killing
spree seeking revenge on former criminal
partners and hoping to possess the dolls
young owner
hence the Pinocchio syndrome since he
just wants to be a real boy
but this horrifying plastic murderer
with a need to kill kids only gives us
more reason to fear dolls 6 undying love
Imhotep The Mummy looks as though he
died in some sensationally unpleasant
men one of the silver screens first
screen legends Boris Karloff's Imhotep
was held driven to resurrect his lost
love
after archaeologists unearthed the mummy
very good he goes on a lengthy journey
to find his old flames tomb better yet
he stumbles upon her reincarnation and
attempts to mummify her as his bride
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like the Setting Sun in the West but
useful dawn and you will need is the
first rays of a mirage dispel the shadow
though we ultimately fails in hotels
catalyst is eternally relatable love
forever making a monster look a bit more
human love that might bring sickness and
even death to you number 5 demonic
influence and lack of supervision the
children children of the corn
a time of tribulation has come a test is
at hand we've seen people murdered for
crop harvests before it's all started
that sound the same well it's not
particularly in the Wicker Man
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but things take a more terrifying turn
and children of the corn it's my
birthday
you got a pretty sick way of celebrating
it pal kids in a small farming town
Massacre the adults sacrificing them to
their mysterious leader he who walks
behind the rows the idea of our precious
future turning against us in service of
a twisted prophecy is a nightmare that
will stay with you the next time you
drive through the countryside we
sacrifice unto Him bring him the blood
of the Outlander number 4 gender
reassignment Piotr Angela the sleepaway
camp franchise revealed in a shocking
twist ending angela has a troubled past
for the ages
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after losing his family in a boating
accident
Peter Baker is taken in by an aunt who
raises him as a daughter Angela Angela
isn't there anything special my little
girl would care for hmm
struggling to fit in at camp memories of
her father's love affair with another
man returned when a boy kisses her
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this sexual confusion drives our mad
propelling her to dispatch camp members
in exceedingly gory fashion number three
mommy issues Jason and mrs. Voorhees the
Friday the 13th franchise a mother will
do anything for her son even kill Pamela
Voorhees is heartbroken when son Jason
drowns at Camp she blames the counselors
who were having sex and left him
unsupervised you Wow
you never paid any attention in
retaliation she embarks on a vengeful
quest to kill off Camp Crystal Lake sung
and carefree counselors particularly the
[ __ ] ones we weren't doing anything we
were just Jason himself takes the
killers knife in hand four sequels
continuing the slasher tradition of
murdering partying teens
number two post-traumatic burned a live
disorder Freddy Krueger a Nightmare on
Elm Street franchise a child killer is
scary enough
the disfigured spirit of said child
killer haunting dreams takes it to a
whole new level cornered by angry
parents after murdering their children
Freddy Krueger is burned to death in a
boiler room
he's Ted honey because mommy killed him
years later he resurfaces as a vengeful
nightmare capable of killing teenagers
in their dreams a child killer bolstered
by supernatural powers and a twisted
revenge plot makes for one of cinema's
more paralyzing motives
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before our top pick takes a swing at us
here are some honorable mentions
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hey kid killed the boogeyman
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number one cancer jigsaw the Saw
franchise King up today's horror jigsaw
has a motivation like no other I can't
do that
dying of cancer he wishes to make people
appreciate their lives this being a
horror series he does this through
torturous tests that challenged the
victims wills to live facing each trap
around the weaknesses and a person's
personality jigsaw offers self help in
the most morose manner for taking
people's lives with a hint of dark
helpfulness we anoint jigsaws as the top
horror movie motivation turned to mock
you off supernova cancer patient how
could you possibly put me in any more
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