Villain performances.

I am creedence leonora you of ancient origins, I know what you're thinking.

This is weird but I can handle it.

You shall never retrieve the necronomicon.

You'll die in the graveyard before you get it.

Hey uh what's that you got on your face for this list.

We're looking at performances in horror movies where actors really handed up as the bad guy.

We're not saying these were bad performances, they're just different.

Which of these performances did you find to be a little much let us know in the comments Also please note there will be spoilers Number 10 Matthew Lillard as stu marker scream throughout the movie.

Matthew Lillard plays a stew as a total goofball.

He's always cracking jokes and pulling silly faces.

Oh dork, jesus, this place is back tonight man.

We had a run in the mass murder sense during the final act.

However, when it was revealed to be one of the killers, Matthew Lillard really lets loose with the character.

Amping up the quirks, Lillard's performance at the climax was a nice contrast to skeet ulrich who played the other killer Billy I was more sinister with his role.

Tell that to Cotton weary, you wouldn't believe how easy he was to frame to liven up his performance Lillard reportedly had lived some of his dialogue including his response to being accidentally struck with the phone number nine brad Dourif as Chucky child's play franchise If you're providing the voice of a killer doll in a horror movie, you can either be subtle and creepy or you can play it big with Chucky Oscar nominated actor, brad Dourif went with the latter option.

You little Ship.

Do you know what you've done?

It's too late.

I've spent too much time in his body.

All of Chucky's reactions are larger than life, whether he's laughing maniacally, screaming in terror or intimidating someone into following his pint sized orders from the first scene in the original Child's play where we see him voice, The doll never fails to make an impression.

I said talk to me, damn it or else I'm going to throw you in the fire as the series gradually became a more self aware comedy naturally made Chucky even more over the top.

I'm one of the most notorious slashers in history and I don't want to give that up.

I am Chucky the killer dog and I dig it.

Number eight Warwick Davis as the Leprechaun leprechaun franchise.

Let's be honest, when it comes to playing a killer leprechaun, the concept is so ridiculous that Warwick Davis had no choice but to play the role as extremely over the top.

There's only one way one way to kill a leprechaun, but I'm not going to tell you.

Yeah, I'll never tell you the character was a departure for Davis who was known for movies such as return of the Jedi and willow, but it gave him a chance to show a new sinister side.

I don't like what I'm seeing Two leprechauns is one too many last Davis ever.

The committed performer strikes an interesting balance, delivering just enough genuine menace while also being whimsically silly.

Davis's portrayal of the leprechaun was so memorable and absurd that the Sequels in the series sent the character to las Vegas, that inner city and even outer space.

What happened Right?

Number seven Christian Bell as Patrick Bateman, American Psycho based on bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel.

This film centers on Patrick Bateman, a disturbed Wall Street investment banker who explores all manner of sick and twisted desires.

My nightly blood lust has overflowed into my days.

I feel lethal on the verge of frenzy.

I think my mask of sanity, according to director mary Harron christian Bell actually took inspiration for his performance as Bateman from an interview that Tom Cruise gave on David Letterman, more specifically, he was inspired by the friendliness and intense energy that Cruz displayed a tasteful thickness of it.

Oh my God, it even has a watermark, something wrong.

Patrick bales performance was all around odd but utterly captivating and he certainly nailed the intensity.

Bateman was aggressively snobby when he was around his friends and completely unhinged when he was engaging in violent acts.

Who can forget the infamous Huey Lewis scene in 87 Huey released this for their most accomplished album, I think their undisputed masterpiece is hip to be square song so catchy.

Most people probably don't listen to the lyrics, but they should number six, Bruce Campbell as evil Ashe Army of Darkness Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series has never shied away from absurdity.

The villains in particular are downright maniacal.

I'll swallow your soul, come get some.

In the third entry however, the filmmaker up to the ante by giving Ash himself Bruce Campbell a chance to play one of the baddies.

Campbell played an evil version of his iconic character and the malevolent doppelganger was every bit as silly as the original Ash with the added bonus of a sinister twist.

Are you me what I do are Doobie, you sound like a jerk after introducing himself evil Ash pesters the other Ash with childish taunts, watching Bruce Campbell interact with himself and engage in violent slapstick was one of the highlights of the movie, if not the entire series.

Hey, what's the big idea why you Oh, I'm black number five, Vincent Price as Edward Lionheart, Theater of blood with a whole career's worth of over the top performances to his name, Vincent price more than earned his reputation for being Campy an opinion.

I find myself incapable of sharing his rules in horror movies like house on haunted hill and the abominable dr thieves were both strong contenders for a spot on our list, but Edward Lionheart has them all beat.

We've denied you nothing for 30 years.

The public has acknowledged that I was the master and that this year my season of Shakespeare was the shining jewel in the crown of the immortal bard in this 1973 film, Price plays a bad actor who dishes out gruesome punishments to theater critics he felt had unfairly smeared him with unflattering reviews, a Shakespearean trained actor who takes himself too seriously and puts on ridiculous costumes.

This is the role that Price was born to play.

It's a very interesting play, don't you think so?

Miss move, Especially that scene where joan of Arc dies at the stake though, I'm afraid you might find our novel version of it a bit of a shark.

Number four Nicholas Cage as Peter Lowe, Vampire's Kiss.

It's hard to think of an actor more famous for being over the top than Nicholas Cage.

In this horror comedy, Cage plays a new york literary agent who believes he's becoming a vampire and begins to suffer a mental breakdown.

Each and every scene is an opportunity for cage to one up himself and showcase just how weird he can get from the enthusiastic way he recites the alphabet to actually eating a live cockroach on camera.

It's a lot.

This is also the film that gave us that iconic Nicholas cage meme, you know the one, it's that great, you don't say meme vampire's kiss is truly the gift that keeps on giving, I couldn't think of a more horrible job if I wanted to and you have to do it, You have to or I'll fire you.

Do you understand number three tim curry as pennywise it say hello Bill scars.

Guard certainly put his own spin on the character of Penny wise, tim curry still has him beat.

When it comes to being over the top, curry leaned into the clownish aspects of Pennywise, making jokes and yucking it up while he tormented the Children of dairy.

I'll kill you all.

I'll drive you crazy and I'll kill you all.

I am your worst dream come true.

And when the Losers club grew up and returned as adults, he kept the jokes coming, bringing bravado to every scene in which he appears curry really lived up to his role as an interdimensional being and eater of worlds.

Do you have Prince Albert in a, can you do better?

Let the poor guy out curry's.

Pennywise was a memorable example of how over the top acting doesn't necessarily ruin a horror film.

It can actually elevate it.

Number two Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, a nightmare on Elm Street franchise, robert England was able to distinguish Freddy from other horror villains of the era by making him a trash talker with a flair for the dramatic, this is God.

In the original film, we got to see a little bit of this side of Freddie as he taunted his victim's, but he was saving the best material for later as the series progressed, Freddie's penchant for being over the top became more and more amplified by Freddy's dead, Freddie had become a full on looney tune with shameless gags such as playing with the power glove and Impersonating the Wicked Witch of the West.

Before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions Bette Davis as jane, baby jane Hudson.

Whatever happened to baby jane, Bette Davis was delightfully disturbing as the titular washed up child star.

Now, well, I'm very good and do as I am told I'm mama's little angel and papa says I'm good as gold Betsy Palmer as mrs Vorhees friday the 13th.

Betsy Palmer looked particularly deranged when she broke out in Jason's voice.

Don't let her get away Mommy, don't let her live.

I won't, I won't eric Freeman as Ricky silent night, deadly night Part Two eric Freeman's performance uplifted what would have otherwise been a forgettable film Christopher lee as dracula dracula lee brought an intimidating presence to the iconic role.

Mhm Yeah.

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Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance the shining what's the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of an over the top performance in a horror movie.

Let me explain something to you whenever you come in here and interrupt me, you're breaking my concentration, you're distracting me and it will then take you time to get back to where I was.

More often than not, it's Jack Nicholson going all out as a psycho ax murderer.

Under the direction of Stanley.

Kubrick Nicholson gave an unhinged performance which perfectly captured one man's descent into madness.

Whether he was just staring blankly or snapping at Shelly, divorce Wendy, he never lets up with the intensity.

Give me the bank, give me back.

Perhaps the greatest contribution Nicholson gave to his performance was improvising the line.

Here's johnny!

After tearing down the door.

Here's johnny, absurd, shocking.

And Oh, so quotable.

It's the whole package.

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