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H.H. Holmes, byname of Herman Mudgett, (born May 16, 1861?, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, U.S.—died May 7, 1896, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American swindler and confidence trickster who is widely considered the country's first known serial killer.
M is a 1931 German mystery suspense thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre in his third screen role as Hans Beckert, a serial killer of children.
Jason Voorhees Kill Count: 170
Jason Voorhees tops the list as the most dangerous serial killer. Through 12 movies, he manages over 150 kills!
Soon after his mother's death, Gein began to create a "woman suit" so that "he could become his mother—to literally crawl into her skin".
1. Count Dracula, the Dracula films (1931–present) Dracula is the most influential horror villain of all time. The Count stalks like a slasher, murders in droves like a serial killer, and is the inspiration for every single vampire movie made after 1931.
#1: Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th”
These strengths have contributed to Jason having some of the highest kill counts in horror movie history. Having his own crossover movie with another iconic villain, Freddy Krueger, further proves his legacy.
Best Slasher #1 - Michael Myers (Halloween, 1978)
Beyond John Carpenter's filmmaking, there are a few reasons why Myers is the ultimate slasher. One, he has no gimmick (he wears a William Shatner mask, but how frightening is that?). Two, he's unstoppable.
Aileen Wuornos, America's first female serial killer.
Eight-year-old Amarjeet Sada was all smiles when he was brought to the police station in 2007 in connection with the murder of an infant. Sada, known as the world's youngest serial killer, was held after three murders, two of which went unreported.
In 2007, India earned a world record for having the Youngest Serial Killer. It was never a record to be proud of. Unlike other serial killers, Amarjeet Sada was only seven years old when he committed three brutal murders. Amarjeet's poor parents were happy when they were blessed with a son.
But both Hitler and Stalin were outdone by Mao Zedong. From 1958 to 1962, his Great Leap Forward policy led to the deaths of up to 45 million people—easily making it the biggest episode of mass murder ever recorded.
1: Pedro Alonso Lopez. In 2002, Pedro Alonso Lopez received 14 years in prison in Ecuador for killing mostly young girls. He claimed to have killed over 300 people. The "Monster of the Andes" just might be the world's most prolific serial killer.
He's also served as the inspiration for American Horror Story: Hotel and the antagonist in the 2013 novel The Shining Girls. Watch H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer on Netflix.
When comparing him to peers like Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, dream demon Freddy Krueger stands out on all levels. The most important feature of a good slasher franchise is of course the villain.
Freddy Kruger is seen as the best slasher villain and ever since horror fans first watched him in the 1984 film A Nightmare On Elm Street, it's clear that Freddy is one of the most intelligent ones, too.
Most importantly for filmmaking in general, Psycho is considered by many to be the first slasher movie, and the success of this film spurred a whole series of slasher films in the near future, ultimately opening the door for the subgenre's golden era, the extremely blood eighties.
Darth Vader
And so we come to the villain you voted as the best of all time. Darth Vader often appears at the top of these lists, as the character has had more of a lasting impact than the blast that took out Alderaan.
Which elements of horror movies scare us, and why? Fear of death. This is the ultimate fear, both existentially and psychologically. It isn't really a horror movie if people don't get killed.
Keith Hunter Jesperson (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian-American serial killer who murdered at least eight women in the United States during the early 1990s. He was known as the "Happy Face Killer" because he drew smiley faces on his many letters to the media and authorities.