In the battle for the ultimate villain, a space enfant terrible will always win against one from the Earth.

A villain you just can't help but love - intelligent, absolutely unhinged, and frightening to the max.

Hell hath no fury like a villain who's scorned! Or scarred. Or is a Scar.

After meeting with Hannibal, we've dropped our favorite Chianti and fava bean pairing forever.

Scheming, powerful, evil from head to toe, and scary to even look at, Palpatine surely makes it into our Top 20 bad, bad guys.

No other villain can boast about such beautiful hair, this whimsy in his eyes and mischief in his soul.

Now here's a villain that terrifies everyone without even showing his face. The eyes, after all, are the mirror of the soul!

What's even more terrifying than a villain by birth? A charming villain with speech as smooth as butter. Chills!

A genocidal warlord with an objective to bring stability by wiping out half of existing life? He surely drew inspiration from a certain real person, one might think.

Proves that you don't have to have a nose to be a terrific villain. It comes from within!

Despite having the breathing ability of a pug, Bane creeps us out nevertheless. Or maybe it's because of it.

Probably the original dude behind your fear of clowns.

Now, a terrorist, however smooth-talking, always makes a terrific villain!

A real professional in the occupation of a seasoned villain - cold, calculating, and humorless.

What would you expect when the dude's name is literally Maul?

Everything about Anton screams villain - from his weapon choices to his vile hairstyle, he's definitely one you wouldn't want to deal with.

No matter how many times you've seen him in various sequels and reboots, he's still one creepy dude.

Entities emerging from your body are always terrifying, but this puppy just takes the cake.

Androids are already scary, but what if they also shape-shift and are basically interminable?

Camp cooks are always pretty scary people, but Jason took it to another level by actually becoming a killer. Nice plot twist, Jason!