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Many actors have tried their hand at playing a creepy, scary, or hateable character, but sometimes their performance is so damn good that it can have a lasting effect.
1. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter – Silence of the Lambs
Here are some of his best scenes:
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2. Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill – The Silence of the Lambs
Here's one of Catherine and Ted's scenes:
3. Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance – The Shining
Here's Johnny:
4. Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise – IT
Here's Bill Hader talking about the meme and working will Bill Skarsgård.
5. Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates – Psycho
Here's the iconic shower scene:
6. Robert Helpmann as the Child Catcher – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Here's Robert in action (watch if you dare):
7. Paul Dano as the Riddler – The Batman
Here's some of his scenes from The Batman:
8. Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort – Harry Potter
Here's Ralph talking talking about the incident on Graham Norton:
9. Imelda Staunton as Professor Umbridge – Harry Potter
Watch the "I must not tell lies" scene here:
10. Antony Starr as Homelander – The Boys
11. Toni Collette as Annie Graham – Hereditary
Here's the dinner scene:
12. Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon – Game of Thrones
Here's five minutes of other characters hating Joffrey:
13. Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Bolton – Game of Thrones
14. Tim Curry as Daniel Hannigan – Annie
Here's Tim in Annie:
15. Gene Wilder as Will Wonka – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Here's that boat ride scene:
16. Fank Silva as Bob – Twin Peaks
Here's the interview:
17. Lupita Nyong'o as Adelaide Wilson – Us
Here's the "meet the tethered" scene:
18. David Thewlis as John Dee – The Sandman
Here's that diner scene:
19. Angelica Huston as the Grand High Witch – The Witches
Here's some of her scenes from The Witches:
20. Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin – Spiderman: No Way Home
Here's Green Goblin taking over again:
21. Angelina Jolie as Maleficent – Maleficent
Here's the curse scene from Maleficent:
What are the creepy performances that really stuck with you? Let us know in the comments below!
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