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Claims.co.uk has investigated which horror movie villains are the most effective in spooking audiences.

Horror movies are only as good as their villains.

With the spooky season fast approaching, horrifying television shows and movies are kicked into overdrive, with audiences hoping for a good scare.

In honour of Halloween, experts at Claims.co.uk have used jump-scares, kill-rate and runtime data from 162 horror movies to establish which horror villain is the most effective.

Claims.co.uk has compiled a list of the most effective horror movie villains.

Ranking	Villain	Movie name/ Franchise	Effectiveness score /10
1	Michael Myers	The Halloween franchise	8.71
2	The Werewolf	An American Werewold series	7.74
3	Kayako	The Grudge series	7.58
=5	Death Angel	A Quiet Place + A Quiet Place 2	7.10
=5	Mask Man	The Den	7.10
=7	The Blob	The Blob	6.78
=7	Creeper	Jeepers Creepers series	6.78
9	Ghostface	Scream franchise	6.68
=10	Chucky	Child’s Play series	6.29
=10	Bo	House of Wax	6.29

Unsurprisingly, to the delight of many horror fans, Michael Myers from the Halloween franchise tops the list with a score of 8.71 out of ten.

The popular villain keeps audiences on edge, causing jump scares an average of 11 times per film and killing an average of 18 people per film.

In second place is the Werewolf from the horror series 'An American Werewolf in London,' and its sequel 'An American Werewolf in Paris.'

Similarly to Michael Myers, the Werewolf holds a similar amount of jump scares with an average of ten per movie.

However, his kill count is significantly lower with an average of ten kills per film.

Claims.co.uk’s full data is available here.

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