# Which slasher movie villain would you rank as 4th best?
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**Created:** [October 18, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152 "2018-10-18T16:47:55Z")
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### Author:  [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/1 "2018-10-18T16:47:55Z")
The upcoming release of Halloween 2018 has me thinking about slasher movies. I think most fans of slasher movies would rank Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger as the top three slashers. Which villain would you rank in fourth place? You can chose whatever criteria you prefer to determine you’re favorite body count, number of movies, creativity of their killings, etc. What makes that particular villain your fourth favorite? If you think someone beats out one of the three I mentioned, feel free to bring that up as well.
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### Author:  [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/2 "2018-10-18T16:53:20Z")
Candy Man. Well he’s more of a_hooker_ than a slasher, but you’ll end up just as dead. Plus he has bees.
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### Author:  [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/3 "2018-10-18T16:53:42Z")
Candyman. There aren’t enough SoCs (Slashers of Colour) And Tony Todd is one of the genre greats. That voice!
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### Author:  [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/4 "2018-10-18T16:54:44Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#):
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> Candy Man. Well he’s more of a_hooker_ than a slasher, but you’ll end up just as dead. Plus he has bees.
> [@MrDibble](#):
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> Candyman. There aren’t enough SoCs (Slashers of Colour) And Tony Todd is one of the genre greats. That voice!
Ha! Jinx!
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### Author:  [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/5 "2018-10-18T16:54:54Z")
I think you basically nailed the top three. At number four I think I would go with Ghostface, from the _Scream_ franchise. Even though it’s not the same person throughout, the way the character is played when masked is consistent enough to qualify as a single slasher in my mind. And the character is instantly recognizable, has been widely parodied, and is a part of 2 really fun horror movies and also… some other horror movies.
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### Author:  [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/6 "2018-10-18T16:57:18Z")
As my 2nd pick - does Pinhead the Cenobite count as a slasher? I’d say yes.
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### Author:  [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/7 "2018-10-18T17:19:04Z")
I wouldn’t call Hellraiser a slasher movie/series… To the extent that some of them can fall into the genre, I still wouldn’t call the Cenobites slasher villains - the slasher element is generally held by human villains. They and Freddy do bleed into the same realm, but Freddy will finish you off after toying with you for a little while…the Cenobites are nowhere near that merciful/cruel (as if they see a difference).
I think Leatherface is probably the best candidate for #4.
Ghostface and Candyman are good choices, too, and let’s throw in Chucky, too.
For an outside bet, Billy from Black Christmas, being one of the earliest.
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### Author:  [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/8 "2018-10-18T17:23:21Z")
I was going to say Chucky. And I base this on popularity. Ghostface is a pretty good answer too, though.
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### Author:  [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/9 "2018-10-18T17:25:02Z")
Another vote for Chucky.
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### Author:  [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/10 "2018-10-18T17:29:24Z")
From the perspective of someone who doesn’t like slasher movies (though I recognize how good the first Halloween was), Leatherface is the one who comes to mind as the 4th most recognizable slasher villain.
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/11 "2018-10-18T17:33:21Z")
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> Quoth **storyteller0910** :
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> Even though it’s not the same person throughout, the way the character is played when masked is consistent enough to qualify as a single slasher in my mind.
For that matter, wasn’t Jason not always Jason, behind the mask?
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### Author:  [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/12 "2018-10-18T17:46:40Z")
> [@Chronos](#):
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> For that matter, wasn’t Jason not always Jason, behind the mask?
Twice. Or three times, depending how you want count ‘same guy’.
In the original, the killer was Jason’s mom, getting revenge for his (apparent) death.
Jason first showed up (without his iconic mask) in 2, and met his actual death in 4.
In 5, there was a copycat.
He was resurrected in 6, and was the undeniable antagonist of the rest of the series up through Jason Goes to Hell.
There is some…unclarity whether Jason and Uber Jason from Jason X should be considered the same character. Though OG Jason is definitely a threat early on, and it’s kind of a distinction without a difference, really, IMO.
Freddy vs Jason and the remake both have Jason-Jason.
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### Author:  [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/13 "2018-10-18T17:57:30Z")
No one wants to consider the possibility that imagination might produce a greater impact than seeing all the blood? Alfred Hitchcock. Psycho
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atjhOhH-V3E)
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### Author:  [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/14 "2018-10-18T18:03:01Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#):
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> I think Leatherface is probably the best candidate for #4.
I should probably explain this choice, huh?
1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the longer series - fewer than Halloween or Friday the 13th, but even with Nightmare on Elm Street, and barely edging out Child’s Play - no other series even comes close to those 5.
2. Leatherface has an iconic look, like Jason, Freddy, Michael, and even Chucky - but, IMO, only he, Jason, and Freddy are suitably horrifying in appearance taken in isolation.
3. TCM is one of only two slasher franchises to freak me out _without my ever having seen them_ (a TV show demonstrating how they did one of the FX in TCM 2, and the poster for Nightmare both fucked me up to the same level actually _seeing_ parts of The Hills Have Eyes 2 did).
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### Author:  [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/15 "2018-10-18T18:07:07Z")
The Puppet Master series does not get enough love so I’m going with that. The actual slasher would be Blade i guess? that was the main puppet.
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### Author:  [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/16 "2018-10-18T20:20:07Z")
If I felt like being really very bold, I might even argue that Chucky replaces Michael Myers in the top three in terms of pop culture notoriety today. I definitely think he’s as recognizable, if not more so. After all, Freddy, Jason and Chucky are the only slashers to have _Ready Player One_ cameos.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/17 "2018-10-18T20:23:28Z")
Another vote for Norman Bates.
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### Author:  [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/18 "2018-10-18T20:46:43Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Another vote for Norman Bates.
And another. It’s quite unsettling when we find him in his mother’s clothe near the end of the film. And his voiceover describing his thoughts in his cell just downright creepy.
Can’t wait for Halloween 2018. Looks fantastic!
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### Author:  [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/19 "2018-10-18T20:47:37Z")
Some more candidates: The Tall Man from _Phantasm_ or Terry O’Quinn’s character in _The Stepfather_.
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### Author:  [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-slasher-movie-villain-would-you-rank-as-4th-best/823152/20 "2018-10-18T21:29:32Z")
The first Wishmaster movie was better than I’d expected. As was Jigsaw in the first Saw movie.
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