bad guys.

Debwa loves lists. The observer recently published a list of the top 5 most disturbing villains in film. I haven't heard of night of the hunter so i will definitely check it out.

Blue Velvet
(David Lynch, 1986)

Dennis Hopper is the idiopathic entity who tries to crawl inside a deathly Isabella Rossellini.

Nosferatu
(Werner Herzog, 1979)

Klaus Kinski was even more revolting than Max Schreck in the 1922 original.

The Night of the Hunter
(Charles Laughton, 1955)

Robert Mitchum is fabulous as the murderous preacherman, with 'love' and 'hate' tattooed on his fists.

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
(Milos Forman, 1975)

Nurse Ratched is disturbing precisely because she isn't actually malevolent; she's following the rules.

Rosemary's Baby
(Roman Polanski, 1968)

Why is Cassavetes so unnerving here? Is it because he sells his wife to the Devil for advancement at work, or because he's the godfather of US independent film?

i also found a similar article in Time but none of the characters occur on both lists. I think the time ones are more villains that are really fucking bad ass and you sort of like (aka hannibal lecter) where as the above are just creepy.