VOLDEMORT
Instilling fear in us since we were kids, He ‘Who Must Not Be Named’ had to make it to this list. JK Rowling described the character as a ‘psyhcopath’ and compared him to the likes of Hitler. The most powerful dark wizard established the death eaters and killed a lot of muggles and wizards while trying to gain power and attain immortality.

DARTH VADER
Arguably the most popular villain of all time, it didn’t take long for Darth Vader to become an icon and a pop culture phenomenon. The protagonist turned antagonist is the complex character in the Star Wars franchise who goes on to rampage and torment the galaxy for a very long time and of course, the mask adds to his evil effect.

HANNIBAL LECTER
Inspired by a real life story, Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs sends shivers down the spine even 27 years after the release of the movie. His cannibalism after murdering the victim even earned him the title of ‘Hannibal, the cannibal’.

POPPY ADAMS
A beautiful yet absurd psychopath, Poppy Adams from Kingsman: The Golden Circle sets the bar high for villains for being terrifyingly gory and crazy. She controls the global drug trade and hides in the Cambodian jungle. She has two robot dogs as henchmen and doesn’t shy away from mincing live humans and mincing their meat to make burgers.

THANOS
Thanos has been called the scariest Marvel villain till date; which is quite a high standard to meet. With the Infinity gauntlet, he becomes supremely powerful and kills billions with a snap of his fingers. Giving your superheroes such a hard time, Thanos is one of the top Hollywood villains of all time.