As of October 2022, almost (** percent) of adults surveyed in the United States said they found Freddy Krueger – from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movie franchise – scary. Hannibal Lecter – whose arguably most famous portrayal in film was by Anthony Hopkins "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) – and Michael Myers – from the Halloween film series – followed, each mentioned by around ** percent of respondents.
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Morning Consult (@MorningConsult). (October 31, 2022). Percentage of adults who reported finding selected classic horror movie villains scary in the United States as of October 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1342719/scary-horror-movie-villains-united-states/
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