Top 10 Horror Movie Villain Weaknesses
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Top 10 Villain Weaknesses in Horror Movies
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Top 10 Villain Weaknesses in Horror Movies Everyone has a weakness! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Villain Weaknesses in Horror Movies. For this list, we’re looking at the most distinct and iconic weaknesses of well-known horror movie villains.
#10: Valak’s Own Name
“The Conjuring” franchise (2013-) Valak has worn a number of guises over the years, appearing as an evil nun, as well as the unsettling Crooked Man. However, while the demon’s supernatural abilities are formidable, including demonic possession and telekinesis, it can be harmed by holy substances, such as as the blood Christ. This doesn’t seem to harm it permanently though, and there aren’t always holy substances ready to hand. Fortunately, as Lorraine Warren eventually realized, Valak’s own name can be turned against it. This, combined with an incantation, is capable of banishing Valak back to Hell.
#9: Dehydration & Their Queen
“The Faculty” (1998) The antagonists of this film are largely composed of aliens masquerading as the faculty at a high school. Originating from an aquatic world, the creatures depend on water to survive, and not hydrating frequently weakens them. In addition, diuretic drugs, which increase the rate at which water leaves the body, are lethal to them. However, while these can harm them individually, as a collective group, the aliens depend on a telepathic connection to their queen. So her death results in the death of all of them, making her their principal vulnerability.
#8: Acceptance
“The Babadook” (2014) This sinister creature that manifests from a popup book hounds a grieving widow and her son throughout the film. Their attempts to rid themselves of the fiend mirror the stages of grief: denying its existence doesn’t work, nor does getting angry with it, running from it, or bargaining with it. The only way to defeat the Babadook is by accepting both it, and the loss of their loved one. While the Babadook, like grief, never goes away completely, it can be lived with and managed during everyday life.
#7: High-Frequency Sounds
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“A Quiet Place” (2018) These extraterrestrials hunt down humans using their extremely sensitive hearing. They’re so good at it that only a handful of survivors seem to be left. Their skin is heavily armored, making them especially difficult to kill. However, their greatest strength is also their greatest weakness. As Regan Abbott discovers thanks to her cochlear implant, their hearing is so sensitive that high-frequency sound leaves them writing in pain and barely able to move. It also causes the armour plating on their heads to protrude, exposing vulnerable flesh beneath.
#6: Infrared Vision
“Predator” franchise (1987-) The Predators are a race of alien hunters whose equipment and skills in combat make them formidable foes. However, their code of honor provides rules of engagement that limit who they’re allowed to hunt. Their prey must be considered “worthy game”, healthy and in their prime. This could conceivably lead to costly mistakes. But their biggest weakness is the fact they see mostly in infrared. While this can be a boon in many situations, such as when tracking warm-blooded prey, attempts to mask body heat, such as with mud, can make it difficult for them to locate their targets.
#5: Chucky’s Heart & Human Characteristics
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“Child’s Play” franchise (1988-) A doll animated by the soul of a serial killer, Chucky may look like he’d be immune to normal human weakness. And he HAS proven his ability to come back again and again using voodoo. However, he does have some pretty glaring weaknesses - on top of the fact that he’s probably not a great runner. The longer he inhabits the doll, the more that doll starts to take on human characteristics, meaning that he can be wounded like a regular person. His other downfall is his heart - not because he’s secretly a softy, but because a bullet there can killed him.
#4: Incineration
“The Thing” (1982) This “thing from another world” is a grotesque monstrosity that can impersonate other beings after consuming and “assimilating” them. It makes for a skilled infiltrator, and is difficult to kill, since it’s made up of independent cells. However, fortunately for the human race, it isn’t completely invulnerable. It can be detected by applying extreme heat to a blood sample, since the blood cells react as autonomous organisms. It can then be burnt or blown up using explosives. The Thing may also be vulnerable to electrocution, judging by its reaction to a defibrillator.
#3: Courage
“It” (2017) An ancient, nameless entity who feeds on the fear of its victims, “It” is a monstrously powerful being. Every 27 years, it awakens to torment the hapless children of Derry. Even so, It still has some susceptibilities. First, it needs to hibernate for long periods of time. Second, although it can take on various forms, it also takes on some of their physical limitations. But what It REALLY can’t stand is courage! Since it feeds of fear, the absence of fear leaves it weak and starving. When confronted with courage, especially by a group, It falls apart.
#2: Pamela Voorhees & Crystal Lake
“Friday the 13th” franchise (1980-) The scourge of Crystal Lake and camping teens, Jason Voorhees is an undead killer whose implacable pursuit of his victims is legendary. However, the hockey-masked murderer is not without vulnerabilities. He generally seems to ignore those who don’t visit his stomping grounds, and has shown mercy towards children. He can be manipulated by those disguised as his mother Pamela, and he’s taken serious injuries from traditional weapons such as machetes and axes. Oh, and boat propellers. He can also be re-imprisoned beneath the waters of Crystal Lake. Before we get to our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions: Cats “The Mummy” (1999) Fire & the Vacuum of Space “Alien” franchise (1979-) Decapitation or Brain Trauma “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) Water “Signs” (2002) Light “Lights Out” (2016)
#1: The Real World, Holy Objects, Fire, & Being Forgotten
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“A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise (1984-) For being a powerful and sadistic dream demon/murderer, Freddy Krueger actually has an awful lot of weaknesses. Going without sleep is one way to avoid him, although that obviously can’t last forever. We’ve all gotta sleep. He CAN be brought out into the real world however, which puts him at a significant disadvantage. Freddy also demonstrates a vulnerability to holy objects and a fear of fire, due to how he originally died. Additionally, the killer’s influence is limited to Springwood, and he can’t manifest there if no one remembers or is frightened of him anymore.
