To celebrate Halloween, Close-Up Culture name our 31 scariest film performances of all time.
31. Joaquin Phoenix – Joker (Joker, 2019)
30. Robert Helpmann – Child Catcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968)
29. Forest Whitaker – Idi Amin (The Last King Of Scotland, 2006)
28. Jake Gyllenhaal – Louis Bloom (Nightcrawler, 2014)
27. Vincent Price – Nicholas (Pit And The Pendulum, 1961)
26. Essie Davis – Amelia (The Babadook, 2014)
25. Rosamund Pike – Amy (Gone Girl, 2014)
24. Bill Skarsgård – Pennywise (IT, 2017)
23. Linda Blair – Regan (The Exorcist, 1971)
22. Oliver Reed – Bill Sykes (Oliver, 1968)
21. Lon Chaney – The Phantom (The Phantom Of The Opera, 1925)
20. Douglas Rain – HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968)
19. Toni Collette – Annie (Hereditary, 2018)
18. Christopher Lee – The Creature (The Curse Of Frankenstein, 1957)
17. James McAvoy – Dennis (Split, 2016)
16. Boris Karloff – The Monster (Frankenstein, 1931)
15. Bela Lugosi – Count Dracula (Count Dracula, 1931)
14. Christopher Lee – Lord Summerisle (The Wicker Man, 1973)
13. Ralph Fiennes – Amon Goeth (Schindler’s List, 1993)
12. Christopher Lee – Count Dracula (Dracula, 1958)
11. Peter Lorre – Hans (M, 1931)
10. Christoph Waltz – Col. Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds, 2009)
9. Boris Karloff – Hjalmar Poelzig (The Black Cat, 1934)
8. Kathy Bates – Annie Wilkes (Misery, 1990)
7. Anthony Perkins – Norman Bates (Psycho, 1960)
6. Heath Ledger – Joker – (The Dark Knight, 2008)
5. Jack Nicholson – Jack Torrance (The Shining, 1977)
4. Max Schreck – Count Orlok (Nosferatu, 1922)
3. Malcolm McDowell – Alex (A Clockwork Orange, 1971)
2. Javier Bardem – Anton (No Country For Old Men, 2007)
1. Anthony Hopkins – Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Silence Of The Lambs, 1991)
