Whether you’re a fan of Mads Mikkelsen’s chiselled Hannibal or Bill Skarsgård’s bone-chilling Pennywise, there’s no better time than Halloween to cosy up with a classic horror film. And, oddly, the combination of Hollywood actors and dark subject matter can make movie villains more attractive than we might care to admit.
In fact, according to research by PsychicWorld.com, ‘villainous’ traits such as boldness and aggression can significantly increase a character’s allure. It used a scientific technique and Twitter data to conclude that Patrick Bateman from American Psycho was the sexiest Halloween villain, with a near-perfect ‘sexy score’ of 97/100.
And the scariest? Well that honour went to Jason Voorhees of the Halloween franchise. Unsurprisingly, he is also is ranked as the least sexy villain,
Experts at PsychicWorld.com used the golden ratio of characters' appearance alongside the Twitter data. The golden ratio is the mathematical ratio of 1.618, which was discovered in ancient India, and is said to determine the compositions that are naturally pleasing to the eye.
The scariest Halloween villains
Ranking |
Villain |
Scary Tweets (per 100,000) |
Golden Ratio % (Proximity to Golden Ratio) |
Scary Score /100 |
1 |
Jason Voorhees |
33706.97 |
15.94% |
98.06 |
2 |
Michael Myers |
26206.1 |
38.50% |
70.35 |
3 |
Freddy Krueger |
35015.25 |
62.37% |
65.89 |
4 |
Leatherface |
32415.17 |
67.95% |
57.93 |
5 |
Jigsaw |
34945.05 |
79.49% |
53.21 |
6 |
Pinhead |
29462.1 |
71.48% |
50.95 |
7 |
Pennywise |
20760.63 |
53.67% |
51.13 |
8 |
Norman Bates |
11592.29 |
79.37% |
19.46 |
9 |
Patrick Bateman |
7090.4 |
83.53% |
18.64 |
10 |
Hannibal |
1317.55 |
84.00% |
8.91 |
The sexiest Halloween villains
Ranking |
Villain |
Sexy Tweets (per 100,000) |
Golden Ratio % (Proximity to Golden Ratio) |
Sexy Score /100 |
1 |
Patrick Bateman |
178.91 |
83.53% |
94.97 |
=2 |
Hannibal |
175.27 |
84.00% |
94.02 |
=2 |
Norman Bates |
184.84 |
79.37% |
94.02 |
4 |
Freddy Krueger |
192.14 |
62.37% |
84.11 |
5 |
Pinhead |
166.70 |
71.48% |
81.80 |
6 |
Jigsaw |
109.89 |
79.49% |
67.55 |
7 |
Pennywise |
134.75 |
53.67% |
57.39 |
8 |
Leatherface |
74.67 |
67.95% |
47.99 |
9 |
Michael Myers |
97.2 |
38.50% |
46.60 |
10 |
Jason Voorhees |
122.64 |
15.94% |
32.95 |
=represents a joint score
