Who Are the 5 Creepiest Movie Characters of 0 So Far?

Have you noticed the absurd amount of movie creepers in 2013 so far? We sure have.

The year in film is nearly half-over, so we figured it was time to take stock of the films that have already opened and see where were at. Weve had six months of every type of movie, blockbuster to indie curiosity, and looking at the landscape of 2013 so far, things are looking pretty solid. Today, were looking at the most indelibly creepy characters to grace the big screen this year. There has been no shortage of contenders, from legit horror movies to films where you wouldnt necessarily expect to be creeped out of your skin. Our choices below...

Honorable Mention: Sally in Oblivion: By far the best thing about Oblivion was the ever-present glitchy glare of Melissa Leo as the mission-commander Sally. With questions mounting about the world surrounding Tom Cruises character and his increasingly nebulous mission on Earth, Sallys frequent check-ins become more threatening. And of course they are, because Leos pre-programmed, slightly-Southern chipperness are only the thinnest veil over something far darker.

#5. Simon in Simon Killer: Brady Corbetts angelic face is almost always hiding something, from Mysterious Skin to Martha Marcy May Marlene to Melancholia, but in Simon Killer, that tendency reached full blossom. As an American overseas, falling down the rabbit hole of sex and petty crime, Simons discovery of what hes capable of is truly unsettling.

#4. Emily Taylor in Side Effects: The hook of Side Effects is a catchy one: what if a psychotropic prescription drug intended as a sleeping aid could lead to you committing murder without knowing it? As performed by Rooney Mara, Emilys nightmare is a tantalizing mix of Big Pharma paranoia and good, old-fashioned femme fatale panic.

#3. The Polite Stranger in The Purge: This is a character who would have been creepy no matter what a twentysomething (ugh), prep-schooler (ACK) leading a roving band of state-sanctioned murderers on a thrill-kill mission to take out a homeless black man (yeah, its all pretty bad). But as portrayed by Rhys Wakefield and his inhumanly wide grin, ones blood really does run cold when he delivers his demands.

#2. Charles Stoker in Stoker: Matthew Goode is just too handsome. Uncle Charlies appearance in the film comes with no end of dread because Uncle Charlie can stand at the top of a hill, cut a dashing figure, and stare at you until you start to doubt your own ability to resist doing his bidding.



#1. The Father in V/H/S/2: The "Safe Haven" segment of the horror anthology sequel (a midnight hit at this past Tribeca Film Festival) has been nearly universally acknowledged as the crown jewel, and so much of the blood-curdling joy to be found is due to the straight-faced madness of the cult leader who is so clearly up to something awful. Theres no mystery to The Father, its just a matter of when hes going to unleash his horror.

Previously: 20 Brad Pitt Roles Ranked in Order of Most Ideal Romantic Partners

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