Nightmare On Elm Street killer Freddy Krueger has been named ultimate horror villain by SFX Magazine. Freddy first started his killing treak in 1984 and is still the best at the job. Nightmare on Elm Street, as we all know, is being re-made and this announcement will just add to the pressure on Jackie Earle, who is the new Freddy taken over from Robert Englund.

1. Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare On Elm Street)
2. Pinhead (Hellraiser)
3. Michael Myers (Halloween)
4. Dracula (Dracula)
5. Candyman (Candyman)
6. Hannibal Lecter (The Silence Of The Lambs)
7. Jason Voorhees (Friday The 13th)
8. Jigsaw (Saw)
9. Sadako (Ring)
10. Pennywise (IT)