Michael Myers

John Carpenter's The Shape is horror's purest expression of evil — no motivation, no personality, no explanation. He's a white mask, a kitchen knife, and an unhurried walk that's somehow more frightening than any sprint. William Shatner's face, spray-painted white and turned inside out, became the most iconic mask in cinema history. Michael Myers proved that the absence of character could be more terrifying than any backstory, and 13 films later, he's still the boogeyman.