20 All-Time Vilest Villains in Pop Culture

Along with their heroic counterparts, the bad guys are the undisputed kings and queens of our favorite entertainments. Here, we rank the worst (which is to say, the best) of the wicked; then, click through for the greatest good guys and gals

Actor | Authors | Directors | Producers | RolesClass | DVDs | Home Video Products | Laserdiscs | Media Products | Movies | Video | The Shining | Individual | Jack Nicholson

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20. JACK TORRANCE

WHY HIM: Driven mad by the isolation of a haunted hotel, Jack Nicholson's disturbed novelist in The Shining is an argument for the benefit of crowds.
MOST EVIL QUOTE: ''I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in. I'm gonna bash them right the f--- in!''
LEAST BADASS MOVE: Enjoys typing.
BIGGEST WEAKNESS: Poor at mazes.

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