Looking scary is only part of being a memorable horror villain. The hard part is actually living up to that first impression. Plenty of creepy characters make a dramatic entrance, only to spend the rest of the movie watching their plans fall apart or getting outsmarted much more easily than anyone expected. Some become more famous because of their design than their actions, while others are simply too distracted, overconfident, or bizarre to feel like a real threat. They may still be entertaining, but they’re hardly the unstoppable nightmares they first appear to be.Here are 15 horror villains who probably wouldn’t hurt a fly.©IMDbBilly the Puppet (Saw)Billy is the face of the franchise, but he never actually carries out Jigsaw’s deadly games. He delivers the rules, rides his tiny tricycle, and leaves the real work to someone else.©IMDbSlappy (Goosebumps)Slappy talks like a mastermind every time he appears, yet he repeatedly gets outsmarted by kids. His confidence is much more intimidating than his actual success rate.©IMDbThe Babadook (The Babadook)For most of the movie, the Babadook seems like an unstoppable supernatural force. In the end, he’s reduced to living quietly in the basement while being fed bowls of worms.©IMDbBrahms (The Boy)The movie spends so long suggesting something supernatural that the final reveal changes everything. Instead of an unstoppable evil, Brahms turns out to be a disturbed man whose big plan falls apart almost immediately.©IMDbBeetlejuice (Beetlejuice)He’s introduced as a dangerous bio-exorcist, but most of his screen time is spent causing ridiculous chaos instead of carrying out any real plan. He’s far more entertaining than threatening.©IMDbThe Grand High Witch (The Witches)She arrives with an elaborate scheme to eliminate children once and for all. Somehow, everything unravels thanks to a handful of resourceful kids and a room full of mice.©IMDbStripe (Gremlins)Stripe loves acting like the toughest Gremlin around, but nearly every scheme ends with him improvising after something goes wrong. His attitude is much scarier than his planning skills.©IMDbThe Leprechaun (Leprechaun)His obsession with getting every single gold coin back constantly gets in the way of everything else. If someone drops a shiny coin, his priorities change immediately.©IMDbThe Killer Tomatoes (Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!)The title tells you everything you need to know. No matter how seriously the movie treats them, giant tomatoes are never going to become convincing horror villains.©IMDbJack Frost (Jack Frost)The killer snowman never misses a chance to deliver another terrible pun. Before long, the jokes become much more memorable than anything frightening he actually does.©IMDbThe Gingerdead Man (The Gingerdead Man)He’s loud, sarcastic, and constantly making threats, but it’s difficult to feel intimidated by an angry gingerbread cookie that’s only a few inches tall.©IMDbThe Critters (Critters)The Critters travel across the galaxy causing trouble, yet they spend just as much time running around in confusion as they do carrying out their attacks.©IMDbThe Troll (Ernest Scared Stupid)The troll looks intimidating at first, but the movie leans so heavily into goofy comedy that he never feels like the unstoppable monster he wants to be.©IMDbThe Evil Bong (Evil Bong)An evil bong sounds more like the setup to a joke than a horror movie. The bizarre concept ends up making the villain feel more goofy than genuinely dangerous.©IMDbThe Creeper (Monster House)The house spends most of the movie trying to scare away anyone who gets close, yet it ultimately loses to three neighborhood kids with a surprisingly simple plan. For something built up as an unstoppable monster, it doesn’t take much to bring it down.The post 15 Useless Horror Villains That Couldn’t Hurt a Fly appeared first on Den of Geek.