Why Leprechaun Is One of the Greatest Horror Villains of All Time
I love horror movies.
When I watch them, I don’t need a plot.
I don’t need decent acting.
I don’t need quality cinematography.
I don’t need any of that.
What I want are cheap thrills,
Buckets of blood,
Scantily clad women,
And entertaining villains.
If you’re interested in reading further, I’m going to focus on that last part- entertaining villains.
I have personally arrived at a point in which I have come to believe that the most unique, complicated, and noteworthy horror villain is not
Freddy Krueger,
Nor Michael Myers,
Nor Jason Voorhees,
Nor Jaws,
Nor Norman Bates,
Nor the Devil…
No, none of these.
Ladies and gentlemen, as I see it… one of the greatest horror villains is Leprechaun.
Here are some quick facts to provide you with some background if you are unfamiliar with Leprechaun.
-Leprechaun is a horror character whom Mark Jones created in 1993.
-Leprechaun is played by dwarf actor, Warwick Davis.
-The Leprechaun franchise consists of six films: Leprechaun (1993), Leprechaun 2 (1994), Leprechaun 3: Leprechaun in Vegas (1995), Leprechaun 4: Leprechaun in Space (1997), Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), and Leprechaun 6: Leprechaun Back in Da Hood (2003).
-The plot of each film mainly revolves around foolish mortals finding and keeping the Leprechaun’s gold. When Leprechaun attempts to retrieve his gold, anyone who stands in his way ends up dying in either a crazily, inventive way (Leprechaun casting a spell that makes a victim throw himself into a spinning, razor-sharp fan which the victim believed was a beautiful nude woman)… or a ludicrously simple way (Leprechaun beating a man to death with a lead pipe).
-Each film effectively combines comedy and horror.
Ok, now back to the villain himself.
THESIS: Leprechaun is perhaps the most uniquely complicated horror villain ever to grace the silver screen, due to the fact that he is actually reasonable. Big emphasis on “reasonable.”
Reasonable is
When I watch them, I don’t need a plot.
I don’t need decent acting.
I don’t need quality cinematography.
I don’t need any of that.
What I want are cheap thrills,
Buckets of blood,
Scantily clad women,
And entertaining villains.
If you’re interested in reading further, I’m going to focus on that last part- entertaining villains.
I have personally arrived at a point in which I have come to believe that the most unique, complicated, and noteworthy horror villain is not
Freddy Krueger,
Nor Michael Myers,
Nor Jason Voorhees,
Nor Jaws,
Nor Norman Bates,
Nor the Devil…
No, none of these.
Ladies and gentlemen, as I see it… one of the greatest horror villains is Leprechaun.
Here are some quick facts to provide you with some background if you are unfamiliar with Leprechaun.
-Leprechaun is a horror character whom Mark Jones created in 1993.
-Leprechaun is played by dwarf actor, Warwick Davis.
-The Leprechaun franchise consists of six films: Leprechaun (1993), Leprechaun 2 (1994), Leprechaun 3: Leprechaun in Vegas (1995), Leprechaun 4: Leprechaun in Space (1997), Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), and Leprechaun 6: Leprechaun Back in Da Hood (2003).
-The plot of each film mainly revolves around foolish mortals finding and keeping the Leprechaun’s gold. When Leprechaun attempts to retrieve his gold, anyone who stands in his way ends up dying in either a crazily, inventive way (Leprechaun casting a spell that makes a victim throw himself into a spinning, razor-sharp fan which the victim believed was a beautiful nude woman)… or a ludicrously simple way (Leprechaun beating a man to death with a lead pipe).
-Each film effectively combines comedy and horror.
Ok, now back to the villain himself.
THESIS: Leprechaun is perhaps the most uniquely complicated horror villain ever to grace the silver screen, due to the fact that he is actually reasonable. Big emphasis on “reasonable.”
Reasonable is