Because you like Carrie White in Carrie

Dorothy Gale is a down-home Kansas girl in a bizarre fantasy land with beautiful red shoes. See them in The Wizard of Oz.

Anyone who's said "Don't worry, it's just a dream" never met Freddy Krueger. See them in A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Jim Stark is a teen torn apart by what the world asks of him. See them in Rebel Without A Cause.

This barber doesn't cut hair. Sweeney Todd sends his clients down a chute to be baked into his partner-in-crime's pies. See them in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Madman, murderer, or musician? No one knows the Phantom behind the mask. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.

A born psychopath, don't expect Michael Myers to understand the difference between right and wrong. See them in Halloween.

A machete-wielding mass-murderer, Jason Voorhees is a terrifying blank slate. See them in Friday the 13th.

Jack's big imagination is never limited by his incredibly cramped surroundings. See them in Room.

Christine Daae has been secretely taking lessons from a phantom musician. It sounded less creepy in her head. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.

Charming and enigmatic, Amy Dunne takes her love for puzzles to a cunning new level. See them in Gone Girl.

Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.

Despite Norman Bates' typically kind and shy personality, he is also prone to occasional violent outbursts. See them in Bates Motel.