Because you like Sarah Bowman in Day of the Dead
A no-nonsense pro, Agent K has dedicated his whole life to his job. See them in Men in Black.
Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.
A working class janitor with a world-class mind, Will Hunting is cocky, brash, and combative about his future. See them in Good Will Hunting.
Gene Belcher dreams of a future in the limelight, and he doesn't let his lack of talent hold him back. See them in Bob's Burgers.
A machete-wielding mass-murderer, Jason Voorhees is a terrifying blank slate. See them in Friday the 13th.
A monstrous pirate captain, Davy Jones is quite literally heartless. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
A born psychopath, don't expect Michael Myers to understand the difference between right and wrong. See them in Halloween.
Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.
With those dearest to him dead and no one to trust, Max Rockatansky is a slightly hysterical man alone on the run in a post-apocalyptic world. See them in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.