Because you like The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera

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

Javert is an inspector with a single-minded focus: to bring criminals to justice. See them in Les Miserables.

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.

A poised, stately man-out-of-time, Ichabod Crane typically faces the modern world with wry quip. See them in Sleepy Hollow.

Louis de Pointe du Lac is wanting to find a way of living that doesn't make him miserable. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.

Once a handsome prince, the Beast is now a grumpy, furry, monster. It's hard to pinpoint which mammal he resembles the most. See them in Beauty and the Beast.

Nothing inspires dread like the mysterious, masked Man in Black. But what's he hiding? See them in The Princess Bride.

Cosette is an idealistic woman whose innocence stands in contrast to her harsh childhood. See them in Les Miserables.

Charlie Bucket may be down-on-his-luck, but his spirits are always sky high. See them in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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.

Green skin, pointy hat, evil cackle—this villain has it all! See them in The Wizard of Oz.

Driven and straightforward with high-technology parts, EVE was sent to Earth to see if it is habitable. See them in WALL-E.