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Video games are no strangers to surprising crossover appearances between properties, and this concept definitely carries over to horror films. Some of the biggest threats from horror cinema have shown up in video games, but not always in the games that people expect.

10 Spawn (Soul Calibur 2)

The original Soul Calibur helped put the Dreamcast on the map, but its first sequel started the series’ trend with endless guest fighters. Soul Calibur games have gone on to feature characters like Link and Darth Vader. However, for Soul Calibur II, each console features a different exclusive character, and the Xbox version contains an axe-wielding Spawn.

Spawn is a bit of a stretch in terms of horror movie villains, but the Spawn film is a strong blend of horror and action. Spawn has also later shown up as a Mortal Kombat guest fighter, but Soul Calibur started the trend.

9 Predator (Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands)

The Ghost Recon series has hit diminishing returns in many respects, and, while there’s still a lot to enjoy in the multiplayer shooter franchise, it feels like the games’ best days may be past them. What’s been exciting is how the most recent titles have been willing to not take themselves so seriously and take some fun risks.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands takes advantage of its jungle setting and had a limited-time event where a Predator is present as a major obstacle. Players can hunt down this monster and also play around with its weaponry.

8 C.H.U.D. (Tony Hawk’s Underground)

Fighting games are the most likely titles to feature crossover characters, but the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series also indulged in this tradition to show just how much fun they can be. Everyone from Spider-Man and Shrek shows up in the Tony Hawk games.

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That being said, by far the strangest is the addition of the monster from the B-horror series, C.H.U.D. as a skateboarder. Coyly referred to as a T.H.U.D. in Tony Hawk’s Underground, unfortunately, this bizarre character didn’t launch more of a horror character trend for the skateboarding series.

7 Ghostface (Dead By Daylight)

Dead by Daylight is a loving tribute to the horror genre that features a mash-up of many of the horror genre’s biggest villains. The whole novelty of Dead by Daylight allows players to control these villains or band together to survive against them.

The game features many of the typical inclusions that people would expect for a game of this nature, but the game also makes some more unconventional choices, like the inclusion of the Scream franchise’s Ghostface. This is the only video game that features Ghostface for those that need a Scream fix before the next movie comes out.

6 Freddy Krueger (Mortal Kombat 2011)

The Mortal Kombat franchise has built its reputation as being one of the most violent fighting franchises of all time. If there is any series of games that’s slowly going to bring in a growing roster of horror icons, it makes sense that it would be Mortal Kombat.

The various games have thrown in some serious heavy hitters, but Mortal Kombat 11 conjures Freddy Krueger, and it’s pure bliss for fans of the films. Krueger is such a wild character that naturally fits in with the rest of the Mortal Kombat crew.

5 Jason Voorhees (Mortal Kombat X)

Mortal Kombat X is definitely the most gratuitous of the titles in the franchise when it comes to how it showcases horror icons as DLC characters rather than old Mortal Kombat fighters. In some ways, Mortal Kombat X feels like an unofficial slasher fighting game. It even works in extraterrestrial threats like the Predator and Alien’s Xenomorph.

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There’s a lot to enjoy in Mortal Kombat X, but, for many, the biggest thrill is playing as Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees. Jason’s machete makes swift work of many of Mortal Kombat’s finest.

4 Michael Myers (Call Of Duty: Ghosts)

The Call of Duty franchise has had its ups and downs over the years. Sometimes, it feels like the titles are just going through the motions and turning out an obligatory new entry, but there have been later games that try original ideas and key into how the weirder aspects of the series have become very popular.

The Onslaught DLC pack in Call of Duty: Ghosts contains a reward in the Fog multiplayer map where players can turn into Michael Myers and cause chaos. Myers wields an axe, moves super fast, and recovers health for every kill that he makes.

3 Leatherface (Mortal Kombat X)

Mortal Kombat X really showcases its love for slasher and horror movies, and it indulges by throwing in many movie villains as proof that Mortal Kombat can work in this capacity. All of the crossover selections in the game stand out, but Leatherface is especially powerful.

He’s just a purely vicious character that fits in with the series’ aggressive aesthetic, and it’s honestly surprising that he’s the first character in the franchise to use a chainsaw as a weapon. Despite how the character is human, Leatherface feels more visceral and animalistic than many of the series’ monsters.

2 Gremlins (Lego Dimensions)

It’s been a little surprising to see just how popular the Lego series of intellectual properties has been in video game form. Dozens of games take advantage of this premise and feature wild mash-ups that include the many different properties included in the larger Lego umbrella.

Lego Dimensions doesn’t hold back and features many different series, but one of the biggest joys from the game is the addition of Spike and many of the mischievous monsters from the Gremlins franchise. These creatures may not be as menacing as a slasher villain, but they still rack up a large body count.

1 Terminator (Mortal Kombat 11)

Mortal Kombat 11 has continued the trend of its predecessors with wild guest characters. Mortal Kombat 11 makes some more unconventional choices and even throws people like the Joker into the mix. One of the more notable selections is the Terminator, who’s in the game along with RoboCop, too.

To be fair, Schwarzenegger’s T-800 Terminator becomes a hero for the franchise, but he’s the villain in the original movie, which also skews much more towards horror than action, like its sequels. Additionally, the presence of the infamous endoskeleton skin makes the T-800’s villainous side get accentuated.

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