8. Phanto from Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)
Nope, this is not me doing bad product placement. This guy was pure horror when I was around 6 or 7. As soon as you grab that key it was a never ending “Aahhh, he is getting closer! hurry, hurry, hurry he will caaaatch meeee!” It’s important to not forget these guys in-between the rest of the obvious gore and hell- spawns in a list like this.