Fans are excited for Halloween Ends, set to debut this October, which is the supposed conclusion to the long-running Halloween franchise that began in 1978. However, despite Michael Myers being one of the most intimidating silent killers in cinematic history, he actually received very little screen time in the original film.

Myers isn't the only horror villain that didn't get much airtime in their original movie though. Although these iconic horror franchises are known for their deadly, terrifying villains, they all received short time frames, often appearing far more briefly than their victims and proving that sometimes less is more.

Michael Meyers - Halloween (Less Than 10 Minutes)

Michael Myers in Halloween

Halloween is one of the biggest horror movie franchises in cinematic history. In the original movies, Michael Myers is first seen killing his sister as a child before they skip ahead in time, and he escapes from the asylum as an adult to wreak havoc on the teens of Haddonfield.

However, Michael is reintroduced in all of his glory as an adult and serial killer after he was initially shown as a child. This villain received less than ten minutes of overall screen time throughout the 1978 film. Laurie Strode and Dr. Loomis had more screen time than the infamous killer in this classic.

Freddy Krueger - A Nightmare on Elm Street (Approximately 7 Minutes)

Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare On Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of Robert Englund's best movies, beginning one of the most popular horror franchises of all time. Freddy Krueger brought a new age of horror, telling the story of an undead villain that stalks his victims in their dreams.

However, despite several movies following the hit original, Freddy actually didn't appear for long periods of time throughout the first film. He had about seven minutes of screen time among the other stars of the show. Though the chilling scenes with him attempting to kill the teens in and out of their dreams stick in viewers' heads, he's shown more briefly than expected among the screaming and running.

Jigsaw - Saw Franchise (Approximately 7 Minutes)

Tobin Bell as Jigsaw

John Kramer, the original Jigsaw serial killer, shocked the audience in the original film. In Saw, Adam and Gordon wake up chained in an isolated room and are prompted throughout by different videos and clues on how to escape their doom.

Despite the fact that Jigsaw was the mastermind behind the whole situation, he's shown briefly twice throughout the film, once when he's in the hospital in a flashback featuring Gordon, in which the doctor doesn't know Kramer is the killer, and at the end when he is revealed to be the "dead body" on the floor of the room. In total, Jigsaw only gets about seven minutes of screen time while leaving the film with a chilling last scene.

Annabelle - The Conjuring Franchise (Approximately 5 Minutes)

Annabelle the doll smiling in her case

Annabelle is an icon for The Conjuring franchise, despite the fact that the doll hasn't been the only antagonist throughout the movies. In fact, Annabelle wasn't a main villain in the films until the release of Annabelle following The Conjuring.

However, she debuted in the very first scene in the original film, receiving about five minutes in the very beginning of the movie, featuring the story that led to Ed and Lorraine Warren's possession of the demon-possessed doll. While Annabelle is one of the creepiest dolls in horror films, she was an occult icon even before she had her own film.

Charles Lee Ray - Child's Play (Approximately 4 Minutes)

Charles Lee Ray and Chucky from Child's Play

Chucky has continued to be one of the creepiest dolls in horror films, but audiences sometimes forget that the possessed doll's serial killer spirit actually had a human body when the first film began. The original Child's Play is one of the best in the franchise and the introductory scene is one of the most memorable despite its length.

In the beginning of this film, Charles Lee Ray is seen running from a police officer. To avoid dying, he uses a spell to transfer his spirit into one of the Good Guy dolls. Despite him technically being present in the doll throughout the franchise, Charles only appears for around 4 minutes. However, his memory lives on as viewers watch the doll continue to fight to find another human body.

Shark AKA "Bruce" - Jaws (Approximately 4 Minutes)

Martin Brody in Jaws

The mechanical shark used in the original Jaws film, known as "Bruce" by Spielberg, stole the show in this film. When a woman is killed by a shark in a New England coastal town, a sheriff fights to get the beaches closed before going on his own mission to hunt down the man-eater. While there are a lot of great shark movies, Jaws continues to be the pinnacle of these films.

Although the fact that this shark was the antagonist in this horror, the actual shark only appeared for about four minutes total throughout the film. Despite its limited screen time, this shark continues to be a legend in cinematic history.

Jason - Friday the 13th (A Few Seconds)

Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th

Jason Voorhees is the infamous serial killer of the Friday the 13th franchise, though he wasn't actually the original killer in the first film. His mother was the first killer in this slasher, shocking most fans at the sight of a small, older woman killing off teenage camp counselors.

Despite the scarred hockey mask being the icon of this film franchise, Jason doesn't appear at all in the original film as an undead, zombified killer. His first appearance is as a child in the last scene of the horror flick, in which he's only shown for several seconds. Though his initial debut is at the very end of the film, it's one of the most memorable jump scares in the franchise.

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