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This is a 2-column 5-panel comparison meme. The header text reads 'Horror movie directors picking a villain'. The left column lists different horror villain archetypes paired with images of iconic horror villains: 1) Vengeful ghost paired with Samara from *The Ring*, 2) Dream-invading killer paired with Freddy Krueger from *A Nightmare on Elm Street*, 3) Chainsaw-wielding cannibal paired with Leatherface from *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre*, 4) Possessed serial killer doll paired with Chucky from *Child's Play*, 5) 'Woman' paired with an image of an ordinary-looking annoyed woman. The right column shows progressively more excited reactions of Vince McMahon, former WWE CEO, to each villain option, culminating in him leaning back and screaming in ecstasy at the final 'Woman' option. The joke satirizes the common horror trope of framing ordinary women as especially terrifying or compelling villain choices, or mocks the perceived laziness of that creative choice.
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Horror movie directors picking a villain

Overview

This is a 2-column 5-panel comparison meme. The header text reads 'Horror movie directors picking a villain'. The left column lists different horror villain archetypes paired with images of iconic horror villains: 1) Vengeful ghost paired with Samara from The Ring, 2) Dream-invading killer paired with Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street, 3) Chainsaw-wielding cannibal paired with Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 4) Possessed serial killer doll paired with Chucky from Child's Play, 5) 'Woman' paired with an image of an ordinary-looking annoyed woman. The right column shows progressively more excited reactions of Vince McMahon, former WWE CEO, to each villain option, culminating in him leaning back and screaming in ecstasy at the final 'Woman' option. The joke satirizes the common horror trope of framing ordinary women as especially terrifying or compelling villain choices, or mocks the perceived laziness of that creative choice.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, with the original title 'Less is more'. It uses the widely popular Vince McMahon reaction meme template, which originated from clips of Vince McMahon reacting to events during WWE broadcasts, paired with imagery of famous horror movie franchise villains to form a comparative preference joke format.

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