He was supposed to be Lector on the other hand wasn't. I agree with urge on the fact that he is made out to be some kind of superman but I still like the character and the way Hopkins did it even though it is a bit exaggerated.

No particular order, I guess. But these are the ones that come to mind:

Hannibal Lector~The Silence of the Lambs
Dracula~Dracula
"Roy"~Primal Fear
The Terminator~The Terminator
Pinhead~Hellraiser
Freddy Kruger~A Nightmare On Elm Street
Norman Bates~Psycho
Damien~The Omen
The Demon~The Exorcist
Keyser Soze~The Usual Suspects

Not in order:

Pennywise the Dancing Clown
Davros
Palpatine
Freddy Krueger
Agent Smith
Samara
Chucky
The Predator
The Alien
T1000
Possessed Reagan

Here are mine in no particular order:

Djinn (Wishmaster)
Freddy Krueger (NOES)
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
Leatherface (TCM)
Death (Final Destination)
Creeper (Jeepers Creepers)
Candyman (Candyman)
Michael Myers (Halloween)
Jack Torrence (Shining)
Jigsaw (Saw)

Others to be mentioned: Pumpkinhead (Pumpkinhead, Chucky (Child's Play, Gaige Creed (Pet Sematary)