Celebrate Father’s Day with Horror’s Best and Worst Dads
Gus Gilbert, Pet Sematary 2
Actor: Clancy Brown
It’s not enough to be a horrible stepfather. Gus Gilbert had to shoot his stepson Drew’s beloved dog Zowie as well. The overbearing, rude town sheriff receives his just desserts, but that doesn’t excuse him from being an absolute nightmare of a stepfather to deal with, verbally abusing Drew and assaulting him with vicious comments over and over throughout his initially short life. He doesn’t get away with being a truly pathetic excuse for a human being thankfully, but he’s just another example of someone who should never be given the responsibility of raising children.
Actor: Terry O’Quinn
Terry O’Quinn in the titular role couldn’t have been a better choice in the 1987 chiller The Stepfather. This man is all over the map when it comes to playing the role of doting father and convincing con man, going out of his way to show stepdaughter Stephanie he’s the real deal and showering her with gifts like a brand new puppy. The facade fades when Stephanie is suspicious of him and begins to question what exactly is fishy about her mother’s new beau. Things go horribly awry when the Stepfather decides Stephanie must be silenced as he sets about killing not only her but also the puppy he gave to her as a gift.
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