The Entity From It Follows Enters the Hall of Killers Second Class
Some killers run. Some killers stalk. Some killers talk a big game and then trip over a sofa. And then there is the Entity from It Follows, a horror antagonist so patient, so committed, and so quietly unsettling that it does not need a mask, a weapon, or even a change of clothes to ruin your entire life. It just walks. And now, at long last, that relentless menace has shuffled its way into the Second Class tier of the Hall of Killers.
Released in 2014, David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows introduced a concept so simple it felt almost unfair. A supernatural curse is passed from person to person through sex. Once infected, you are stalked by an Entity that can look like anyone, moves at a steady walking pace, and will kill you in deeply unpleasant ways if it reaches you. Your only defence is to pass the curse on and hope it does not eventually circle back to you. Romance has never sounded so stressful.
Why the It Follows Entity Belongs in the Hall of Killers
What makes the Entity such a perfect Hall of Killers inductee is its total lack of personality, and that is exactly the point. There is no motive, no monologue, no tragic backstory waiting to be revealed in a late-film confession. The Entity does not care who you are, what you did, or whether you are already having a terrible week. It exists to move forward. Slowly. Relentlessly. With the confidence of something that knows time is on its side.
The film’s brilliance lies in how much work the Entity forces the audience to do. It can appear as strangers, loved ones, naked old men, children, or figures standing silently on rooftops. Sometimes it looks human. Sometimes it looks wrong. Sometimes it looks like someone you absolutely do not want approaching you in the middle of the night. The Entity weaponises familiarity, turning everyday spaces into anxiety factories. Beaches stop being relaxing. College campuses stop feeling safe. Suburban streets become open-air panic attacks.
Psychological Horror Over Body Count
Unlike many Hall of Killers inductees, the Entity does not rack up a flashy kill count or become a mascot overnight. Instead, it worms its way into your head. You leave the film checking over your shoulder, quietly analysing how people are walking toward you. That lingering paranoia is exactly why the Entity earns its place here, even if it lands in Second Class rather than Premier. Its damage is psychological, persistent, and long-term.
The effect is amplified by Disasterpeace’s iconic synth-heavy score, which turns every footstep into a warning siren. Combined with Mitchell’s deliberately vague time period and dreamlike visuals, the Entity feels untethered from reality. It could exist anywhere. At any time. Possibly closer than you would like.
The Entity’s Legacy and the Upcoming Sequel They Follow
More than a decade later, the curse is far from broken. In 2024, it was officially announced that It Follows will receive a sequel titled They Follow. David Robert Mitchell is returning to write and direct, with Maika Monroe set to reprise her role as Jay. Plot details remain tightly guarded, but the title alone suggests escalation. One unstoppable walker was bad enough. The idea of multiple Entities is enough to make celibacy feel like a sensible survival strategy.
The announcement of They Follow has only reinforced the Entity’s legacy. Few horror villains from the 2010s remain as frequently discussed or debated. Arguments still rage over rules, logic, and whether getting on a boat is a clever solution or merely a brief holiday before doom catches up with you in flip-flops.
So while the Entity may not sit in the Premier Class alongside the absolute titans of horror, its place in the Second Class tier of the Hall of Killers feels exactly right. It is not loud. It is not theatrical. But it is unforgettable, unstoppable, and still walking. Always walking.
And if you feel like someone has been getting closer since you started reading this, that is probably nothing. Probably.
