No matter what name he chooses to go by—Lucifer, Beelzebub, Dick Cheney—the Dark Lord Satan is an unmistakable presence whenever and wherever he chooses to appear. Luckily for us, he likes to pop in movies a lot, which gives us a chance to celebrate our favorite horned tempters and lie-spreaders in honor of Drag Me to Hell (which opens this weekend). So locate your "666" birthmark, memorize your key John Milton passages, and prank call Max Von Sydow because here are our top 10 movie Satans.

 


10. George Burns (Oh God, You Devil)
Satan has a million tricks for worming his way into the hearts of unsuspecting humans, but showing up as a loveable old coot may be his most effective. Plus, the casting of Burns is brilliant because he was one of the few people who was actually around to see Lucifer get cast out of Heaven.

 


9. Al Pacino (Devil's Advocate)
If Satan did come to Earth in human form, of course he'd be a lawyer. But Pacino? We think Satan would be a little more subtle than that. The guy who ends every sentence with a shout and looks like he sunbathes inches from the Earth's molten core? Dead giveaway.

 


8. Jack Nicholson (The Witches of Eastwick)
This is clearly a case of Hollywood being proactive and just going directly to the source: "Satan, bubie, we're putting you in a movie, who do see in the lead?" "Nicholson, obvs." "Done. You're beautiful. Don't go changing. Ciao."

 


7. Rodney Dangerfield (Little Nicky)
He may be the deposed lord of the underworld, but he fits Satan's horns better than his way-too-level headed son. Besides, how can you not celebrate the patriarch of a bloodline that includes Harvey Keitel, Tiny Lister, Rhys Ifans, and Adam Sandler?

 


6. Robert DeNiro (Angel Heart)
You see, his name is Louis Cyphre. Lou…Cyphre. Geddit? Mickey Rourke's private dick Harry Angel might have caught on earlier had he not been busy ogling Lisa Bonet, doing speedballs, and running face first into things—an exercise regime that would result in him looking like reheated meat loaf years later in The Wrestler.

 


5. Tim Curry (Legend)
OK, he's technically known as "The Darkness" (not to be confused with the band. Or Charlie Murphy) but check that bad boy out. The red skin, the giant horns, the cloven feet and, of course, the unmistakable pipes of the man who belted out the all-time classic, "Anything Can Happen on Halloween."

 


4. Liz Hurley (Bedazzled)
Creepy guys with goatees and long fingernails? Effete Brits with glowing eyes? Nah. We're 100% confident that Satan would take the form of a smoking hot Liz Hurley in a cheerleader outfit. We'd sign away anything in the blood of our children if it she was the one doing the asking.

 


3. John Ritter (Wholly Moses!)
We know he's gotten a bad rep over the years, but maybe Satan isn't such a bad dude. Maybe he just wanted to spend his days quietly inventing trees and wearing skintight spandex, not bothering anyone. But one faux pas in front of the boss man and suddenly you're banished. Typical.

 


2. Rosalinda Celentano (The Passion of the Christ)
Hands down the most unsettling Satan on the list. Not only deathly pale and disconcertingly androgynous, this Satan has apparently given birth to a shaved Truman Capote Gremlin. If that doesn't send a shiver down your spine, nothing will.

 


1. Trey Parker (South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut)
People are quick to declare that evildoers like Hitler or Saddam Hussein are going to hell in a handbasket, but has anyone considered what happens once they get there? Maybe they fall into dysfunctional relationships with an emotionally vulnerable God of Lies? He just wants to be loved…