205 Horror Dog Names for Powerful Dogs

Are you looking for a pet name that’s just as spooky and eerie as your furry companion? Look no further!

We’ve compiled a list of some of the best horror-inspired dog names out there.

From classic movie monsters to classic literature references, this list has something for everyone.

Whether you’re searching for a name with an edge or one that just sounds cool, you’re sure to find the perfect fit here.

So read on and discover our favorite horror dog names!

Male Horror Dog Names

• Kurt Barlow (Salem’s Lot)
• Bully (One who bullies)
• Nathaniel (Midnight Predator)
• Kong (Huge ape that made a huge mess of New York)
• Caius (Twilight series)
• Fiend (A dog that is wicked, cruel, and dislikes mailmen)
• Ripper (Jack’s Nickname)
• Beetelgeuse (Don’t Say It 3 Times!)
• Blade (Cutting tool)
• Willow (A character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Black Beard (A feared pirate)
• Dullahan (Headless horseman)
• Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Merlin (Camelot Sorcerer)
• Danger (Bad situation)
• Voldemort (From Harry Potter)
• Lucifer (Devil)
• Hades (Hell)
• Samantha (Bewitched)
• Countess Dolingen (Dracula’s Guest)
• Kaleo (Shattered Mirror)
• Grover (Grover Dill, bully in A Christmas Story)
• Delano (means of the night (French))
• Atilla (Aka, the Hun)
• Abel (means breath; vanity (Hebrew))
• Simon (The Silver Kiss)
• Vianess (Creepy Kids)
• Casper (A Friendly Ghost)
• Sirena (Horror High)
• Dracula (From Book & Movie)
• Lurch (The Addams Family)
• Badger (A relentless animal that knows no fear)
• Alec (Twilight series)
• Magnum (Powerful)
• Freddy (Freddy Kruger)
• Blair (A Witch Project)
• Banshee (Screaming Spirit)

Female Horror Dog Names

• Duckula (Duckula)
• Risika (In the Forests of the Night)
• Herman (The Munsters)
• Endora (Mother-in-Law from Bewitched)
• Menace (A threat or danger, and a menace)
• Vancha March (Cirque du Freak series)
• Bloody Mary (Ghost Legend)
• VooDoo (Bewitching Magic)
• Midnight (12:00 a.m.)
• Jason (A reference to Friday the 13th)
• Nissa Ravena (Shattered Mirror)
• Barbarian (Uncivilized, showing the neighbors cat no mercy)
• Bowie (A large one sided sheath knife)
• Medusa (The snake-haired mascot – Creepy Kids)
• Arsenic (A steel-gray toxic chemical element)
• Biff (Biff Tannen, bully in the Back to the Future movie)
• Laurent (Twilight series)
• Hulk (Green monster of TV)
• Carmen (Twilight series)
• Black (The color of evil)
• Klingon (A rough character from Star Trek)
• Ichabod (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)
• Paige (The third Charmed witch)
• Merciless (To have no mercy)
• Naughty (Not nice, to be unkind or mean)
• Gizmo (A cute fur ball but don’t get him wet)
• Godfather (The Godfather movie)
• Fester (The Addams Family)
• Brutus (Caesars friend and assassin)
• Nikolas Ravena (Shattered Mirror)
• Hurricane (Destructive storm with violent winds)
• Zelda (From Sabrina)
• Fang (Tooth or teeth used for biting; snake or vampire)
• Kodiak (A breed variation of the feared grizzly)
• Barnabas (Vampire Collins from Dark Shadows)
• Jaguar (Midnight Predator)
• Crusher (Good name for a large and strong dog)

Popular Horror Dog Names

• Felix (Twilight series)
• Hercules (A muscular Roman hero on steroids)
• Wolverine (X-Men)
• Amaia (means end (Basque))
• Killer (Taker of life)
• Carden (means from the black fortress (Celtic))
• Crimson (Color of Blood)
• Regan (The Exorcist)
• Chaos (Extremely Disorganized)
• Elvira (Mistress of the Dark)
• Irina (Twilight series)
• Nosferatu (Famous Vampire)
• Jager (In the Forests of the Night)
• Zombie (Living Dead)
• Carrie (Stephen King’s Telekinetic Teen)
• Heidi (Twilight series)
• Bruiser (He’s the canine bull in a china shop)
• Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Tariq (means night visitor (Arabic))
• Igor (The mean sidekick to Count Dracula)
• Demetri (Twilight series)
• Phantom (Ghost)
• Diablo (Devil in Spanish)
• Fury (Extreme, violent anger)
• Poe (Famous Author)
• Bluto (The bully in Popeye)
• Fala (Demon In My View)
• Gremlin (Gremlins hate baths)
• Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)
• Wednesday (The Addams Family – Daughter)
• Aro (Twilight series)
• Kieran (means little dark one (Celtic))
• Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs)
• Damian (Name of the devil boy in a movie)
• Dagger (A combat knife, also something that wounds)
• Gomez (The Addams Family)

Gothic Horror Dog Names

• Blade (Tomb of Dracula)
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Boo (Scary)
• Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)
• Malice (means wishing to do harm to someone)
• Zorak (Praying Mantis from Space Ghost)
• Reaper (Very Grim Visitor)
• Misty (Out of the Mist)
• Cruella (Creulla, the man woman from 101 Dalmatians)
• Lord Daryl (Midnight Predator)
• Clarimonde (La Morte Amoreuse)
• Bela (Lugosi – Scary Movie Actor)
• Jeshickah (Midnight Predator)
• Thing (The Addams Family)
• Marcus (Twilight series)
• Lilly (The Munsters)
• Braeden (means from the dark valley)
• Darth (Vader & Maul from Star Wars)
• Damien (Boy from The Omen)
• Aleron (means on the wing (Latin))
• Cyclops (One-Eyed)
• Machete (A heavy knife used to cut down vegetation)
• Ather (In the Forests of the Night)
• Ares (After the Greek god of war)
• Salem (Witchy Black Cat)
• Blaze (To burn fervently, for fast aggressive dog)
• Mars (God of war)
• Vlad (The Impaler)
• Alumit (means secret (Hebrew))
• Karayan (means the dark one (Armenian))
• Sookie (A character from True Blood)
• Pookah (Irish word for Hobgoblin)
• Carlos Rivera (The Vampire Huntress Legends)
• Monstrus (Creepy College Kids)

Devil Horror Dog Names

• Vorigan (Return to a Dead Place)
• Shadow (Pet Name)
• Beelzebub (Devil)
• Quasimodo (Hunchback of Notre Dame)
• Nefarious (Wicked or villain-like)
• Freddie Krueger (Nightmare Monster)
• Gnarly (Disfigured, twisted out of shape and dangerous)
• Jasper Hale (Twilight series)
• Brutal (To be cruel and rough)
• Amdis (means immortal (Latin))
• Beast (General all purpose name for a monster)
• Kern (means dark (Gaelic))
• Arachna (Spider Woman)
• Ghidora (3-headed Monster)
• Nasty (Cruel, offensive, spiteful and all around mean)
• Hilda (Witchy Name)
• Svenghouli (Horror Show Host)
• Twilight (Dusk)
• Dementia (Insanity)
• Frankenstein (From Book & Movie)
• Rosemary (Had a Devil Baby)
• Scarface (Al Capone’s Nickname)
• Hecate (From Shakespeare’s MacBeth)
• Sabrina (The Teenage Witch)
• Sey (A reference to Mary Sey)
• Bluebeard (Pirate Ghost)
• Dunkan (means dark one (Celtic))
• Raven (Poe’s Famous Poem)
• Dillinger (John Dillinger, notoriously criminal from the 30’s)
• Capone (Al Capone, gangster)
• Monster (Ugly, mean, misunderstood)
• Chucky (A super evil doll)
• Nebula (Dark Mist)
• Daray (means dark)

Famous Horror Dog Names

• Fang (Long Tooth)
• Pugsley (The Addams Family)
• Tabitha (Child from Bewitched)
• Lestat (Anne Rice’s Vampire)
• Bones (Skeletal)
• Boris (Karloff – Scary Movie Actor)
• Nyx (Of The Night)
• Hulk (Scary Superhero)
• Sasquatch (Bigfoot)
• Buffy (Vampire Slayer)
• Cujo (The evil dog in Stephen King’s novel)
• Samara (The Ring)
• Alice Cullen (Twilight series)
• Desdemona (Of the Devil)
• Evil (Morally wrong or corrupt)
• Piper (Another Charmed witch)
• Corbin (means a raven)
• Cruella (Ms. DeVil from 101 Dalmations)
• Priscilla Fier (Fear Street Sagas series)
• Morticia (The Addams Family)
• Eleazar (Twilight series)
• Skull (Skinless Head)
• Grizzly (A potentially aggressive bear)
• Godzilla (Big mean monster that wouldn’t leave Japan alone)
• Brute (Any animal or creature that is not human)
• Dolores (A reference to Dolores Claiborne)
• Katrina (Twilight series)

Whatever your pup’s personality, there is a perfect horror-inspired name out there for them.

We hope this list has been helpful in finding the perfect fit for your furry friend. If you’re still looking for inspiration, why not check out our list of brutal dog names and spooky dog names too? Happy naming!