Miss Murder, an enemy based of the Japanese legend of the Kuchisake-onna. It appears out of nowhere when you get close enough. Anyone who's seen The Ring will probably get a serious jolt the first time this happens.
There's also chainsaw-wielding maniacs they have running around. The HAWHAWHAW laugh they have does not help.
The Wallman. He looks like some sort of Monster Clown from a kid's storybook at worst, and is more annoying than anything. But... the way he dies is some seriously scary Body Horror. His gimmick is he uses glyphs to hide in the wall while you get blown to pieces by bombs. How do you beat him? Simple! Absorb his glyph while he's in the wall and watch him scream as his liquified body sinks to the bottom. And then walk through the wall right afterwards.
Death's voice in this game is astonishingly creepy.
How about the creepy laughter of Albus and Barlowe?
Barlowe was effectively Shanoa's surrogate father, and his Boss Banter can come off as having the vibe of an Abusive Parent:
"DIE, SHANOA! HOW DARE YOU! EVEN FORGETTING! WHO RAISED YOU! YOU...STUPID DISCIPLE!!"note He does this while executing a flurry of blows that basically becomes a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown on her if you can't dodge it.
Evil Force. He's a giant, skinless, realistic-looking demon head that vaguely resembles Freddy Krueger and stares right into your soul. His primary form of attack is lashing out his long, disgusting tongue. He'll try to kill you if you get caught by a Minera Prison Island spotlight (except for the last room, where they throw a Tin Man at you instead).
Dracula is no slouch in this game, and it's clear that this time, he's riding the high of there being no Belmonts to meddle in his affairs. He barely even sees Shanoa as a diversion, let alone a threat, and doesn't even bother turning into a monster when fought. He just starts using his sheer physical might instead of his spells to attack her, walking menacingly towards her. When he's beaten, he treats it more as him getting bored and deciding to wipe her out with Demonic Megiddo.
The Game Over screens, especially this one◊. Dracula lounging on his throne isn't that bad, but the closeup on his face and his Glowing Eyes of Doom is more than a little unsettling.
◊. Dracula lounging on his throne isn't that bad, but the closeup on his face and his Glowing Eyes of Doom is more than a little unsettling.
