[Coda]

Oh, quite. The Barber is intended to not just be viscerally frightening from raw power, but psychologically frightening from what it can do with it beyond just simple destruction -- especially considering its LIMITATION: It can't KILL with its powers.

It has other powers, too, all related to blades and division. Reflective surfaces conceptually divide the world from the reflection within it, and he can manipulate that division with respect to himself: even if it's been bound and sealed by a powerful magician, it can manifest itself in ANY reflection of itself -- including the reflection in someone's EYES if they look at it. It can cut away part of someone's death, extending their lifespan (but since there's always something lost when it cuts, the smell of death remains).

And to make all of the above more frightening: It is creative, highly intelligent, utterly evil, and has no actual personality of its own -- it's like a primordial force. It doesn't do what it does because it enjoys it. It does these things because that's what it is.