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Villains list final countdown
5. Hannibal Lecter: We meet Dr. Lecter in the pages of Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon (G.P. Putnams, Dell, 1981). If his first name isn’t a giveaway, let me assure you that Lecter is all kinds of bad. Before being captured … Continue reading
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Villains list nears end
Continuing the Top 50 villains in literature we have arrived at number 10. Annie Wilkes: The obsessed fan from Stephen King‘s Misery (Viking, 1987), Ms. Wilkes is any celebrity’s nightmare. She personifies adulation that steps over every moral and social … Continue reading
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More memorable villains in literature
25. Dr. Fu Manchu: The evil genius from the Sax Rohmer novels bent on world domination was oddly enough, averse to the use of guns. With an intellect that rivaled that of Moriarty, the nemesis of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Fu … Continue reading
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More literary villains
And the list of well written, memorable villains in literature continues: 40. Edgler Vess: The worst kind of psychopath, the kind with authority, we’re introduced to Mr. Vess in the pages of Dean Koontz’s thriller Intensity (1995, Bantam Books). Vess … Continue reading
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Literary villains
Continuing the list of good villains in literature: 45. Hal 9000: Can a computer get much more sinister? The onboard sentient computer from Arthur C. Clarke‘s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, New American Library) tried to kill every last member … Continue reading
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