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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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15. Sweeney Todd: Also known as the Barber of Seville, the lunacy of Sweeney Todd was first brought to us in the pages of a penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls (1846). A lunatic barber who killed his customers … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandre Dumas, assassination, authors, Danglars, Edmond Dantes, fiction, Gen. Zaroff, General Zaroff, H.G. Wells, penny dreadful, Richard Condon, Richard Connell, Sweeney Todd, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Manchurian Candidate, The Most Dangerous Game, thriller, villain, Villains, writer, writers, writing
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20. Keller: John Paul Keller is a contract killer who first appeared in Lawrence Block’s short story “Soldier, ” returning in four books: Hit Man (William Morrow, 1998), Hit List (William Morrow, 2000), Hit Parade (William Morrow, 2006) and Hit and Run … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Big Brother, Crime, elves, fantasy, fiction, George Orwell, Harlan Ellison, horror, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, Lawrence Block, Lord of the Rings, magic, Nautilus, orcs, science fiction, SF, short story, society, thoughtcrime, Villains, War, William Morrow, writers, writing
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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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Tagged adventure, Agatha Christie, authors, Brent Weeks, Dr. Fu Manchu, fantasy, fiction, Griffin, H.G. Wells, invisibility serum, mad scientist, murder, mystery, Night Angel, Sax Roehmer, science fiction, SF, Stephen King, The Invisible Man, Villains, Wargrave, writers, writing
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Literary characters who put the ill in villain
30. Prince John: According to the Robin Hood mythos, Prince John kept the masses in line with egregious taxes and a crooked rule while King Richard fought in the Holy Wars in distant lands. A shining example of how power … Continue reading
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Tagged A Clockwork Orange, Alex, Alexander Zalachenko, American Psycho, Anthony Burgess, authors, B ret Easton Ellis, fiction, horror, killer, killers, Millenium, New York, Patrick Bateman, Prince John, Robin Hood, science fiction, Scribner, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played With Fire, thriller, ultraviolence, Under the Dome, Villains, Vintage Books, William Heinemann, writers
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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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Tagged Alfred Bester, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Beowulf, Dean Koontz, fiction, Grendel, Intensity, Lewis Carroll, poem, science fiction, telepath, The Demolished Man, thriller, tragedy, Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Villains, William Shakespeare, writers
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Speaking of Steampunk…
Interesting article about Steampunk over at SWFA by Tanita Davis. By the way, if you like steampunk and haven’t read it yet, you should give Cherie Priest’s Boneshaker a try.
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Tagged alternate history, authors, Boneshaker, Cherie Priest, fiction, steampunk, SWFA, Tanita Davis, writer, writers, writing
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