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The greatest TV villains are not the ones who are simply evil. They are the ones who make you understand exactly why they do ...

Superman has Lex Luthor but that is also part of the problem. When it comes to villains, comics tend to rely on a handful of familiar baddies for each and every tale even though most heroes have deep ...

One of the most crucial parts of any piece of narrative fiction is to introduce some external force that gives the main characters trouble for one reason or another. This can be anything from abstract ...

Few things in entertainment matter quite as much as having a good villain. No matter how charming or cool a show or movie's hero is, they have to have an equally powerful baddie to face off against, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Freddy Krueger, Chucky, and Ghostface aren’t just scary — they’ve inspired lyrics, Halloween costumes, and memes for decades. The ...

Batman has fought some amazing antagonists in the movies, but several of the Dark Knight's best villains have yet to star in ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

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Justine Kraemer is a Senior List Writer at Collider and a freelance writer based in Ontario, Canada. She is passionate about finding new angles on the latest movies and TV shows. With over five years ...