Top Ten Villains

Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic was listed as Cozy/Atmospheric Reads. I couldn't really think of anything cozy, and only a few popped into my mind as atmospheric. Instead, I will be sharing my Top Ten for the list posted on September 9th, which was Villains (favorite, best, worst, lovable, creepiest, most evil, etc) and I'm super excited about it. Who doesn't love a good villain? They can make or break a plot.

1. Spitz from Call of the Wild by Jack London. I won't call him evil because he was a product of his environment, but he was definitely villainous.

2. Voldemort from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. Without Voldemort there'd be no story.

3. Victor from Vicious by V.E. Schwab. Victor is great because he knows he's a villain...and he likes it.

4. The Crooked Man from The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. A creepy little man, reminiscent of Rumpelstiltskin, luring the main character to doom.

5. Richard Strickland from The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro. He's the thing standing between freedom and true love.

6. The Bigfoots (Bigfeet?) from Devolution by Max Brooks. They were brutal.

7. August from Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. I know he was mentally ill, but he was an evil deed doer and I think in the end he got exactly what he deserved.

8. Eli from Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Okay, I know she's evil, but I still feel a little bad for her.

9. Dracula from Dracula by Bram Stoker. He's a villain that needs no introduction.

10. The Vampires from The Passage by Justin Cronin. Indestructible, relentless, and vicious.

Whose your favorite villain?