As far as villains go, the Joker is probably amongst my favourite, although of course I cannot really pick ‘favourites’ in that area as I am fascinated by almost all villains, provided they do not fall in my ‘repulsive’ spectrum. (And ironically, I wrote a thesis about those as well. Go figure.)
This wouldn’t be a month of villains if I did not start with a very significant one, one that sends shivers down your spine when you’re thinking of him: of course I’m talking about Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.
Before starting the proper ‘Imperial March’ craziness and talking about specific villains, it might be a good idea to start in a more general manner in the sense of ‘Why villains, and what are we doing here anyway?’ Yes, why indeed? To be brief: because they are amazing, awesome, horrifying, and appeal to our darkest…
