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MARCH 29, 2009
“One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.”...William Shakespeare

The April 3rd issue of Entertainment Weekly has Stephen King and 1000's of readers voting for their favorite all-time villains. EW looks at movies (Heroes and Villains) while King takes his fav's from literature (In Bad Company). Though it might be more interesting to turn to history to list the best and the worst, I'll work with what I've got. King's number one evildoer award goes to Count Dracula. Giving due credit to the screen adaptation of Stoker's novel, King names Christopher Lee as his favorite blood sucking vampire. For sheer scariness, however, he declares the book the scariest of all; villains lurking in the shadows delivering what no movie can.

Both polls mention some really wicked fiends but my favorite from books didn't make the cut. King knows he's going to hear from countless readers who will let him know just who he missed. Here's my choice...

Junior Cain, the second coming of the devil character in Dean Koontz's From the Corner of His Eye. This Cain guy very early on earns my vote for the best of the worst of earth's badmen. The scene stays with me to this day. and still gives me the shivers. There I am reading merrily along and wham I'm slammed, gasping in surprise, revulsion and awe; I've been caught believing the world is a nice place. For me, this book, brings home the tug between good and evil in our lives.

Read the articles, and feel free to let us know who wins your nomination to the villain hall of fame.


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