(This post is part of the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge. You can find links to other writers' answers over at Long and Short Reviews. I kind of fell off last year, so we'll see how I do with it this year.)
Prompt: Characters I never want to meet...
I mean, let's just start with Hannibal Lecter. I don't think I'd be a likely victim of his -- don't fit the profile -- but who really wants to find that out? I like my liver right where it is.
I'll just follow that one up with the Witch-king of Angmar. I'm both mortal and man, so I have exactly zero chance of killing him, and unless maybe we've negotiated a nice, fawning interview for Middle Earth News Network there's a pretty decent chance that he kills me very thoroughly, probably without even really noticing.
Freddy Krueger might find me to be surprisingly difficult prey; I've always had interestingly narrative dreams, and frequently with pretty decent control over the direction of events. But, again, why would I want to risk it? Pass.
Brooke Augustine is one of the most viciously cruel villains ever written; as a non-super-powered civilian, I wouldn't ever want to come to her attention, let alone meet her in person. Keep her and the D.U.P. far, far away from me.
Hannibal Lecter & Freddy Krueger are for sure not characters you would want to meet in a dark alley.
ReplyDeleteHannibal Lecter is popular today. Freddy Krueger is another excellent choice. How many nightmares did he cause us? Thanks for sharing, Michael.
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I know we both thought of Hannibal, but I sure should have thought of Freddy too.
ReplyDeleteI’d never heard of Brooke Augustine before, but I’d stay away from him for sure! He sounds terrible.
ReplyDeleteHannible Lecter and Freddy Krueger are great picks. Neither occurred to me. I love them as characters but they're not the sort you'd like to meeting a dark alley.
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