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Horror-of-personality is a specific sub-category of horror and thriller genres; as opposed to excessive violence or the presence of malevolent supernatural beings, such stories evoke horror and/or suspense through villains who are perfectly human, but possess horrific personalities. [1]
The Dark Tower series: Stephen King: 1978–2012 [51] Dr. Hannibal Lecter: Red Dragon: Thomas Harris: 1981 [9] Roland Deschain: The Dark Tower series: Stephen King: 1982–2012 [9] Francis “Frank” Cauldhame The Wasp Factory: Iain Banks: 1984 [14] Dr. Hannibal Lecter: The Silence of the Lambs: Thomas Harris: 1988 [9] Geralt of Rivia: The ...
The dark triad is a psychological theory of personality, first published by Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams in 2002, [1] that describes three notably offensive, but non-pathological personality types: Machiavellianism, sub-clinical narcissism, and sub-clinical psychopathy.
In the view of Jared Shurin, grimdark fantasy has three key components: a grim and dark tone, a sense of realism (for example, monarchs are useless and heroes are flawed), and the agency of the protagonists: whereas in high fantasy everything is predestined and the tension revolves around how the heroes defeat the Dark Lord, grimdark is ...
Dracula: The Dark Prince is a 2013 American fantasy horror film directed by Pearry Reginald Teo and written by Nicole Jones-Dion and Steven Paul. [1] The film stars Luke Roberts, Jon Voight, Kelly Wenham and Ben Robson. [2] [3] Dracula: The Dark Prince is an (R) Rated film due to some violence and Sexuality/Nudity. [4]
Jim Stark, James Dean's character in Rebel Without a Cause, is considered an example of the bad boy archetype. [1] [2]The bad boy is a cultural archetype that is variously defined and often used synonymously with the historic terms rake or cad: a male who behaves badly, especially within societal norms.
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004), Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005), and Dexter in the Dark (2007) by Jeff Lindsay, with adapted TV series Dexter (2006), all about fictional character Dexter Morgan who by day is a blood splatter expert for the Miami-Dade Police Department and by night hunts down and kills those who he feels "deserve to die"