This topic from Long and Short Reviews was an interesting
one. I watch a lot of horror films, so there are plenty of characters I wouldn’t
want to meet. But do they necessarily have to be villains?
For instance, two of my least favourite characters in
fiction are Fanny Price and Edmund Bertram from “Mansfield Park”. Two of the
most insipid, insufferable characters I’ve ever read, whose only good point was
that they ultimately married each other and so didn’t inflict themselves on
anyone else. Give me Henry Crawford any day.
In horror terms, I would say the character I least want to
meet is Sadako from “The Ring”, or Samara as she was in the US remake. The
epitome of J-horror’s long-haired ghost girls, an unstoppable force who crawls
out of your TV and scares you to death. After watching that film I was
terrified to switch the TV on for two days.
And since I am a writer, I couldn’t end without mentioning
Reed James from my “I Heard Your Voice”.
A celebrity medium based on the press
perception of Derek Acorah (I have no idea what he’s really like, but the press
painted him as a nightmarish diva), Reed is an arrogant jerk who leaches off
more powerful mediums to boost his own low-level powers. I’ve met plenty of
people like him, but would hate to meet him in person?
So who would you never want to meet?
Samara for sure! Re: horror ... I'd rather not meet Jigsaw from "Saw" either! My post is here: http://www.mariannearkins.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-characters-id-never-want-to-meet/
ReplyDeleteGood point - although I had to admire his dedication!
DeleteI agree with Samara... creepy to the max. You can see my choices here: http://jhthomas.blogspot.com/2019/04/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge_10.html
ReplyDeleteCreepiest in the first one, I found. I felt they showed too much of her in the sequels.
DeleteInteresting choices. one of which I wasn't familiar.
ReplyDeleteHere's mine: http://www.ourtownbookreviews.com/2019/04/characters-i-never-want-to-meet.html
I could probably come up with a lot more horror-wise!
DeleteOh, Sadako is a good choice! She's be quite a creepy character to meet.
ReplyDeleteMy post: http://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-characters-i-never-want-to-meet
I felt a bit sorry for her in the American remake, but only for a minute.
DeleteI wouldn't want to meet Michael Meyers, Freddie, Jason...any of those. But I'm a wuss when it comes to scary movies. lol!! Good post.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, all of those would be on the list. Although at least Freddie could make me laugh!
DeleteDon't read horror so I'll take your word for those characters. A couple that come to mind just now, Satu Järvinen and Peter Knox in Discovery of Witches.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen it, but I've heard of it - yes, they would scare me.
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