Tag Archives: evil

LYNCHINGS: Another humbling history lesson

Posted on February 20, 2015 by

I recently read an article about ISIS and the beheadings and their burning of the Jordanian pilot. Then I read something about the Rape of Nanking by the Japanese in World War II. I thought how savage and brutal – … Continue reading →

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Ordinary People Doing Bad Things

Posted on December 10, 2014 by

I was trying to make sense of people who live innocuous lives on one plane and yet do really horrible things on another. I’m not talking about the Ted Bundy types who know they’re doing evil. I mean the ones … Continue reading →

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Those Pesky Psychopaths

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

Is there any group of people more fascinating than psychopaths?  I do a presentation at writer’s conferences titled The Most Villainous of All:  Using the traits of psychopathology to create memorable, compelling villains. I researched this topic because I wanted … Continue reading →

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