In this craft compendium, John and Craig take a look at everything you need to make your bad guys compelling, memorable, and the perfect antagonist for your story. Using some favorite villains as examples, they look at the importance of understanding their motivations and offer seven tips for making a villain unforgettable. We also take a look at lackeys, henchmen and making sure your evil organizations are believable. In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig shift their focus to monsters, and why even though those scary creatures are dangerous, they’re not always the villain. Links: <ul> <li>Scriptnotes <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2013/villains">Episode 75 – Villains</a></li> <li>Scriptnotes <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2023/anti-villains">Episode 590 – Anti-Villains</a></li> <li>Scriptnotes <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2020/the-lackeys-know-what-theyre-doing">Episode 465 – The Lackeys Know What They’re Doing</a></li> <li>Scriptnotes <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2016/flaws-are-features">Episode 257 – Flaws are Features</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2009/every-villain-is-a-hero">Every Villain is a Hero</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2012/writing-better-bad-guys">Writing Better Bad Guys</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2010/screenwriting-and-the-problem-of-evil">Screenwriting and the Problem of Evil</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2023587/">Mama</a></li> <li><a href= "https://thanksforlettingmeshare.substack.com/p/the-1000-deaths-of-wile-e-coyote"> The 1000 Deaths of Wile E. Coyote</a> by T.B.D.</li> <li><a href="https://ethics.org.au/good-people-bad-deeds/">Why do good people do bad things?</a> by Daniel Effron</li> <li><a href= "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-some-people-are-willing-to-challenge-bad-behavior-despite-personal-risk"> Why some people are willing to challenge behavior they see as wrong despite personal risk</a> by Catherine A. Sanderson</li> <li>The Monsters Know What They’re Doing <a href= "https://www.themonstersknow.com/">blog</a> and <a href= "https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-monsters-know-what-they-re-doing-combat-tactics-for-dungeon-masters-keith-ammann/12578264?ean=9781982122669&next=t&affiliate=511">book</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMyccwawFBE">Austin Powers deleted scene, “Henchman’s Wife”</a></li> <li><a href= "https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/REDSHIRT">Redshirt</a></li> <li><a href="http://writeremergency.com/villains">7 Tips for Creating Unforgettable Villains</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/YYP8skwl4Lw?si=xSbV4pvyrMSPZUE9">How Christopher Nolan writes a movie</a> on our YouTube!</li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.quoteunquoteapps.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">Become a Scriptnotes Premium member</a>, or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">gift a subscription</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ScriptnotesPodcast">Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube</a></li> <li>Craig Mazin on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/">Instagram</a></li> <li>John August on <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/johnaugust.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Segments produced by <a href= "https://stustustu.com/">Stuart Friedel</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/get_raody/">Megana Rao</a>, and Drew Marquardt.</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by <a href= "https://www.drewmarquardt.com/">Drew Marquardt</a> and edited by <a href="https://www.matthewchilelli.com/">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/692standard.mp3">here</a>.

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