The White Witch The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Extraordinarily beautiful with incredible physical might and an army of fearsome creatures under her command, Jadis, self-proclaimed Queen of Narnia, is a royal to be reckoned with. When the arrival of the Pevensie children threatens the eternal winter she has inflicted on Narnia, she sets out to find and kill them, turning to stone anyone who stands in her way.

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Lord Voldemort Harry Potter

Repeatedly topping polls of literature and film’s best villains, “the most evil wizard for hundreds and hundreds of years” is so feared within the wizarding world that no one dares utter his name, preferring “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named”. Seeking eternal life and ultimate power at any cost, and possessing knowledge of magic more extensive than any other wizard alive, the Dark Lord makes a fearsome arch enemy for our half-blood hero.

Miss Trunchbull Matilda

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Locking children in a spike-lined cupboard called “the Chokey”, swinging little girls around by their pigtails and forcing one gluttonous pupil to eat an enormous cake in front of the whole school, Miss Trunchbull’s tyranny knows no bounds and goes frustratingly unchecked by disbelieving parents.

Shere Khan The Jungle Book

A crippled but fiercely proud tiger, Shere Khan becomes an instant villain when he preys on baby Mowgli, who has wandered into the jungle. Losing Mowgli to the wolves who protect, then adopt him, Shere Khan vows that the cub will one day be his and launches a 10-year scheme to overthrow the wolf pack and kill Mowgli.

Cruella de Vil One Hundred and One Dalmatians

Pampered London heiress turned fur-loving terror, Cruella de Vil more than lives up to her hellish name, terrorising her henpecked husband, drowning kittens and kidnapping 97 puppies to make a Dalmatian fur coat. Said to be partly based on notorious bon vivant Tallulah Bankhead, Cruella was ranked the No 1 villain in Disney history following the film company’s 1961 adaptation of Dodie Smith’s novel.

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April 15, 2010