1 Bill Sykes:

Murdered Nancy, beat his dog and an all-round bad guy in Oliver Twist.

2 Professor Moriarty: The arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes in his many adventures.

3 The Wicked Witch of the West: We cheered when she melted in The Wizard of Oz.

4 Hannibal Lecter: Psychotic killer turned cannibal in Red Dragon.

5 Count Dracula: The evil count sharpened his teeth on many an unwitting victim.

6 The White Witch: She even cancelled Christmas in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

7 Long John Silver: One legged pirate who led a mutiny in Treasure Island.

8 Annie Wilkes: Paul Sheldon's psychotic "number one fan" in Stephen King's 1987 novel Misery.

9 Alex: English teenager who leads his gang on a night of violence in Clockwork Orange.

10 Simon Legree: Vicious slave owner in the deep south in Uncle Tom's Cabin.