Curatorial Theme: Sympathy for the Devil. This collection inverts the lens, focusing on the "Villain Protagonist"—characters who are ambitious, ruthless, or morally bankrupt, yet we root for them.
“Sociopathic Genius. A superhero origin story where no one is a hero.”
“Criminal Mastermind. Competence porn watching a character smarter and crueler than anyone else.”
“Power-Hungry Survivor. Explores the necessity of villainy as a survival tactic.”
“Ruthless Conqueror. A grimdark study of trauma and the cycle of violence.”
“Dark Messiah. A tragedy about how a villain is made by a society that rejects them.”
“Vengeful Wife. Terrifying because her rage feels grounded in valid societal critiques.”
“Consumerist Psychopath. Satire of 1980s consumerism with an unreliable narrator.”
“Corrupted Son. Classical transformation arc showing family loyalty as a corrupting force.”
“Usurper. Definitive study of how "blood will have blood" and how guilt destroys the mind.”
“Cultural Appropriator. Cringe-inducing look at the banality of literary ambition and appropriation.”