Evil characters from stories going back almost 200 years were named among the most frightening figures from children's literature in a survey of adult readers.
In second place was Captain Hook from Peter Pan, who many believe was far scarier in the original 1904 book more comical versions in the Disney cartoon, other movies and pantos.
The list includes another pirate, Long John Silver, originally a ruthless and cold hearted character in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 adventure Treasure Island.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
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