Comic Books
"There, there, my good woman, all is well. Fear not, though thoughts and memories most unendurable beset your mind, for I shall take them all away and quite relieve your suffering."
— Sir William Gull, From Hell
Films — Animated
"Don't mind us, just robbin' this place."
— Mr. Wolf, The Bad Guys (2022)
"Tell me what you cherish most. Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
— Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Films — Live-Action
"You've heard that whole make an omelette, break some eggs bit, right? I'm about to hurt you, Wade."
— Ajax, in an unsettlingly gentle voice, Deadpool (2016)
"I wanted this to be professional, efficient, adult, cooperative. Not a lot to ask. Alas, your Mr. Takagi did not see it that way... so he won't be joining us for the rest of his life. We can go any way you want it. You can walk out of here or be carried out. But have no illusions. We are in charge. So, decide now, each of you. And please remember... we have left nothing to chance."
— Hans Gruber, Die Hard
"The show-offs are easy, but the unwary ones are easier still. [the camera pans to a boy leaning out over the water as he holds onto a tree branch] This branch is weak, rotten; it'll never take his weight."
— The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water in the Lonely Water public information film
"Nothing stops! Nothing! Or you will do the hardest time there is. No more protection from the guards. I'll pull you out of that one-bunk Hilton and cast you down with the sodomites. You'll think you've been fucked by a train. And the library? Gone! Sealed off brick by brick! We'll have us a little book barbecue in the yard. They'll see the flames for miles. We'll dance around it like wild Injuns. Do you understand me? Are you catching my drift? Or am I being obtuse? [to guard] Give him another month [in solitary] to think about it."
— Samuel Norton, hardly raising his voice, The Shawshank Redemption
"It was all me, James. It's always been me. The author of all your pain."
— Franz Oberhauser/Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Spectre
"Evil bastard came back, did he? He looks as gentle as the zodiac Rabbit he's named after, but he's a wolf inside."
— Genji on Unosuke, Yojimbo
Ernst Stavro Blofeld: James Bond. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ernst Stavro Blofeld. They told me you were assassinated in Hong Kong.
James Bond: Yes, this is my second life.
Blofeld: You only live twice, Mr. Bond.
James Bond: Yes, this is my second life.
Blofeld: You only live twice, Mr. Bond.
Literature
The voice that floated over the screen was melodious, and what the speaker said scanned hypnotically: he spoke everything into a poem. His sentences lilted on gently. His words were brutal.
Tabletop Games
"He spoke always with a mild voice, and gave his orders as if regretful, as if inclined to mercy. But I could tell; I have a gift to see the mark of Hell in men’s hearts, but even without it, I could see that his words were false. He just wanted to torture and kill me."
— Hunter: The Vigil: Slasher
Video Games
"Delta, our conflict of interest seems to be upsetting Eleanor. For her sake, I have made it clear to these men that you are not to suffer. I accept full responsibility for any anger you may experience before you die."
— Sofia Lamb, BioShock 2
John Marston: Jesus! What part of your philosophy books cover... feeding a feller to a goddamn alligator, Dutch?!
Dutch Van Der Linde: The part that covers weakness. It ain't nice, I know it, but it's either us or him! I figure it might as well be him.
Dutch Van Der Linde: The part that covers weakness. It ain't nice, I know it, but it's either us or him! I figure it might as well be him.
— Red Dead Redemption 2, after Dutch kills Angelo Bronte
Web Original
"Just her poise and the way that she speaks. So freaking creepy, dude. So calm. Y'all ever notice how the calm villains, they really be the scariest?"
— CoryxKenshin, on Mama Bear from Dark Deception
"Silence is scarier than noises, a dagger is scarier than a firework, and you know what's a hundred times scarier than a crazy, tall, roided-up meathead screaming into the void about how he's going to pummel you? A man calmly looking into your eyes, describing in flat, unemotional terms about how he's going to ruin your life."
— Adam Blampied, describing Jake Roberts, "Top 10 Scariest Wrestlers of All Time
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