DEEP CUTS Episode 63: What Makes a Compelling Villain

Every great hero needs a villain. Even more essential? For every protagonist to have a compelling antagonist. What does it take to have an antagonist that readers hate, but also hate to love? Scott & A talk compelling villains and why we love them. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment All I wanna do is love to hate the bad guy, and if I want to blog about it all day I’d use GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG, to save ninety-nine percent on a new dot-com registration. You should, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices