I'm a Winner!

I've been slacking a little in my blogging duties over the past week, but that's because life has just been . . . busy.  Nothing bad has happened.  It's just getting to be summertime, and my kids always want to be on the go outdoors.  I'll do the best I can to keep up with my regular posts, but if I disappear unexpectedly for a day or two, or if I simply post later than normal, that's why.

I'm still keeping in touch with my muse through all this craziness, so that's a positive thing.

Also, I'd like to share another positive thing!  I was selected as a winner for Lisa L. Regan's Aberration Blog Hop!  I won a signed paperback copy of her new book Aberration!  Yay!  I love getting new books!  Thanks to Lisa for offering this great prize!

Aberration Blog Hop

Lisa L. Regan is hosting a blog hop to celebrate the release of her second novel Aberration.  Here are the details.

ab·er·ra·tion
Definition of ABERRATION
1 : the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
2 : unsoundness or disorder of the mind
3 : an aberrant individual
— ab·er·ra·tion·al  adjective
From the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary

All you have to do is list your top 5 choices for the most aberrant characters in fiction, television or movies.  Also, if you're a writer, you can then include a short paragraph about who you think is the most aberrant character from your own work.

All participants will be entered to win one of the following:

Amazon Gift Card $25.00
Amazon Gift Card $15.00
Amazon Gift Card $10.00
Signed copy of the paperback, Aberration (3 copies for giveaway)
Aberration the ebook (5 copies for giveaway)

Here are my choices.

1. Sylar from Heroes-He was dangerous, he was dark.  He would cut your head open to learn how your powers worked.  What isn't messed up about that?  Zachary Quino did a great job playing this warped character.

2. Dr. Thredson from American Horror Story: Asylum-He had messed up fantasies.  He kidnapped and skinned women.  Yuk!  This character was also played by Zachary Quinto.  Perhaps my choice of these two characters has a lot to do with his masterful acting.

3. May from May-She's a socially inept girl who ends up murdering people and taking the parts of their bodies that she likes to make a human-sized, rotting flesh doll.  Hey, she only wanted to have a friend who wouldn't turn on her.

4. Annie Wilkes from Misery-She's a writer's worst nightmare.  Crazed fans can be scary, and it's not an unrealistic scenario either.  Kathy Bates did a great job with this roll.

5. The Joker from The Dark Knight-He doesn't tell a consistent story about his past, so there's no hope of understanding him or what he'll do.  He's chaos.  Disorder.  Mayhem.  The unpredictability makes for a great aberrant character.

What are your favorite aberrant characters?