While Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto isn’t exactly the most well-crafted narrative, I do think it offers some excellent shortcuts to crafting villains, in the character of Manfred, Prince of Otranto. Note: this article contains spoilers! ‘The next transition of his soul was to exquisite villainy.’ KIND CONTRAST Manfred’s villainy is in stark contrast… The post exquisite villainy appeared first on Lady Writer.