Character studies
Fictional characters, real traits
Well-known Dark Triad characters, analyzed through actual research — not just vibes.
Is Dexter Morgan Really a Psychopath? An Evidence-Based Breakdown
Television's most analyzed anti-hero, run through the actual psychopathy checklist — sources included.
Read the analysisPatrick Bateman: Where Narcissism and Psychopathy Overlap
American Psycho's Wall Street banker as a case study in two overlapping Dark Triad axes.
Read the analysisCersei Lannister: Narcissism for the Family, Strategy Without Feeling
Why Cersei from Game of Thrones reads more as a collective narcissist than a pure psychopath.
Read the analysisJoe Goldberg: The Narrator Who Casts Himself as the Hero
Why the stalker from You (Netflix) is a case study in self-justification and the line between narcissism and psychopathy.
Read the analysisAmy Dunne: The "Cool Girl" Who Runs All Three Axes
Why the Gone Girl antiheroine is a rare case study in the full Dark Triad — and a counterweight to the usual male examples.
Read the analysisHannibal Lecter: The Intelligent Psychopath — and Why That's a Myth
The cultured cannibal from The Silence of the Lambs meets the research: high psychopathy, but the "genius psychopath" is statistically the exception.
Read the analysisTom Ripley: The Impostor as a Case Study in Machiavellianism
Why the con man from Ripley (Netflix) steals an identity rather than seeking admiration — and what that reveals about the Machiavellianism axis.
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