The series is made up of episodes featuring villainous people throughout history who used their powers to torture, kill, maim, and exterminate millions.
Attila the Hun. Attila was the Khan of the Huns. He is considered the epitome of cruelty and greed.
Bad King John He murdered his nephew, inspired the legend of Robin Hood, and led to the birth of Magna Carta.
Caligula. The reign of the Roman emperors was a legendary madness of madness, murder, and perverted sex.
Francisco Pizarro. Francisco Pizarro was one of the European explorers who went to colonize South America and killed the natives for gold and silver.
Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler tried to shape Germany and most of the 20th century into his own twisted designs. Fortunately for future generations, it failed, but not without ruining the lives of millions.
Idi Amin. Idi Amin rose to prominence as a brutal and decidedly ruthless dictator, committing atrocities against his people.
Ivan the Terrible. Ivan IV of Russia, also known as Ivan the Terrible, was Grand Duke of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and was the first ruler of Russia to receive the title of Tsar. He is also a staunch theist.
Joseph Stalin. Of the total repression of about 50 million people, probably 7 million or more were shot under Uncle Joe Stalin. One of the great tyrants of the 20th century and every century.
Nero. With his legendary brutality and cruelty, he pushed the entire Roman Empire to the brink of collapse.
Pol Pot. Pol Pot, who was in charge of the Killing Fields and Year Zero, waged a ferocious war against his own people.
Rasputin. He was an uneducated farmer who made a name for himself as a faith healer. His erratic behavior and uncanny influence on the royal family gained him notoriety, and his death made him a legend.
Torquemada. Torquemada tortured and burned thousands of innocent Spaniards and deported Spain’s Jewish population. Thomas De Torquemada, head of the Spanish Inquisition, was known for his brutality.
Vlad the Impaler. Vlad is best known for legends about the extremely cruel punishments he inflicted during his reign, and as the main inspiration for the main vampire protagonists in popular vampire fiction.
