Dexter Morgan. Sherlock. Tom Ripley. Patrick Bateman. The Joker. Batman! They're all fairly monstrous characters but we gravitate towards them because, just like real life socios/psychos, they radiate risk and intrigue and seductive danger. But these are just a few examples and, in my opinion, not even the best.
Ingrid Magnussen, from White Oleander by Janet Fitch. Ingrid is the careless artist who hates people, thinks only about herself, and eventually murders a lover, thus leaving an already broken daughter behind. Once in prison, she changes nothing about herself, continuing in her selfishness and cons. One of the best sociopathic characters I've ever read.
Joe Carroll/Ryan Hardy/Emma Hill, from The Following. I'm convinced this show is filled with psychopaths. Without spoiling much, Kevin Bacon's Ryan Hardy is a risk-taking hero who hides a darker side of himself. The writing on the show and plot progress may leave a lot to be desired, but overall it's not a bad watch.
Kevin, from We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. The book/film follows the life of a sociopathic child's mother and her attempts to understand, help, and protect herself from him. Eerily accurate in its depiction.
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