Thread:LucidPigeons/@comment-27729149-20151204153148/@comment-26205772-20160124050418

Genocidal villains and rapists, especially the latter... they're variable cases. In case of not being a cross over the Horizon, for more sympathetic villains if they do actions like that, said actions will probably end up being severe enough to them to end up developing a conscience and end up horrified by their own actions. That's why the Villainous BSOD trope exists.

The Other Mother is not omniscient; perhaps close in the Other World, but she still ultimately could not predict Coraline outwitting her. I believe, if I recall correctly, that she had little to no clue what the tunnel between worlds was and how it worked in the book.

I'll echo the latter point about the Beldam being a great villain; she's incredibly effective as one, creepy as all hell, and contributes quite a bit to Coraline's magnificent atmosphere.