Critique Analysis of Hell University By: Cristyl Heart M. Bolivar & Bhabie Janine S. Cantos "HELL UNIVERSITY" is written by John Kirby I. Bautista, also known as KnightInBlack or KIB. The genre of the book is a combination of Horror, Thriller, and Dystopian Fiction. Due to its growing popularity, in 2016, Psicom Publishing made it possible to publish the story as a book. Using the psychoanalytic lens, this reveals the complex interplay of trauma, fear, and moral disintegration. This critique explores the characters, psychological conflicts, self-denial, and survival strategies. The story follows a group of friends: Zein, Mia, Vanessa, Matt, Dave, and Jerome, who enjoy exploring and trying new adventurous activities. Mia discovered a peculiar map that led them to enroll in a mysterious school named Hell University. They entered the school and registered themselves without understanding the history of the school, which is a sort of institution that is not under the control of the government. A school where a so-called "Bloody Night" occurs every night from 7 P.M. to 5 A.M., where violence and death are authorized. You have complete freedom to commit whatever crime you want to commit. “Once you enter, you can never go back”. However, they tried to escape, but they couldn’t. The Headmistress, named Madam Violet, kept the school alive for a reason that seemed impossible to reach, resulting in her having students locked in Hell University. They don’t have any other choice but to survive; it's either they kill or they will be killed. The characters in the story were fighting for love, friendship, survival, and a circus of events and plots where betrayals and revenge grew. From a psychoanalytic perspective, the author portrays one of the characters, Madam Violet, who manifests through her desire for power and control over the students and others. Madam Violet’s ego is desperately developed as she acts obsessively and impulsively to understand the school systems for her to keep the power and enforce the rules without losing control. She controls the situation by being manipulative so that the students are hysterical towards her. Her superego is not based on justice but on a twisted version of morality shaped by the institution. She sees herself as a protector and enforcing law for a greater good even if it causes suffering. She has no guilt because she sees her action as morally correct.