Honestly i see this is not talked enough but i hate the fact that malleus is now viewed like a big cold villain .
He never had ill intentions to begin with otherwise he could've just gave everyone nightmares instead of happy dreams or even worse.
Would you rather let a loved one go and never see them again KNOWING that there is a way that you can help prevent that and keep them alive and happy , no grief no loss all the emotions. Being left alone to suffer.
Honestly would much rather live in a dream world malleus created than in reality . Just make everyone forget reality (the important part) even tough it's not right ... but is it evil tho? And yes he deserves consequences after this but to what extent?
But the saddest part and biggest issue is that in the end he is still alone and unhappy and slowly dying from overblot without even knowing it.