The following article is the third and final part of a three-part list of films featuring serial killers. I’ve deliberately avoided movies concerning ‘spree killers’, ‘obsessed fan’ films, and movies that contain supernatural elements. It is not intended to be a complete list nor terribly insightful, but a simple rundown of the best, worst and most interesting serial killer titles …
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Serial Killer Films Compendium (F-O)
The following article is the second part of a three-part list of films featuring serial killers. I’ve deliberately avoided movies concerning ‘spree killers’, ‘obsessed fans’, and movies that contain supernatural elements. It is not intended to be a complete list nor terribly insightful, but a simple rundown of the best, worst and most interesting serial killer titles to be found, …
Read More »Serial Killer Films Compendium (A-E)
A serial killer is defined as an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, usually with a cooling-off period between murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification. Serial killers are not the same as mass murderers nor spree killers, who usually commit murders in two or …
Read More »Serial Killer Bobbleheads, Murderabilia, and The Bobblehead Hall of Fame
The collecting of true crime related memorabilia has always been in high demand. Whether it’s the guns they used or the nooses that hung them, there has always been a place on the collector’s shelf for these pieces of crime. Today those pieces are called “murderabilia”. That interest has birthed PsychoKillerBobbleHeads.com and their just released limited and numbered edition run …
Read More »Film Review: Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters (2001)
SYNOPSIS: This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter. REVIEW: Dahmer, Gacy, Bundy… its a shame we know of these men so well as they are the villains of yesterday. No not the kind they sensationalize in film but the true sickos that society has spawned from its own cesspool …
Read More »Book Review: Cain’s Blood – Author Geoffrey Girard
We, as a people, carry a bizarre obsession with serial and spree killers. My wife has a rather large section of our library dedicated to the subject and she is, by no means, alone in her focus. They seem to be a part of the American mythic collective, where we tend to view them as something significantly more, or less, …
Read More »List of Serial Killer Horror Movies
10 Rillington Place A Blade in the Dark APT A Samba for Sherlock A Stranger Is Watching Absurd Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer Albert Fish Alice, Sweet Alice Almost Human Alone in the Dark (1982 film) Amaravathi (2009 film) American Psycho American Psycho 2 Amusement Anguish Antibodies Antropophagus Apology …
Read More »Delirium Books to Host Live Event with Artist and Author Sandy DeLuca
DELIRIUM TO HOST LIVE ONLINE EVENT WITH AUTHOR SANDY DELUCA ON THURSDAY, MAY 10 AT 9 P.M. NORTH WEBSTER, INDIANA – APRIL 16, 2012—DarkFuse Publications will be hosting a live online event with author Sandy DeLuca on Thursday, May 10 from 9 to 10 p.m. The event is open to the public and all participants will receive a free, exclusive …
Read More »Murder, Media, Macabre Collectibles and Killer Publicity
What is America’s fascination with holding cold blooded killers’ status at a celebrity level? The higher the body count, the more fame is pasted to the infamous name. Many choose to write books on them, make movies about them and even make fan clubs or websites devoted in their honor (or in some cases, freedom, such as Charles Manson or …
Read More »Top 25 Best Serial Killer Movies of All Time – Part 2
See Top 25 Best Serial Killer Movies of All Time – Part 1 13- Jennifer Eight (1992) This is one of those classic serial killer films that came earlier than the others. A serial killer of blind girls, now there’s an interesting concept. This film was an earlier role for Uma Thurman who played the blind girl Helana Robertson. I believe this …
Read More »Cinematic Autopsy – The Dissection of the Slasher Genre
What is the American obsession with seeing screaming victims helplessly hacked to pieces? Since the beginning of the slasher film, many have asked this question. Why this morbid passion has become so phenomenal. Fear, for some, is an emotion that is sought out on a regular basis. “Thrill seekers” of all walks of life enjoy a good scare. Some seek …
Read More »Serial Killers, Psychos and Sociopaths on the Silver Screen and In Your Neighborhood
Monsters are real… They live inside of us and sometimes they win.” – Stephen King There are many hideous killers in hockey, clown or Halloween masks lurking around every corner. Killers such as Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers and as obscure as he may be, Trevor Moorehouse have stalked the screen for decades and continue to rise from the grave every …
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