![]() ![]() They may not be ‘fun’ – although some certainly qualify – but diving into the abyss of the human psyche still has great value. These movies descend into the darkest parts of humanity, and in doing so reveal some things about ourselves we might not want to admit. In putting together this list of the best serial-killer films, we paid particular attention to those that rely less on transgressive shocks and more on observing the conditions that allow serial killers to exist. That begs an obvious question, then: why would anyone want to watch a movie about a serial killer? It’s true that, unlike the general horror canon, films focused on murderers contain less ‘fun scares’ and instead hold a cracked mirror up to society itself – at least, that’s what the good ones do. ![]() Remember that it is not the stage manager’s job to offer solutions. It makes conversations about notes in the report much easier if designers and directors can refer to them as costume note 3 instead of that note from last night’s report. Even while watching a work of fiction, there is no quarter from the idea that somebody, somewhere, may want to kill you – and for no other reason than some unknown psychological force compels them to do so. The same goes for the words CUT and STRIKE. Sure, they might just be deeply damaged human beings, but there are a lot more of those in the world than skyscraper-sized reptiles or interplanetary demons. Cinema is full of monsters, but none is more horrifying than the serial killer, because serial killers cannot easily be wished away by the belief that it’s ‘only a movie’. ![]()
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