In motion pictures, we like to think of the silver screen as a window through which the audience gets transported into another world. But it’s more than that. It’s also a mirror, reflecting our own world and our very natures back at us. Sometimes that mirror reveals something we don’t like, the darker side of ourselves, and that’s what the best serial killer movies capture. They shine a light on the shadowiest corners of our souls. Even if we can’t understand the killers themselves, we can always ruminate on our own grim fascination with their crimes.
Cinematic tales about serial killers date back well over 100 years, only to rise in number and popularity as true crime stories became more prevalent throughout the 20th century.
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