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Question: anybody have really really good recs on novels with, by or about serial killers? Movies also acceptable. Will be renting Manhunter later this month. Bonus points if there's "if you stare into the abyss" angst from the person hunting the murderer.

(I'm asking for raven-verse. Trying to get into the killer's head a little.)



- The Hunger Games
- Refuge : an Unnatural History of Family and Place
- A Rush of Wings
- Autobiography of a Face
- Black Magic Woman
- Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers
- My Favorite Earthling
- The Taking
- Undone

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If you're looking into insight into serial killers, John Douglas is the way to go. He is the ex-head of the profiling unit of the FBI.

Thomas Harris is great, of course; if you;re looking at religious weirdness too, then Ted Dekker is good (although, that's usually Christian-based twists). Primal Fear has one of the best endings in the business (both book and movie) although that's less serial killer than psychiatric case murder. Movies-wise, I definitely second Seven.

Academia-wise, Hunting Humans by Leyton is great. It's written by a university prof but it's definitely accessible enough for the general population to read, too. Actually, you could probably go into any bookstore and check out the true crime and/or psychology sections and find a good one or two.