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[nilchance]

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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[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

...have you ever seen 'Frequency'? It's mostly about male relationships-father to son, friends to friends, men to wives,etc; but there is a serial killer subplot. He focusses on certain types of women, with jewelry on. It's an interesting movie-not sure if there's enough in there for your research purposes, but it wouldn't be painful to watch, trying. :D

And...I think Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendall) wrote a mystery-suspense type title where this guy kills off his mother? Maybe both parents...there's descriptions of how he'd never been held much as a baby, great emotional neglect, etc. A subplot has this girl Francine (I believe) whose mother had been murdered, and she was very scarred-and the two meet up. I *wish* I could remember the name, damn it, because the description of the guy's mental state is a good one for your purposes...grrr!!! I was disturbed by the story, and don't think I kept it. SO HELPFUL, I KNOW!!! \O/

Um...and the Tom Hanks movie, 'Road to Redemption'...he's a hit man for the Irish mob, back when, and has to make a choice between his job and his son. Not a serial killer type story, per se; but it's an interesting look at how people can justify anything to themselves, if they want to bad enough. Well-acted movie, though dark.