Taste of Cinema's list description: Media is obsessed with serial killers. From Jack the Ripper to Zodiac killer, from Ed Gein to Jeffrey Dahmer. Somehow we find ourselves deeply interested in serial killers. We like watching documentaries about them. Biopics about famous serial killers are also often met with much of interest.
We prefer watching films about fictional serial killers almost with equal interest. But what is so fascinating about them? Is it just a media frenzy created by journalists? But it is hard to believe that interest towards serial killers is created artificially. Or can it?
Another reason why serial killer provoke interest is the lack of the reasons behind their actions. We believe that there must be some reason behind the murder. And that reason must be conventional and logical. Generally, we tend to believe that the murder is the self-aim of the actions of serial killers, but that's not always true...
