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08-16-2006, 07:30 AM
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The New Classic Monster ?
I was musing this morning about how we never see new monsters, just variations on the same ones over and over again.
The Devil Vampires Man Made Monsters (Frankenstein) Shapeshifters (Wolfman) Nature Gone Wild (Godzilla) then i though - there is a new one that has emerged in the last 30 years .. The Serial Killer (Man) I know they exist in real life ... but there are very few - and compared to their fictional counterparts in print and film ... pretty uninteresting. lonely cowardly losers. Kill 2 or 3 people tops. I dont want to downplay any senseless death of an innocent by a predator - no matter how pathetic that predator is . I'm just making a comparrison to the typical real life serial murderer .. and those of which we find in novels, films. and TV series. If you are into genre escapism you've probably been exposed to dozens if nut hundreds of examples of books or films where there are elaborate plots by clever genius mastermind serial killers - and special divisions in law enforcement dedicated to stopping them - like it's an every day occurance. i know this seems like an obvious point i'm making but the more i thought about it - the more a bigger truth - or idea - started to emerge. It began to occur to me that pop culture has made the 'serial killer' the new classical monster for our times. One people will buy into more readily too because of the 'based on reality' approach. (despite the super human strength/intelligence the killers posses ... their crazy ass motives - the immaculate timing for the series of events that must take place for the story to work or be interesting) I dunno - maybe its a non point ... but i can see a new mythos developing around this ... anyone else see what i'm getting at ? 
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08-16-2006, 07:36 AM
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I think i do. the interesting thing is that the average "serial killer" in a movie isnt even a serial killer by definition, they are more of a spree killer. Jason and Michael Meyers are both spree killers.
Freddy is definately a serial killer, but kills in sprees also. I do think that they are a new "monster". Slasher isnt just a movie type, it's usually used to describe the individual in the movie.
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08-16-2006, 07:38 AM
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i'm not thinking about the slasher guys .. i'm thinking about the thomas harris characters, the thriller novels, not horror .. there are tons of authors that only write in this genre (patterson/cornwell,etc etc) the guy from Se7en ... etc etc ..
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08-16-2006, 07:45 AM
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Serial Killers in general have become a part of the pop culture . Books on them are very popular, there are trading card, websites, magaizes, etc.....dedicated to them. People marrying them in jail. Since the early 90s they have gained a wide spread 'cult' following. It's not quite as insistant now as it was in the mid to late 90s, but it's still there.
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08-16-2006, 07:54 AM
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It is understandable, as you stated, why they are so complex in books and movies. the movies made of real serial killers are boring because they are people, and people's lives are dull. regarding what azathoth said, i specifically refrain from writing baout living serial killer son my site. i dont want any opf those tools thinking i am glorifying them in any way. And getting married? What the hell is that? They should be denied the most basic of human comforts, let alone the perks of being free. As far as im concerned, they cant be married. unless they want to be. Then hook them up with a 350 lb convict named francine with bad hygene.
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08-16-2006, 07:55 AM
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yeah its part of the pop culture ... and it may always be there .. but i see it becoming an entity like the vampire or wolfman..
I'm speaking specifically of FICTIONAL serial killers here they have certain rules : - the killings must be elaborate and act out something meaningful - there will be a clue left to taunt the investigators - the killer is super intelligent - the killer has amazing timing and access to anything he/she wants - the killer has had a run in with one particular investigator years ago and holds a grudge ... and will only deal with/taunt that person. the whole motive for all the killings might just be to get back at this person. you see/read enough of these things and you see a pattern .. the formula. it becomes very similar to the rules that go with the other classical monsters..
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08-16-2006, 07:56 AM
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It's because people aren't afraid of the monster in the closet anymore, now they're afraid of the monster who lives in the apartment below them. I've met a lot of people who have no fear of the traditional monster because "there's no such thing," but will talk all night about Charles Speck or Richard Ramirez. It seems like there's a loss of imagination in general among the majority of people, especially the ones under thirty five.
Give me a good old werewolf or science experiment gone wrong any day....at least you can shoot them with a silver bullet or fry them in a vat of acid....with the human atrocities, the punishment doesn't usually fit the crime. "Oh, you tortured and killed children? You must be crazy, let's put you in a box with hot food and a t.v. so you don't do it anymore. At least until your fourth parole hearing."
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08-16-2006, 09:38 AM
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:D I actually did, but more because Anjelina Jolie reminds me of my Bree in it. especially the look she gives the other cop when he makes the crack about wanting to take the breif case full of drugs. both are good looking women that can give th emost EVIL looks... it's very hot... okay, serial killers... Yeah John Doe is by far and away my favorite. The acting and direction in Se7en are by far some of the best in anything that would qualify as a horror. Plus, it starts with Nine INch Nails and ends with David Bowie. Cant beat that :)
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