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Apologia for an Obsession with Serial Killers

Twisted sexual fantasies, gruesome crimes scenes, evil incarnate...there are few interests more seemingly prurient than a healthy person's obsession with serial killers. Yet these violent tableaux are the least of it. The tactics, not the torture, make serial killer lit a thriving cottage industry. Read More

Dexter

Kaja,

If you don't know it already, you might want to check out a TV show called Dexter. It's a very well-done look inside the mind of a sociopathic killer, starring the guy who played the gay brother on Six Feet Under.

CPR

Dexter

Re: Dexter,

It is true that "Dexter" is entertaining. A paradox a sociopath with a "convenient" conscience ( all be-it social one).Clever as it maybe for a well equipt psycho to unleash his murderous tendency on other psychos..... I do not believe in the "real" world such vigilante activity would appeal to a sociopath. They require vulnerable prey. It will be interesting to see how his pseudo-relationship panns out. Much more interesting would be a study of the non-killing sociopath or Narcissistic Personality disordered mind and the general social damage this causes. Serial killers are only a small part of this.

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Nice post

Hi. This is really interesting post. Thank You! I have just subscribed to Your rss!

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