In class today we looked at a range of monsters and villains that are commonly known in the gothic horror genre. We briefly explored the traits of each one and then as a group we were given a monster. We were given psychopathic killer. Kat wanted us to explore the characteristics of a killer and then write down films or tv programmes which featured them. We believed that most psychopathic killers looked like normal people and would almost have an alter ego that was the killer. They normally dress in everyday clothes and would not be seen as different from anybody else from a first glimpse. Mental illnesses are often connected to these killers because it is not out of their own doing to kill someone. People may have voices telling them to do so or have a change in personality that allows them to act so differently. We believed that they live a very lonely life on their own with very little contact with the outside world. It is almost as though killing someone gives them a thrill and an excitement that they usually do not experience. They often kill using the same method. This usually includes torturing their victim. With them killing in the same way it makes it easier for the police and investigation teams to track the killer down. When thinking of films and programmes that featured psychopathic killers there were a few that stood out immediately. Dexter features a forensic technician called Dexter Morgan who lives a secret life of a serial killer. He exhibits most of the traits that we wrote down in class. When thinking of films, most of them included a killer that was possessed by a ghost or spirit that lead to their personalities changing and them having no realisation of what they were doing. Films like this include Insidious 2 and Amityville Horror.
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