Good Serial Killer Movies

@amybrezik (2118)
United States
October 6, 2009 10:34pm CST
Can anyone suggest any good serial killer movies to check out? I really enjoyed Zodiac and Helter Skelter, does anyone have any other suggestions.
6 responses
• United States
22 Oct 09
Hi Ambrezik, Monsters starring Charlize Theron based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos. The news media touted her as the first female serial killer but she actually was the first to break the sterotype, instead of poison, she actually shot the victims. I remember the movie was pretty good, but I read a book based on Aileen Wuornos and I can't remember the title of it but that was really good. There's another movie, and its old (I mean going back at least 10 years if not more) I'm not sure if it is based on a true serial killer but I think the title of the movie is Black Widow, Debra Winger stars in it and its decent but I'm not sure if there is any basis on a known black widow killer.
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
22 Oct 09
I love to read True Crime as well. I will have to look into the book. I just got a book on the I5 killer, haven't started yet.
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
22 Oct 09
I will definetley check those books out. Mostly, I have read Ann Rule. She is my favorite true crime author!
• United States
22 Oct 09
I thought you were looking for movies only, the book I read was called Female Serial Killers by Peter Vronsky. Another book I just got but have not started yet is called Professional Killers by Gordon Kerr. I love reading the fictional and True Crime stories too!
@Anjonz01 (71)
• United States
22 Oct 09
Hey Amy...uhm, lemme see...'Scream' the first one is interesting. There was one that Spike Lee did on David Berkowitz..I forget the title, I think it was called 'Son Of Sam'. Are you referring to actual cases or fictional?
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
22 Oct 09
I didn't know Spike Lee did Son of Sam. I do want to check tht one out. I like both the fictional and actual but am more interested in the actual real cases. I watched CitizenX last night about the Russian Serial Killer and it was awesome.
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
7 Oct 09
Movies about Hannibal Lecter especially the Silence of the Lambs is one great serial killer movie... eventhough Hannibal is this scary killer... one can't help but admire his sophistication... Another one is Seven... the ending is something worth waiting for... great twist...
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
8 Oct 09
I loved the books about Hannibal lecter by Thomas Harris. I only saw Silence of the Lambs though but it was great!
@UmiNoor (4524)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 09
I love the movie Zodiac. I saw two movie versions about this serial killer. One was from the point of view of a newspaper cartoonist Zodiac made in 2007 and the other was from the point of view of the detective in charge of the murders The Zodiac made in 2005. Both were well-made and very suspenseful. I like to watch movies about serial killers because it's really fascinating to see how the police capture the bad guys. But serial killers are the most frightening criminals I think because their motives are unclear and they can kill at random. Anyone can be their victims. The most frightening serial killer I think must be Jack The Ripper. Many movies have been made about him. And I think the one with Johnny Depp From Hell is one of the best. You should check that out.
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
9 Oct 09
I do need to check that one out. Also the other Zodiac one. I have the one from the point of view of the cartoonist. I picked it up on a whim and I absolutely loved it. I have heard good things about From Hell. Just haven't had the opportunity to see it yet. I did a research paper on Jack the Ripper though and loved reading about him.
@malamar (779)
• Canada
7 Oct 09
Silence of the Lambs is an excellent movie. There are so many movies in this genre,it is tough to summarize just a few. A couple of others that I liked were The Deliberate Stranger (Ted Bundy), To Catch a Killer (John Wayne Gacy) and The End of the Night Stalker (Richard Ramirez). I have seen many other good ones too, but some of them I don't remember the exact name of the movie anymore.
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
8 Oct 09
Those were the type I was looking for. Thank you sooo much! If you remember the names of the others please let me know!
• Indonesia
7 Oct 09
I think Scream is good serial killer movie for you to check out. I Hope you can enjoy the movie, the story can blow your mind at the time..really really scary movie i think.. ;)
@amybrezik (2118)
• United States
8 Oct 09
I loved Scream. I love the fictional serial killer movies, but was more looking for ones based on true serial killers like Helter Skelter and Zodiac. Thank you for commenting though, and if you think of any others let me know!