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Phantom Thread: I got a whiff of the serial killer at the outset.

Now, however, his rehabilitation has picked up speed with an American re-issue (prior to a spiffy DVD release) of Cruising, his infamous 1980 account of a serial killer at large in the bacchanalia of the New York gay scene in the last moments before the death march of Aids - the attendant commentary having been rounded up by David Hudson's Green Cine Daily and, a few days further back, the IFC Blog.

Not exact matches

A man with a long history of criminal violence became a serial killer while working on a Ph.D. thesis at the University of Bradford, the subject of his thesis being the methods of homicide used in the city during the nineteenth century.

David Berkowitz, the serial killer who terrorized New York City in the 1970s and dubbed himself «Son of Sam,» is being treated at Albany Medical Center Hospital for a heart ailment, sources have confirmed.

Moreover, at least some serial killers — for example, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Dennis Rader, the infamous «BTK» (Bind, Torture, Kill) murderer — have manifested numerous psychopathic traits, including superficial charm and a profound absence of guilt and empathy.

Hence, why I might have ended up a serial killer, prone to losing myself in paranoid rage or jealousy, were it not for the influence of my sun, which happens to sit at the perfect angle to serve as a «mitigating factor.»

Although Abel is still hoping for an email inviting him to a wedding from two people who met at his event, he said he has heard many stories of people dating and even falling in love at Serial Killer Speed Dating.

What surprises me about that is that most of these women were around for the years prior to meeting my Mr. Perfect when I met a pathological liar on Eharmony, a man I'm pretty sure was a serial killer on Match, and at least a half dozen mar...

Two cousins are suspected of using a gay dating app to lure a Houston nurse, student to their deaths as police fear serial killers could be at workOct 11.

It appears as if serial killers in general are individuals who have above - average levels of intelligence (Ted Bundy's IQ was rated at 136), but are unable to succeed according to the rules of their society.

Never having learned to drive, he bikes to his job at an electronics store, where coworkers find him a little off (one says he fits the loner profile of a serial killer).

«Beast,» however, is not a typical, superficial treatment of the subject of serial killers but a story with enough depth that even European history becomes a player.But blink, and you'll miss a key point, when Pascal (Johnny Flynn) informs snobbish family members at a family dinner on the British island of Jersey that they, despite their wealth and haute manners, are sitting on land that belonged to his ancestors.

... But in the middle of this comes a brand new kind of story for the show, and one that made me cringe not with delight at Banshee's latest impressive bit of the old ultraviolence, but with concern that Banshee had become TV's latest drama to prominently feature a serial killer.

Soon enough the teens are dispatched one by one at the hands of a serial killer.

His biggest test, however, comes at the end of the season when he takes on his toughest case yet: catching the elusive serial killer Mr. Yang.

Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the NinSerial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the NinKiller in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Ninserial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Ninkiller John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.

For the next eight weeks or so, he'll be on your small screens as volatile cop Ray Velcoro in «True Detective»; long - gestating serial killer flick «Solace,» with Anthony Hopkins and Abbie Cornish, is due to bow at some point this year too; as will the terrific «The Lobster,» so any way you look at it, 2015 has all the makings of a banner year for the star.

His peak had accompanied the zenith of classic Hollywood filmmaking that ended with the cultural shifts of the late 1960s, but his 1972 serial - killer movie, Frenzy, hints at how much more luridness he may have allowed himself in the new era.

Meanwhile, at large is a serial killer who goes by the name of The Jack of Diamonds and makes his name by killing hit men and murderers.

In suburban Perth during the mid 1980s, people are unaware that women are disappearing at the hands of serial killers John and Evelyn White.

If London were really like this, we'd all be lying at the bottom of the Thames with our skin flayed off by a serial killer.

But when Thomson accidentally kills someone with his styling shears, he quickly finds himself at the centre of a large serial killer investigation, championed by two of Scotland's most incompetent task forces.

Two years after the tragic serial killing of Woodsboro, the killer seems to have returned to terrorize Neve (The Craft, Wild Things) and co. at college.

The A.V. Club caught a special sneak preview screening of Split at Fantastic Fest, where we described as a «Hitchcockian take on a Silence Of The Lambs serial - killer movie,» featuring Shyamalan's signature plot twists and turns — including one at the end that had our audience gasping and applauding — and anchored by McAvoy's virtuosic, if showy, performance as Kevin / Dennis / Hedwig / et alof Split at Fantastic Fest, where we described as a «Hitchcockian take on a Silence Of The Lambs serial - killer movie,» featuring Shyamalan's signature plot twists and turns — including one at the end that had our audience gasping and applauding — and anchored by McAvoy's virtuosic, if showy, performance as Kevin / Dennis / Hedwig / et alOf The Lambs serial - killer movie,» featuring Shyamalan's signature plot twists and turns — including one at the end that had our audience gasping and applauding — and anchored by McAvoy's virtuosic, if showy, performance as Kevin / Dennis / Hedwig / et al..

The spirit of a vicious child serial killer resurfaces in the nightmares of teens in modern - day and is responsible for their subsequent and shocking deaths in this tense, spooky thriller from who else, but Wes Craven (I'm actually not that familiar at all with his style, but since this is a horror film for the ages I figured I'd best get ahead and jump on the bandwagon as quick as possible to make up for lost time).

Looking at the billboard posters for «The Snowman» (2017, Tomas Alfredson), I had the feeling that if I paid close attention while watching the movie, I might see a red flag or perhaps spot a clue that the police miss in a complex and carefully constructed story of a serial killer on the loose.

But the American actress (Rooney), who put down Jesse Eisenberg so effectively in «The Social Network,» proves surprisingly adept at putting down (and messing up) chauvinists and uncovering serial killers in Noomi's old role of hacker / heroine Lisbeth Salander, in David Fincher's remake of the Swedish sensation, «The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.»

Just take a look at «Bad Samaritan,» a film about a thief who breaks into the house of a serial killer.

Some of the better digs at slasher conventions include putting a fresh spin on the «it's only a cat» cliché, as well as making the heavy - breathing serial killer (a young Richard Belzer, credited as Richard Brando) an asthmatic who has to climb long flights of stairs.

When a woman is killed at first snow, Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) fears it marks the return of a notorious serial killer.

The final season of Showtime's hit serial - killer drama arrives in the US on Sunday and after appearing at Comic Con for a number of years, this is the first time a season has begun before the event.

Runners - up, in no particular order: Body Double (Indicator), Chimes at Midnight (Criterion), The Thing: Collector's Edition (Scream Factory), Dead Ringers: Collector's Edition (Scream Factory), Tenebrae (Synapse), Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer: 30th Anniversary (Dark Sky), Deep Red: 3 - Disc Limited Edition (Arrow), The Ox - Bow Incident (Arrow Academy), Frankenstein: Complete Legacy Collection (Universal), A Touch of Zen (Criterion)

But isn't that at the heart of our fascination with Jack the Ripper, who has had a longer shelf life than any other serial killer?

It's difficult to truly squander an illustrious cast, and yet Child 44 pulls off that not - inconsiderable feat with aplomb, stranding Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke, and Vincent Cassel in a misbegotten adaptation of Tom Rob Smith's novel about a post-WWII Russian military police officer (Hardy) who finds himself at the center of a serial - killer investigation.

When he begins investigating a serial killer who targets young boys, he attracts the wrath of the state, which refuses to acknowledge the crimes at all.

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So it's little stretch to realize that Wheatley's attempt at something lighter than either of those nonetheless turned out to be a serial - killers - in - love lark heavily improvised by stars Oram and Lowe (a.k.a. Liz on «Garth Marenghi's Darkplace»).

Who: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden and Jesse Moss What: Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin where they're mistaken as serial killers by a group of preppy college kids.

Jodie Foster plays rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling tasked with the daunting challenge of interviewing mass murderer / cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter (an unblinking Anthony Hopkins) to get potential intel on an at - large serial killer named Buffalo Bill.

My Friend Dahmer (2017) takes a new look at some of the younger years of the infamous serial killer.

SCREENED AT INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON 2018: «Beast» is the sort of movie that figures it can let a serial killer running loose in the community sort of simmer in the background, confident that the psychological drama it's got running up front is more interesting.

Controversial Danish director Lars von Trier has unveiled the chilling trailer for his new serial - killer tale, The House That Jack Built, which premiered out of competition at Cannes Monday night.

There's a potentially engaging jurisdictional triangle at the heart of his story, but it's largely obscured by what amounts to mediocre amalgam of a basic, post-CSI procedural and a serial killer B movie, in which a devilish antagonist does things like phone the police to taunt them as he's snuffing his latest victim.

It's about a man investigating a death at Los Angeles's notorious Cecil Hotel, once home to serial killer Richard Ramirez and known for its long history of murders and suicides (consult Wikipedia for the gruesome details).

This new Liam Neeson - on - a-tear movie from writer - turned - director Scott Frank (The Lookout) has the virtue of at least being a tad original, story-wise, and despite the truly horrific and disgusting nature of the crimes on display, it (mostly) kept me from looking at my watch for its duration (then again, I may be serial killer).

«Our film tells the story of Nathan, a young student in the city who struggles to forget his childhood trauma at the hands of the serial killer dubbed «The Sandman»: a masked killer who murders his victims with a lethally jagged melon spoon (yes, you read that right!)

The «Wolf of Wall Street» duo will reteam for this true story about a serial killer at the 1893 Chicago World Fair

The rest of the film follows suit by stuttering between two children playing hooky, a cute waitress (Melanie Doane) flirting with a drifter while dreaming, Steve Earle - like, of getting out of Dodge, and of an investigation of a possible serial killer who leaves black swan feathers at the scenes of his crimes.

For their next feature together, Savides and Fincher went the complete opposite direction, not wholly abandoning the stylistic flourishes that made Fincher such a beloved film world figure, but stripping back much of the bullshit to present a just - the - facts - ma» am look at the decades - long hunt for the notorious Zodiac serial killer.

At 60, the great auteur was at the height of his fame and yet was unable to convince Paramount to finance his next film, «Psycho,» a story based on Robert Bloch's lurid novel about a serial killeAt 60, the great auteur was at the height of his fame and yet was unable to convince Paramount to finance his next film, «Psycho,» a story based on Robert Bloch's lurid novel about a serial killeat the height of his fame and yet was unable to convince Paramount to finance his next film, «Psycho,» a story based on Robert Bloch's lurid novel about a serial killer.