serial murder theme
An individual murderer (as opposed to an organization) kills three or more people on separate occasions in service of abnormal psychological gratification, with a significant period of time taking place in between the murders.
Notes
There is no widely accepted and precise definition for this category of crime. Prefer to omit this theme if it is unclear whether a serial murder was part of the story. Do not use this theme if the murders are primarily motivated by, for example, good old greed (not an abnormal psychological gratification).
69 total · 8 choice · 47 major · 14 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmirror6x02 | choice | The story concerns a series of gruesome murders that once took place in the otherwise peaceful town of Loch Henry. |
| movie: Frenzy (1972) | choice | The story concerns a serial killer dubbed the "Necktie Murderer". |
| movie: Ghost in the Machine (1993) | choice | The story is primarily about a serial killer, known as "The Address Book Killer", who continues plotting murders after he dies and his mind get transfered to a computer network in a freak occurrence. |
| movie: Psycho (1960) | choice | We learn that Bates was a serial murderer with a split personality. |
| movie: Seven (1995) | choice | The story centered on a serial killer trying to complete his masterpiece. |
| rbt1985e6x01 | choice | The story concerns a little town in which a serial killer, nicknamed "The Lonely One", was running amok. Three women were discussing their fears (or lack thereof) of becoming the next victim. The story ends with the implication that Lavinia was about to be murdered by him in her own home. |
| tftc1989e4x10 | choice | There was a serial killer on the loose as alluded to in the title. |
| tftc1989e7x11 | choice | The story concerns police inspector Jack Lynch interrogating screenwriter Warhol Evans as a suspected serial killer of women. In fact, Jack was revealed as the serial killer, and a collector of decapitated heads to boot. Jack and Warhol had long heated arguments about the psychology of serial killers. They were both experts on the subject owing to their respective profession, and Jack's hands on dabbling in the activity. |
| ahh1x02 | major | The psychologist Harold was interested in the minds of serial murders, in particular the one who was thought to be active on campus. Edwin turned out to be the serial killer women who was the talk of the college campus. |
| ahh1x21 | major | It came to light that Theodore was a misogynistic strangler of women. He strangled two women, and tried to do the same to Louise. |