Chasity Wireman Eng. 111-04 Ms. Gilliam April 10, 2018 Throughout the times many have developed an obsession with serial killers and with the help of the media and pop culture they have become bigger celebrities than many actors and actresses. With the many books, movies, documentaries, and the largely watched news coverage introducing their viewers to the lives and crimes of these monsters they slowly find themselves in a somewhat transfixed state on them. With all the interest in these serial killers, there are those begin to wonder how they come to be this way or why they become as violent as they are. These questions make another question arise in many people's minds, are these serial killers born or made the way they are? With the …show more content…
People often forget that while Manson came up with the plans for those summer of ’69 murders, he never did any of the shooting or stabbing himself. He abused his power, convinced his followers to get their hands dirty, and never appeared to feel an ounce of guilt about any of it. With this in mind his influence can still be seen on those who begin to become overly fascinated with the stories of his murderous cult, his music, or many artist who seem to obsess over his …show more content…
Even more importantly, it is a function of the relationship of each film both to its sequels and to all the other serials in the genre, it is the killer's ability to rise from the dead in film after film—rather than his appearance, his physical strength or even the extreme sadism of his actions—that demonises him. Thirty years of these films have primed audiences to bind the words "serial" and "killer" into the image of a superhuman monster. "He's back!" "Coming Again this summer!" (Schmid) It is also easier to understand why some serial killers could be presented as sympathetic figures by the media, including the cultured and urbane Hannibal Lecter, who escapes by the end of Silence, unlike the crude and unsophisticated Buffalo Bill. In the same vein, the eponymous star of the long-running series Dexter justifies his homicidal tendencies by only killing other serial killers, and in doing so makes it safe for the viewer to identify with him. (Schmid,