Film serial killers
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Fictional serial killers have always taken on an important role in horror cinema. Since the dawn of cinematography they have been represented in the figure of the mad scientist (Dr. Henry Jekyll, Dr. Mabuse) or the criminal with paranormal powers or the fruit of the perversion of one of his creators (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man) or more simply a difference apart from the nature (The Wolf Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon). This developed the creativity of directors and screenwriters. Already in the early 1930s, an important film company, Universal Pictures, made these characters its warhorse, launching the infamous Universal Monsters in the cinemas.[1]
It was around the end of the 1970s, though, and throughout the 1980s and the following decades that a series of criminals, mostly addicted to serial murder, created a slew of cinematic sagas. Thus the characters of Dr. Hannibal Lecter Leatherface, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, Ghostface, Jigsaw, Pennywise the Dancing Clown and Chucky are born. These all, in a certain way, can be traced back to the exploits of the first real serial killers. They inspired a series of films, which the cinematography remembers. The prototype was the hitchcockian Norman Bates (played by the actor Anthony Perkins), protagonist of the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho (1960).[2]
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- Angela Baker of Sleepaway Camp (film series) (5 films and 55 victims)
- Lubdan of Leprechaun (film series) (8 films and 45 victims)
- Pennywise of It (film series) (3 films and 31 victims)
- Tall Man of Phantasm (franchise) (5 films)
- Candyman of Candyman (film series) (4 films and 22 victims)
- Ben Willis of I Know What You Did Last Summer (franchise) (3 films and 21 victims)
- The Creeper of Jeepers Creepers (franchise) (3 films and 21 victims)
- Bayfield Babyface Killer of Happy Death Day (2 films and 11 victims)
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- ↑ Okuda, Ted; Yurkiw, Mark (2007). Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows: From Shock Theatre to Svengoolie. Lake Claremont Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1893121133.
The 'Shock!' package was sold in 142 markets. As a result, stations across the country aired a late-night Shock Theatre series to showcase these pictures.
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- ↑ "10 Iconic Horror Villains Ranked By Kill Count". screenrant.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "Friday the 13th: How Many People Has Jason Killed In All Movies?". screenrant.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "Halloween: How Many People Has Michael Myers Killed?". screenrant.com. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "Hellraiser: Judgment (2018) Carnage Count". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ↑ "The Killer Body Count Guide". Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ↑ "Morbid Number Crunching: The Norman Bates Kill Tally". blackgate.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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