THEMES: Serial Killers In Film (Actual cases)

Submitted by Ubik on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 10:08
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  • Erzsebet Bathory

  • Bathory (2008)
  • The Countess (pre-production-2008)
  • Metamorphosis (2007)

  • David Berkowitz

  • Out of the Darkness (1985) (TV)

  • Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka

  • Karla (2006) -8-

  • "The Boston Strangler" (Albert DeSalvo?)

  • The Boston Strangler (1968) -10-

  • Ted Bundy

  • The Deliberate Stranger (1986) (TV)
  • Ted Bundy (2002)
  • Stranger Beside Me (2003)

  • Andrei Chikatilo

  • Citizen X (1995) -10-
  • Evilenko (2004)

  • Richard Trenton Chase

  • Rampage (1988)

  • John Christie

  • 10 Rillington Place (1971) -10-

  • Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen (single murder)

  • Dr. Crippen an Bord (1942)
  • Dr. Crippen (1962)

  • Jeffrey Dahmer

  • The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer (1993)
  • Dahmer (2002)
  • Raising Jeffrey Dahmer (2006)

  • John Wayne Gacy

  • To Catch A Killer (1992) (TV)
  • Gacy (2003)

  • Ed Gein

  • Deranged (1974) -8-
  • Ed Gein (2000)
  • Ed Gein: The Butcher Of Plainfield (2007)

  • Albert Fish

  • The Gray Man (2007)
  • Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007)

  • John George Haigh

  • A Is For Acid (2002)

  • "Jack The Ripper"

  • From Hell (2001) -9-
  • Bad Karma (2002)

  • Peter Kürten

  • Vampire de Düsseldorf (1965)

  • Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb

  • Compulsion (1959)
  • Swoon (1992)

  • John List (mass murderer)

  • Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993) (TV) Ive heard that this film isnt that accurate with the case details and that Robert Blake wasnt the best choice to play List

  • Henry Lee Lucas

  • Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986) -8-

  • Charles Manson

  • The Helter Skelter Murders (1970)
  • Helter Skelter (TV)(1976)
  • Helter Skelter (TV)(2004)

  • Dennis Nilsen

  • Cold Light Of Day (1989) (short)

  • Dennis Rader

  • The Hunt For The BTK Killer (2005) (TV)
  • B.T.K. Killer (2005) (V)

  • Richard Ramirez

  • Manhunt: Search For The Night Stalker (TV) (1989)
  • The Night Stalker (2002) (TV)

  • Gary Leon Ridgway

  • The Riverman (2004)(TV)
  • Green River Killer (2005)(V)

  • Dr. Harold Shipman

  • Shipman (2002) (TV)

  • Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann Fugate (SPREE KILLERS)

  • Murder In The Heartland (1993) (TV)
  • Starkweather (2004)

  • Aileen Wuornos

  • Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992) (TV)
  • Monster (2003) -10-

  • Graham Young

  • The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995) -9-
Author Comments: 

***WORK IN PROGRESS***

Not every single one will be a serial killer per se, but notorious, mass murderers, etc also will be added in

Also I am NOT counting documentaries; only feature films.

I will also try and update this list with information as to rating as well as give a review and state the level of accuracy to the facts of the case

julesyoung01/07/2008

Don't forget Charles Manson, there are a number of movies, see my list of Charles Manson. Still have more DVD's to add to it of rarties but have to transfer them from videos first.

Ubik01/07/2008

I just started this list yesterday so Ive got quite a while to go before Im done. I definitely plan on including Charles Manson. Since your list is available, Ill just steal that portion from you.

Question for you though: How are you able to get different top-level categories other than Music, Movies, Books, and TV? I cant figure that out...

julesyoung01/08/2008

Go to MY MENU, then click on GENRES. You will see a box to type in NEW GENRE; Add your new one you want , click on ADD and voila on the left side list you will see it is added. If you pull out the numbers you can add it in any sequence you want to. If not clear just let me know. Glad to help. If you require details of Charles Manson videos I have not yet added to the list since they are still on video waiting to be transferred let me know. They are not movies though but documentaries and rare stuff.

DarkmanPoe06/23/2008

No mention of "Summer of Sam"?

Ubik06/23/2008

Im only looking for true accounts of the killer and of course the film has to focus on the killer. Summer of Sam wasnt even really about Son of Sam LOL

DarkmanPoe06/24/2008

True, true, but...can you really say that "Time After Time" was about Jack the Ripper? :\

Ubik06/24/2008

You have a point there...plus the movie sucked! I think Ill probably remove it. I cant believe how many people rave about it. Its mindboggling how bad it is

DarkmanPoe06/24/2008

Hey...I liked "Time After Time." I mean, I don't think it's a masterpiece or anything, but...it's a good, fun movie. A guilty pleasure, perhaps?