Continuing with 31 Days of Horror, we are dedicating this week’s Circuit 3 to ranking our favorite movie serial killers! Maybe you prefer the supernatural kind that wear hockey masks and haunt places like Camp Crystal Lake, or the type that wield chainsaws wearing masks made from human skin. Perhaps you like something more realistic like a brilliant psychiatrist who tends to eat his own patients. You might even enjoy a good balance in your serial killer diet. Regardless which way you go, be sure to leave your three in the comments and have a look at my picks after the jump.
My Circuit 3 for Movie Serial Killers:
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter – played by Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001), and Red Dragon (2002)
- Norman Bates – played by Anthony Perkins in Psycho (1960)
- Patrick Bateman – played by Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)
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Tags: American Psycho, Camp Crystal Lake, circuit 3, Crime, Hannibal Lecter, Horror movies, Murder, Norman Bates, Psycho, Serial killer, Serial killers, Slasher films, The Silence of the Lambs
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1. John Doe from Se7en
2. The Joker from The Dark Knight
3. Hannibal Lector from The Silence of the Lambs
koook160 (Robert MacFarlane)(Quote) (Reply)
why aren’t there any female serial killers in movies?
randall g gerber(Quote) (Reply)
there are…Charleze Theron in that movie Monster and Miss. Vorhees, Friday the 13th…personally I think her more of an abused women gone mad/ and a mother gone crazy
Chris Fox(Quote) (Reply)
1. John Doe, Se7en…Kevin Spacey, 1995
2. Patrick Bateman, American Psycho…Christian Bale, 2000
3. Mickey and Mallory Knox, Natural Born Killers…Woody Harrelson/ Juliette Lewis, 1994
Anthony Perkins and Hopkins were in the running but Perkins wasn’t scary enough for me and Hopkins never really “serial” killed in the Silence of the Lambs…had to completely eliminate the monster based serial killers like Jason, Michael, and Freddy…wanted to select reality based serial killers and these are my top choices with different representations of serial/ mass murder killing
Chris Fox(Quote) (Reply)
1. Hannibal Lechter
2. Leatherface
3. Norman Bates
HM: John Doe from Se7en
Kel D(Quote) (Reply)
1. Hannibal Lector
2. Patrick Bateman
3. Henry from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Honorable Mention: John Doe
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
1.- John Doe- Se7en
2.- Michael Myers- Halloween
3.- Ghostface- Scream 1,2,3 & 4
Claudio BdelV(Quote) (Reply)
Hopkins in Lamb, Charlize Theron on Monster, Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers.
Gary Swafford(Quote) (Reply)
Do we know that Norman Bates is a serial killer? We know he has killed a few people, but does he actually fit the definition, compared to others mentioned?
Aaron Neuwirth(Quote) (Reply)