{"product_id":"serial-killer-cinema-an-analytical-filmography-with-an-introduction-9780786437313","title":"Serial Killer Cinema: An Analytical Filmography with an Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Cettl\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The release of \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e in 1991, which swept the major Academy Awards categories, legitimized the serial killer movie, a genre that dates back as far as the silent era. From \u003ci\u003eAbsence of the Good\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eZodiac Killer, \u003c\/i\u003e this reference work allows a detailed study of the development of the serial killer film as a distinct genre with its own character types, narrative patterns and styles. An introduction outlines the historical evolution of this film genre and covers the whole range of cinematic interpretations from the response to Jack the Ripper and other real life serial killers through the late 1960s to the current state of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arranged alphabetically by title, the filmography covers over 500 feature films and select television movies. Each entry contains a listing of the film's main credits, a synopsis of the film, a summary of the film's respective merits and a discussion of how they fit into the themes and structures outlined in the introduction. Only films that portray the serial killer as a repeat, pattern killer, and directly or by suggestion reveal the killer's aberrant sexual motivations or their craving for manipulation, domination, and control (with subsequent desires to punish women or society) are included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47585459241111,"sku":"9780786437313","price":5581.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786437313.webp?v=1774960404","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/serial-killer-cinema-an-analytical-filmography-with-an-introduction-9780786437313","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}