Cine de psicópatas y psicópatas de cine

• Autores: Antonio Trashorras
• Localización: Nosferatu: Revista de cine, ISSN 1131-9372, Nº. 27, 1998 (Ejemplar dedicado a: ¿Habéis sido buenos? Malos en el cine), págs. 54-63
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Psychopath films and psychopats in films
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  • The author of the article looks at the main thematic trends and screenplay constants making up the so-called psychokiller film genre. Froms films based on real-live killers (classics such as Jack the Ripper and the more contemporary Ed Gein or Henry Lee Lucas) to the grand maniacs created in literature and turned into pop icons, such as Hannibal Lecter. It also delves into concrete cases such as women killers, the numerous teen-ager murder films whic came out in the 80s and gained populariy following the release of the Halloween and Friday the 13th series. And finally, the relatively recent variation, now completely at home in the fantasy genre, of the psychopath from the great beyond, made popular by the success of Freddy Krueger.