serial killers

(Not So) Real Monsters: Why Do We Still Care about Ted Bundy?

Zac Efron plays Ted Bundy, an average-looking white man wearing a blue suit, in Netflix film
by Caroline Reilly
October 28, 2019 at 1:02pm
What is there to learn from a serial killer who, like almost all notorious serial killers, is white, male, and wholly mediocre?
Rose McGowan as Cherry Darling and Freddy Rodriguez as Wray in Grindhouse

Macabre Desires: What Lady Killers In Pop Culture Teach Us About Ourselves

by Ximena N. Larkin
December 11, 2017 at 1:50pm
When movies place qualifiers on women’s violence, they reinforce sexist ideals of violence. Read more »
Mindhunter

Profiling 101: The White Mediocrity of “Mindhunter”

by Olivia A. Cole
October 19, 2017 at 4:03pm
White women are either in the background or on a slab, men of color are scarce, and women of color are invisible. Read more »
Jeffrey Dahmer

Killer Crush: Inside Tumblr’s Serial Killer Fandom Problem

by Vanessa Willoughby
October 9, 2017 at 9:37am
Social media has made serial killer fandom more accessible. Read more »