Scary stories about serial criminals have always excited the imagination and attracted attention. Usually, the success of the paintings depended on the following factors: plot, atmosphere, creepy villain and skill of presentation. If you are firsthand familiar with Jack the Ripper, Hannibal Lecter and cute Dexter, then we suggest watching an online selection of films and series about maniacs and serial killers.
Monster Lair (Bad Samaritan) 2018
- Genre: Horror, Thriller, Crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.2, IMDb - 6.4
- The main shooting of the film took place in Portland
"Lair of the Monster" is a frightening film that has already been released. The star of the popular TV series "Doctor Who" David Tennant quite successfully reincarnated as an inventive villain-kidnapper from director Dean Devlin. How would you feel if two guys, working as valet workers at an elite restaurant, successfully ransacked the homes of wealthy customers while they were enjoying fine dining? Once one of these cunning men burst into a strange mansion with a frenzy and, in addition to the "bags of gold", found a tortured captive, tightly bound and chained. Our “favorite” immediately forgot about the “golden fleece” and rushed to save the heroine, however, in the end he himself ended up in the monster's lair ...
Unbelievable 2019
- Genre: detective, crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.7, IMDb - 8.4
- Actress Caitlin Deaver previously starred in Handsome Boy (2018).
Do not forget to rate the film "Incredible", which deservedly got into the list of the best films about maniacs. The deafening Netflix miniseries is based on An Unbelievable Story of Rape. This is a scary and, most importantly, true story about a rape victim, which no one believed - neither relatives, nor friends, nor the police. Much more terrible of all is that after this event, the maniac raped thirty more women for three years. This pervasive film asks many questions, the main one of which is: “Why was the victim silent all this time?”
My Friend Dahmer 2017
- Genre: Drama, Biography, Thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.7, IMDb - 6.2
- The picture was filmed in Ohio in the same house where the killer Jeffrey Dahmer grew up (1960 - 1994).
"My friend Dahmer" - a picture based on real events, namely the graphic novel by Derf Backderf and tells about the school years of the maniac Jeffrey Dahmer, who killed seventeen people in thirteen years. Who do you think was the victim of the serial killer? It's simple - his "test subjects" were young people whom he often met in gay bars. Then the psychopath acted according to the following scheme: he invited men to his home, killed, performed sexual acts with them, dismembered and kept parts of corpses in the backyard. By the way, the Dahmer trial became the most expensive trial in the history of Milwaukee.
Good man (2020)
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- The series is based on the real story of Mikhail Popkov, the "Angarsk maniac". In 2015, the offender was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 22 women and two more attempts.
In detail
The selection includes the series "The Good Man", which should not be overlooked. Quiet, calm town Voznesenk. "What could be more pleasant than peace and quiet?" - readers will ask. Believe me, when you see the investigator Evgenia Klyuchevskaya on the screen, you will immediately understand everything. The girl was sent to the city to "check the media information about the existence of a serial killer." Yes, don't be in a hurry to be surprised! The heroine was greeted coolly, which is quite logical, because here since the 90s its own "microclimate" has developed. There is a skeleton hidden in the closet of every inhabitant ...
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 1986
- Genre: biography, crime, thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.5, IMDb - 7.0
- The film is based on the confessions of the maniac Henry Lee Lucas.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a great, highly rated film that will appeal to fans of the genre. Unlike many films about maniacs, this picture is extremely realistic and even naturalistic. Already in the first minutes we see the corpses of naked women, which unwittingly refers us to "Justified Cruelty" by David Cronenberg. But even this film is inferior to Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. There is no place for humanity in the film, even at the level of irony, and cruelty hits all standards of morality. For three years, the tape did not appear at the box office, and the American Film Association awarded the film an "X" rating. If you want to plunge into the abyss of madness, please, this picture is for you.
The Greasy Strangler 2016
- Genre: Horror, Comedy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.0, IMDb - 5.7
- Actor Skye Elobar starred in the TV series "New Girl" (2011 - 2018).
"Greasy Strangler" is a movie saturated with a depressing atmosphere. The very name "Greasy Strangler" says a lot about the content of the film. It is really greasy in every sense. Somewhere in a tiny apartment in Los Angeles, Braden lives with an elderly father, nicknamed Big Ronnie. The Sweet Couple runs disco walking tours for not so smart tourists. A pretty girl comes for a "fun" walk and shows interest in Braden. However, the dominant dad intervenes in the matter, who enters with his son in a fight for a young beauty. How will all this "greasy" horror end?
Bridge (2018)
- Genre: crime, detective
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.4, IMDb - 4.6
- The TV series "The Bridge" is an adaptation of the Swedish-Danish TV series of the same name from 2011 to 2018.
More about season 2
"The Bridge" is a Russian detective story starring Mikhail Porechenkov and Ingeborga Dapkunaite. The modern and gloomy Russian detective story is fully consistent with the genre. The bridge between Russia and Estonia suddenly plunges into deep darkness. Flash. A body is found on the conditional boundary line. A joint Russian-Estonian investigation begins, where the main characters will have to investigate a chain of well-organized crimes. The worst thing is that every murder is a "message" to society on the topic of social injustice. Is it really? Or is the motive of personal revenge at the heart of the maniac's actions?
Maniac 2012
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.8, IMDb - 6.1
- The slogan of the picture is "The hunt has begun."
Psychological horror thriller "Maniac" tells about the quiet owner of a mannequin restoration workshop Frank Zito. During the day he works quietly and does not bother anyone, and at night he goes out on the "bloody path" and kills exclusively women. Needless to say, the streets of Los Angela are nowhere near so quiet and safe? But when the killer meets the photo artist Anna, a click occurs in his head. He faces a difficult choice: another scalp as a trophy or real love.
You (you) 2018 - 2020
- Genre: Thriller, Drama, Romance, Crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4, IMDb - 7.8
- Filming the scene in the subway, where Joe rescues a girl who fell on the rails, was filmed for about eight hours.
More about season 2
In the online selection of films about maniacs and serial killers, there is a series "You", which is best watched alone in order to immerse yourself as much as possible in the quivering atmosphere of fear and oppression. What are you willing to do for love? Once a successful manager met an aspiring writer by chance, and now a man wants to know absolutely everything about her. Using social networks, the main character "bites" into every detail, studying in detail the girl's life. So, sweet and harmless love grew into a dangerous obsession. "Thief of hearts" is ready to remove any obstacle on the way to his goal with a dexterous movement of his hand, even if it is a person.
