Peering into the depths of pure evil can illuminate a lot of the faults of the human condition and of society in general.īelow is a set of films that refuse to shy away from the evils of humanity, focusing on serial killers from various time periods. Serial killers have existed for as long as humanity has existed, but the term “serial killer” was not coined until the mid-1970s, by FBI agent and author Robert Ressler.
And one of the most interesting subsets of true crime is that of the serial killer, the lone being fueled by murderous intent. The world has long been fascinated with dark and depraved nature(s) of the human condition, and this interest is no more evident than in the recent boom of true crime storytelling - from podcasts to documentaries.
No two beings are entirely alike, and some are genuinely evil.
The human condition is a fractured, fluid, and everchanging condition.
