The serial killer has become an obsession ever since Jack the Ripper
became a media sensation, embedding a new and horrifying type of
murderer into our cultural consciousness – one who kills darkly and
in the dark. All popular media – print, radio, television, and so on
– have become absorbed by this new figure. This book traces its
diffusion through all media and discusses what this reveals about
modern society. Using the Dexter saga of novels and television
programs as its basis, the book argues that a «Dexter Syndrome» has
emerged whereby we no longer see a difference between real and
fictional serial killers. The psychological and social reasons for
this are explored by tracing pop culture texts themselves (movies,
novels, etc.). Above all else, Dexter’s concept of a «moral code»
forms a thematic thread that allows the author to argue that our
contemporary moral nihilism has produced the demand for horror and
horrific characters like serial killers, who have replaced medieval
demons and monsters.
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ISBN
9781454199519
Publisert
2018
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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