Serial killers, known throughout history, maintain a unique place in American pop culture, reported on and sensationalized by the media. Tonight we discuss some of the history behind this phenomenon, causal factors, and cultural artifacts that remain with us today.
The Myth of the 20th Century – Episode 110 – Serial Killers and the American Tradition
— References —
– Badlands, Malick (1973)
– Death Wish, Garfield (1974)
– Murder by Decree, Clark (1979)
– The Phoenix Program, Valentine (1990)
– True Romance, Scott (1993)
– Natural Born Killers, Stone (1994)
– The Power of Nightmares, Curtis (2004)
– The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson (2005)
– Wallander, Mankell (2005)
– Zebra Murders, Sanders and Cohen (2006)
– Dexter, Manos (2006)
– Red Riding, Peace (2009)
– The Bridge, Rosenfeldt (2011)
– Hannibal, Fuller (2013)
– Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon, McGowan (2014)
– The Love of a Bad Man, Woollett (2016)
– Days of Rage, Myth of the 20th Century (2016) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/days-of-rage/
– Uncle Ted’s Cabin, Myth of the 20th Century (2017) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/uncle-teds-cabin/
– Jay Dyer – Laurel Canyon and the CIA Counter-Culture (2018) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2018/07/11/jay-dyer-laurel-canyon-and-the-cia-counter-culture/
– https://steveblank.com/category/secret-history-of-silicon-valley/
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