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Kemper (2008)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Dave Hill, Sean Patrick Thomas
In Santa Cruz, the police department is under pressure to solve a series of murders which appear to be the work of two independent serial killers. To help with the cases, Detective Tom Harris turns to his best friend, Edward Kemper, a genius, but borderline autistic, house painter who lives with his abusive mother, and who had previously helped Harris capture another criminal named John Linley Frazier. Together, Ed and Tom decipher a message sent by one of the killers, who they discover taking pictures at the latest crime scene while they are staking it out. During the ensuing confrontation, the delusional man, Herbert McCormack, opens fire on the two, but is shot to death by Tom. Upon returning home after the encounter with McCormack, Ed bludgeons his mother with a hammer, and kills a female hitchhiker he had taken captive, revealing that he is the second killer.
Midnight Movie (2009)
, 1h22Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Rebekah Brandes, Brea Grant, Michael Swan
Forty years after directing and starring in a slasher movie, entitled The Dark Beneath, centred on a group of friends being killed by a masked killer, Ted Radford (Arthur Roberts) suffers a mental breakdown and is admitted to a psychiatric ward. In an attempt to cure Radford, his doctor (Richard Magarey) shows him the movie, despite the warnings of Dr. Wayne (Michael Swan). When Dr. Wayne arrives at the ward the following morning, he discovers evidence of a mass slaughter, however no bodies are to be found.
Otis (2008)
, 1h40Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Bostin Christopher, Ashley Johnson, Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Pollak, Jere Burns
In the midst of a serial abductor/killer's rampage, beautiful young Riley Lawson goes missing. When her desperate parents, Will and Kate, are contacted by her kidnapper, insufferable FBI Special Agent Hotchkiss takes charge of the case. But, from deep within the psychopathic subterranean world created by Otis Broth, Riley turns the tables on her tormentor, manages to escape and to contact her parents. Fed up with the inability of the FBI to find their girl, Will, Kate, and Riley's brother, Reed decide to take matters – and justice – into their own hands.
Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)
, 1h26Directed by Robert Hiltzik
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Serial killer films, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Vincent Pastore, Jackie Tohn, Jonathan Tiersten, Isaac Hayes, Felissa Rose, Paul Iacono
Several boys are in their cabin lighting farts. After taking the lighter and attempting to light his own fart but falling short of the other boys' efforts, Alan (Michael Gibney) threatens Eddie (Miles Thompson), Mark (Tommy John Riccardo), Billy (Dino Roscigno) and Pee Pee (Paul Iacono), but is soon stopped by camp counselor, Randy (Brye Cooper), who is irritated with him. After a failed camp announcement by the owner in the dining hall, Alan gets into a violent confrontation with Randy after he complains about the food. Ronnie (Paul DeAngelo) allows Alan to go the kitchen to get something else to eat so as not to exacerbate the fight, but Alan ends up in trouble again, this time with cook Mickey (Lenny Venito), who throws eggs at him. Alan then throws a butcher knife at Mickey and the camp owner, Frank (Vincent Pastore), seeing what he did, argues with Alan after already being annoyed by his past misbehavior. Alan, suffering from bipolar disorder (or possibly asperger syndrome), runs away feeling rejected, with his stepbrother Michael (Michael Werner) chasing after him. After being threatened, Michael goes back to the camp, telling Alan that he does not care what he does any more. In the kitchen, Mickey is killed after being held above and dumped into the deep fryer by an unseen character while cooking French fries for dinner. His body is then dumped in the trash compactor.
The Invisible Guardian (2017)
, 2h9Origin Espagne
Genres Thriller
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Marta Etura, Elvira Mínguez, Itziar Aizpuru, Susi Sánchez, Javier Botet, Arlette Torres
Au bord de la rivière Baztan en Navarre est découvert le corps nu d'une adolescente dans la même disposition que lors d'un crime commis un mois auparavant. Une inspectrice de police revenue de formation au Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) mène donc une enquête à Elizondo, son village natal au cœur de la communauté forale de Navarre où elle s’était jurée de ne plus jamais revenir. Malgré son lourd passé, elle tente de trouver à tout prix le tueur en série, au cours d'une enquête errant entre superstition et sorcellerie…
Paul Sanchez Is Back! (2018)
, 1h50Directed by Patricia Mazuy
Origin France
Genres Thriller
Themes La provence, Serial killer films
Actors Laurent Lafitte, Zita Hanrot, Philippe Girard, Norah Krief, Luc Palun
Paul Sanchez, un criminel qui a assassiné toute sa famille et qui a disparu depuis 10 ans, semble être revenu sur les lieux de son crime. Il est du moins signalé aux abords de la gare des Arcs dans le Var. À la gendarmerie de la ville, personne n’y croit, sauf peut-être Marion, une jeune gendarme de 25 ans. Elle va alors se mettre à le traquer seule.
Memoir of a Murderer (2017)
, 1h58Directed by Won Shin-yeon
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Nam-gil, Seolhyun, Oh Dal-soo, Jo Jae-yoon
Kim Byeong-soo (Seol Kyeong-gu), un ancien tueur en série souffrant aujourd'hui d'Alzheimer, a autrefois enlevé une petite fille nommée Eun-hee (Kim Seol-hyun) à l'une de ses victimes et l'a élevé comme sa propre fille. Devenue adulte, elle est la proie de son petit-ami (Kim Nam-gil ) aux pulsions meurtrières. Pour la protéger, Byeong-soo se bat pour garder sa mémoire et se souvenir de son plan pour tuer Tae-joo. Il s'avère cependant que ses souvenirs ne sont pas aussi fiables qu'il ne le pense.
The Hills Run Red (2009)
, 1h21Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink, Janet Montgomery, Alex Wyndham, William Sadler, Ewan Bailey
Tyler is obsessed with the film, considered being the scariest movie ever made, with the deranged serial-killer Babyface in the lead role. However, the director, Wilson Wyler Concannon, and the movie vanished many years ago and there is no known copy. When Tyler discovers that Concannon's daughter Alexa works in a night club, he decides to meet her and ask about the lost film. Tyler's obsession with the film causes him to neglect his girlfriend Serena. He visits Alexa, who works as a stripper, and asks her about the project. As she gives him a nude lap dance, the audience sees Serena cheating on Tyler with their best friend Lalo. After Tyler helps Alexa with her addiction to heroin, she tells him that the movie might be in her father's home in the woods.
Laid to Rest (2009)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Bobbi Sue Luther, Kevin Gage, Sean Whalen, Johnathon Schaech, Thomas Dekker, Richard Lynch
A young woman with amnesia breaks out of a coffin in a funeral home, and dials 911 in the morgue, but accidentally unhooks the telephone while speaking to the operator. The mortician appears, and is impaled by a man equipped with a chrome skull mask, and a shoulder mounted camera. The girl stabs ChromeSkull in the eye, and runs off while he treats his wound. The girl is picked up by Tucker, who takes her home to his wife Cindy, and promises her that they will go to the sheriff's station in the morning, as Tucker's truck is low on gas, and their phone service has been cut off.
Murderer (2009)
, 2hOrigin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Aaron Kwok, Josie Ho, Cheung Siu-fai, Chen Kuan-tai, Wong You-nam, Janine Chang (张钧甯)
Ling (Aaron Kwok) is a married self-assured Police Chief Inspector with an adopted 5 year old son who is investigating a cold-blooded serial murder case. However, due to the homicide attempt of a fellow inspector named Tai in which Ling emerged unscathed, colleagues are fast becoming aware of Ling's potential involvement. Ling suffered a loss of memory since that incident and cannot recall the events leading to Tai's attempted murder.
The Golden Glove (2019)
, 1h50Directed by Fatih Akın
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Jonas Dassler, Margarete Tiesel, Hark Bohm, Marc Hosemann, Adam Bousdoukos, Tristan Göbel
L'histoire se passe dans les années 1970 à Hambourg en Allemagne. Un bar, le « Golden Glove » (« Gant d'or »), accueille un habitué Fritz Honka qui malgré son air inoffensif est un véritable monstre traînant la nuit à la recherche de femmes seules…
Victor Crowley (2017)
, 1h23Directed by Adam Green
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Kane Hodder, Parry Shen, Dave Sheridan, Felissa Rose, Krystal Joy Brown, Tiffany Shepis
Il y a dix ans, Victor Crowley a sauvagement assassiné quarante-neuf personnes dans les bayou de la Louisiane. Mais alors qu'Andrew, l'un des deux survivants du dernier massacre de Victor Crowley, est soupçonné par certains d'avoir lui-même commis les meurtres, Crowley revient à la vie et recommence son odieux massacre.
The Wolf Hour (2019)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Météorologie, Serial killer films
Actors Naomi Watts, Jennifer Ehle, Emory Cohen, Jeremy Bobb, Brennan Brown
Juillet 1977. June Leigh, était autrefois une figure célèbre de la contre-culture, mais c'était il y a une décennie. Cette ancienne romancière vit désormais seule dans son appartement au sud du Bronx, coupée du monde extérieur. Alors que le tueur en série surnommé sème la terreur dans tout le quartier, June n'a qu'à regarder par la fenêtre pour voir la violence s'intensifier sous l'effet de la canicule estivale. La ville est sur le fil du rasoir, un autocuiseur sur le point d'exploser dans les émeutes incendiaires de New York de 1977.
The Stoneman Murders (2009)
, 1h55Directed by Manish Gupta
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Politic
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Kay Kay Menon, Arbaaz Khan, Vikram Gokhale, Rukhsar Rehman, Virendra Saxena, Rachana Maurya
The serial killer dubbed 'Stoneman' by the media has just claimed his fifth victim and the case is still of little interest to the Bombay police. But to suspended sub-inspector Sanjay Shelar (Kay Kay Menon), this killer poses an opportunity. Sanjay hopes to track the killer down and, thus, possibly find an entry back into the police force. With the secret aid of his patronizing superior AIG Satam (Vikram Gokhale), Sanjay takes up the arduous process of tracking the murderer. The official police investigator of the case Kedar Phadke (Arbaaz Khan) clashes incessantly with Sanjay they, separately, delve deeper into the case. Sanjay is determined to find the stoneman. He takes the help of his informer. His wife Manali (Rukhsar) is upset with him and thinks that he is having an affair. One night someone throws a stone into Sanjay's house through a window. Manali thinks it to be the mischief of boys of the locality; Sanjay feels it is the stoneman. Another night the stoneman tries to kill a beggar sleeping on the roadside but is saved by Kedar and some patrolling policemen. Sanjay and his car is spotted by Kedar. Sanjay finds that his investigation house has been visited by the stoneman as sees vermilion spread everywhere.
2:13 (2009)
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Mark Pellegrino, Theresa Polo, Kevin Pollak, Dwight Yoakam, Rob Moran, Kenton Duty
Despite suffering a traumatic past and battling a drinking problem, Russell Spivey is a successful police profiler. When he rejoins his team after a stint on psychiatric leave and finds himself on the trail of a serial killer, he must set aside his personal issues and do what he does best - delve into the mind of a murderer. But as Spivey gets closer to solving the case, it appears that the killer is now targeting him. Each victim is found with a mask - an all-too-familiar object of his childhood - and word games that leave him puzzled. Spivey must catch up with the Masked Murderer before he loses everyone he loves and his future becomes just as dark as his past.