Images of Serial Killers in Popular Culture <Tab/>Using serial killers in movies has become a widely spread theme in Hollywood. However the transformation from psychopathically deranged individuals, to supernatural dehumanized monsters has occurred. The media is fueled by the films and novels, allowing wider coverage of serial murder cases. The public is interested, and the topic sells. Writers keep producing fictional stories about the atrocities that a single human commits, …showed first 75 words of 821 total…

…showed last 75 words of 821 total…more killing, helping to boost the killers new celebrity status. The last result is the breakdown of social order due to defensive changes in normal public patterns. <Tab/>A serial murder has an intense impact on public order. The media helps to aid in this breakdown while pushing fear into the community. The media also contributes to making the case more difficult to solve with the rampant hysteria that is spread.