tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18021827.post6260231258169240..comments2023-10-14T06:15:59.097-05:00Comments on Dr. Zombie's Midnight Theater of Terror: A Serial Killer's Genesis...Dr. Zombiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03525449619889098723noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18021827.post-74308197826215650662007-11-01T13:08:00.000-05:002007-11-01T13:08:00.000-05:00Chuck - I agree with his being intellectual and ca...Chuck - I agree with his being intellectual and calculating, with a black hole in his soul. <BR/><BR/>I think I may rework it some because I wanted to convey more ambivalence on his part. I think he's more infatuated by the IDEA of being a serial killer than actually being one. <BR/><BR/>I see him stalking victims, coming close to killing them, and then rationalizing a reason not to kill them. Not to say that he won't kill someone...somebody getting dead is a foregone conclusion. It's his reaction to the actual and inevitable bloodletting that I'm so fascinated in exploring.<BR/><BR/>He lacks all the prerequisites of a classic serial killer, he has more the makings of a thrill killer than an actual sociopath. <BR/><BR/>I especially like the vigilante aspect, although I'm loathe to go that route because of the awesome work Jeff Lindsay's done with his Dexter novels (the basis for Showtime's deliciously mrobid Dexter). If I did do that, I'd need to make it original and innovative. I'll have to worry this over some more before I get to the succulent marrow inside...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the feedback, brother...Dr. Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525449619889098723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18021827.post-78389849621698927492007-10-31T11:26:00.000-05:002007-10-31T11:26:00.000-05:00I like.Alex seems to not be obsessed with killing ...I like.<BR/><BR/>Alex seems to not be obsessed with killing as much as he's obsessed with the empty hole he seeks to fill by killing. He's intellectual and calculating rather than passionate and daring (as evidenced by his rejection of killing the family in the cemetery). Stalking his prey gives him enough time to think through the deed and perhaps provide much needed motivation?<BR/><BR/>I can see Alex start off as a vigilante killer, sort of a Jigsaw meets Megadeth's 'Black Friday' kinda guy. A stalker of those he deems unnecessary or undeserving of the life they've been given. You could explore the transformation of Alex into an upright citizen through the methods by which he determines his victims. While murdering places him a odds with society's norms he comes to realize that no matter how much good he ultimately provides, he can never reconcile fully. His murderous ways cannot be accepted by the world around him. Acceptance by society never fully arrives. He begins to resent the people calling him a murderous animal, uncaring vigilante.<BR/><BR/>With no hope for acceptance and a real taste for blood, the REAL killing starts.Creepy Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939224403299923870noreply@blogger.com