From Hannibal Lecter to Harry Powell, serial killers are some of the most fascinating characters ever put on film. Here are EW's 30 favorite movies about the monsters in our midst.

The true facts behind their brutal crimes are sometimes difficult to prove and some cases remain unsolved to this day. Here ...

Serial killer Rex Heuermann is finally going to hell. It comes in the form of one of New York state’s oldest prisons, a bleak ...

Rex Heuermann, 62, a New York architect also known as the Gilgo Beach serial killer, was sentenced June 17 to multiple life ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Admitted Gilgo Beach, New York, serial killer Rex Heuermann likes to read about serial killers to pass the time in jail and has ...

There’s a typical profile people expect when they think about serial killers: cunning, cold-blooded, and most importantly, male. So when Aileen Wuornos was first arrested in January 1991 as the prime ...

Our obsession with serial killers and true crime probably has concerning implications for our collective psyche. Why are we so drawn to darkness? The same could be asked of many of the protagonists of ...

Louisville Metro Police say Michael Hristov, the man shot dead by SWAT on May 14, had a “fascination” with serial killers. The 21-year-old was killed during a standoff at his South End home as police ...

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

In a small town in Ghana recently, three men were arrested for the murders of five women. One, who was not named, claimed to be deaf, and he was caught after accosting a woman who managed to escape.