We are all aware of the infamous serial killers like Zodiac Killer, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the list goes on. But what is even more interesting? The fact that there are videos, articles, movies and books about these people. These movies are still being made, in fact Dahmer had
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What is the most entertaining television show? Reality TV scores huge numbers, pulling in millions of views, regardless of how much time or effort was put into them. It almost seems that even the trashier ones are many people’s “guilty pleasures”. Many of my friends love (but hate to admit
So Chris Hansen crowdfunded a new “To Catch a Predator.” I think I could end this article here. I won’t, if only because I haven’t discussed how sixty-two people are now, for donating a hundred and fifty or more (upwards to around two thousand) real, actual dollars, part of the
It would seem tasteless, in the wake of the Oregon shootings, to ask anyone to relive them. As would it with any major shooting; for experiencing the event rather than the aftermath means interacting with the killer’s psyche in a manner likely unpleasant and certainly raw. Which leads us to
Like Professor Kaplan said on his lecture, we have a fascination for crime. ON this clip, crimes such as rape and murder become art. This clip is a trailer for a documentary, it has strong images but it reminded me about the lecture when one of the speakers said that
If anyone watches this show, they know that it is an undercover documentary of sorts on the drug trade throughout America with cities such as Detriot, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, etc. On the show dealers are interviewed and explain everything about their business including the products, money gained from selling,
Murder has been used as plot in a story for centuries.. “Cirmesploitation”?
Exploitation of crime for our entertainment is a now an everyday phenomenon in our society. We throughly enjoy watching people commit crime as long as its at their own expense. It’s exciting, fun and amusing. Although the public disapproves of crime mass media constantly glorifies the criminal actions. For example
Gangland is one of the—if not the—most egregious peddlers of ‘crimesploitation’ consumed in America these days. What is crimesploitation? Crimesploitation is a portmanteau of the words ‘crime’ and ‘exploitation,’ and it describes a particular type of media text that exploits crime. I propose that crimesploitation is a genre with the