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.

It seems obvious that anyone who willfully and repeatedly commits murder is a psychopath: remorseless, egotistical, manipulative, and cruel. Think of Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader, or John Wayne Gacy. However, there are thousands of documented serial killers ...

When people hear the words “serial killer,” they often picture a very specific type: male, mysterious, and probably the subject of at least three documentaries. But history—and true crime—has proven that women are just as capable of becoming ...

What is it about serial killer movies that draws us in? If there were ever any doubt about our appetite for stories of evil, we'd only need to look at the sheer number of films made about them. Maybe it's the unnerving idea that evil walks among us — and ...