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.

One of A24’s newest dark comedy thriller movies has finally been added to HBO Max‘s library, four months after its theatrical release. As of today, 2026’s How to Make a Killing movie starring Glen ...

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 ...

Glen Powell's 2026 serial killer movie is a hit on HBO Max — but it didn't "kill it" when it released in theaters.

It's still shocking that a movie about a flesh-eating killer won Best Picture, but what isn't shocking about The Silence of the Lambs? Often considered the peak of serial killer cinema, this standoff ...

Cinema draws much of its power from letting us witness things we wouldn't otherwise see in real life. Thankfully, most of us will never encounter serial killers in our day-to-day lives, but we sure do ...

An Australian feature film about serial killings in a South Australian town has won special mention at Critic's Week in Cannes. Snowtown, directed by Justin Kurzel, has been recognised with the ...

Lionising mass murderers at the expense of their victims is nothing new in cinema, but it seems to be all the rage at the minute. Last week, at Cannes, Caleb Landry Jones won the festival’s best actor ...

Rohan Naahar is a News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also ...

Serial killer movies occupy a uniquely unsettling corner of cinema, blending psychological tension with the darkest edges of human behavior. The genre has evolved dramatically over the decades and ...