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Serial killers are real-life nightmares.

Some of the most fascinating people are the evilest. Serial killers have been a widespread phenomenon and dominating news stories for decades. The intrigue of learning the stories behind these renowned criminals has continuously drawn audiences in. With the popularity of Netflix’s Dahmer and books like Helter Skelter, there’s no question that people are hungry for more—and there’s plenty to choose from. 

There are an array of shows, books, documentaries, and more about serial killers real and fictionalized. Read about Jack the Ripper’s anonymous rampage through London in the 1880s or how they finally discovered the identity of the Zodiac Killer in recent years. If you’re a fan of true crime in any capacity, there’s something out there about serial killers for you.

Here are some chilling places to start: 

Peruse the stories before for even more unsettling facts about serial killer.

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Deadly Dosage: 6 Chilling True Crimes of Murder by Injection

You thought you were scared of needles ... you had no idea.

Homegrown Horror: 7 Creepy American Serial Killers

The crimes of these American murderers will make your skin crawl.

5 Super-Twisted Serial Killers You’ve Never Heard Of

One woman's convalescent home came to be known as "the murder factory."

Gonna Kill You: The Original Night Stalker

There have been several Night Stalkers over the years . . . but few were as chilling as the first.

John Christie: The Whispering Killer of England

John Christie was hanged for the murder of his wife ... but she was just one of his victims.

Trail of Sangue: The Monster of Florence

Four men were arrested for his crimes, but the real Monster is still at large.

Peter Sutcliffe: The Yorkshire Ripper

By the time he was finally caught, this serial killer had claimed more than a dozen victims.

The Murders (and Many Confessions) of Ottis Toole

He was a serial killer, a serial liar ... or, most likely, both.

31 Unsettling Details About America’s Creepiest Serial Killers

With these notorious killers, the disturbing details just keep coming ...

Henri Désiré Landru: France’s Seductive Serial Killer

This killer suitor lured numerous victims into sham marriages, then murdered the women and burned their bodies in his fireplace.

Leonarda Cianciulli: The Deadly Soap-Maker of Correggio

She butchered three women and then cooked the remains into soap and teacakes—all in the name of breaking a family curse.

7 Creepy Serial Killers That Will Make Your Skin Crawl

They were some of the most disturbing murderers to have stalked the earth ...

Portrait of a Killer: 6 Chilling Jack the Ripper Theories

Who was the man (or woman) behind history's grisliest unsolved murder?

Death Shift: The Texas Infant Murders of Nurse Genene Jones

This lethal caregiver is suspected of killing 40 babies in medical facilities across Texas—and evaded capture thanks to a hospital cover-up.

Trail of Death: The Hunt for Gary Hilton Part III

He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake ...

Henry Lee Lucas: The Confession Killer

If he’s to be believed, this violent wanderer was one of America’s most prolific serial killers ever.

Trail of Death: The Hunt for Gary Hilton Part II

He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake ...

Trail of Death: The Hunt for Gary Hilton Part I

He stalked the remote hiking trails of the southern United States, leaving a trail of death in his wake...

The Servant Girl Annihilator: America’s Jack the Ripper

Three years before Jack ripped through London, a madman stalked the streets of Austin, Texas, slaughtering women where they slept.