The end of Dexter is near, and I must say, I will miss those cargo pants. There is something about when his mask comes down and you see the real him...yes, my name is Tina and I find fictional serial killers sexy.
Well, let me put this all in context. During my last meeting with Virginia Romance Writers, I presented ideas about my series, the /eks/ series, and my thoughts on morphing the series. My initial idea was to change the serial killer in book one to be the hero in book two. When I presented this idea, I was met with blatant honesty. What you are writing isn’t romance, I was told.
This made me think and try to re-access.
Yes, I am a fan of the serial killer fiction, when done
right, when the character is filled with dimension, character and pizzazz- that
certain something that makes them come to life on the page. Of course, when I
speak of serial killers, I think of Dexter, as created by Jeff Lindsay, and
Hannibal, as created by Thomas Harris. But, there are more of them that we as
readers are drawn to, it doesn’t matter if we dress them up in black leather
and put fangs in their mouths, a killer is just that, a cutting edge ready to
take out the necessary threat, or what they see as prey, for the fulfillment of
their own psychosis.
If I lived in Bon Temp, I'm sure I'd be at Fangtasia, and offering myself up for Eric to devour.
Just like Eric from the Sookie Stackhouse series, created by
Charlaine Harris, leaves me longing for more, and is surely tops my list, the wit and personality of the
depraved and deranged killers make me wonder, what’s next. It’s a cycle that
leaves me wanting more and more and more until I can either solve the crime,
gripped in literary suspense and thinking somehow that the killer on the other
side has a sexy side.
There’s always been something about me and darkness. I like
to play with it; dancing in and out of the light in hopes of touching,
caressing and bathing in its depths. The inkier the better, and maybe that is
the appeal for the serial killer character, who is only going about his day’s
work, packing up the body parts in a plastic bag because he doesn’t need them
anymore.
Sure, there is a lot more to that theory and how people are
regarded. Maybe it all has to do with the desire to feel through someone else’s
demise, or maybe it is just a plot point, where the all-together bad guy is
found to not only have a morsel of good, but also be f*cking hot!
I’m addicted to sexy fictional serial killers, and you?
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Tina Glasneck is the author of THOU SHALL NOT, a gritty suspense. Her second book NUMBERS, a continuation of the /eks/ series is scheduled for an August release.
Connect with Tina on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tinaglasneck
