Chapter 1067 Serial Killers in America
After eating a lot of meat, Zhang Chu and the others felt that it was so greasy. After coming out of the barbecue restaurant, they couldn't wait to go to the small supermarket outside to buy a cup of yogurt, trying to relieve the greasiness.
"It's great! It's true that eating meat is still enjoyable!"
"You don't know how miserable I was after I got home. My mother said that I had gained a lot of weight in college and had to help me get nutritious meals at home to lose weight. My face turned green when I ate it. It was still Lao Zhang's generous meal, and this meal was a lot of meat."
Zhang Chu was also very satisfied. It was great to be able to reward himself after working hard. He pointed to the parking space on the side of the road and said, "Let's go, I'll take you back."
Who knew that Yang Ling waved his hand and said, "You drive back by yourself. We just happened to take a walk back slowly, just treat it as a digestive food."
An Mi also had this idea, "Yes, Lao Zhang, go back and write books quickly, finish writing early and relax."
"Okay, you can walk around slowly, maybe you will meet a few beautiful juniors and become enthusiastic seniors. Whether you can get out of single depends on now, the juniors are all waiting for you!"
"Come on, you should be the one among us. Who told you to live outside the school and you didn't have the chance to meet a beautiful junior."
Zhang Chu held Matcha and put it in the passenger seat, then waved his hand to his friends and drove the vehicle into the vast sea of cars.
On the surface, he only needed to write "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Wrath of Qing Xiangxi", but in fact he was slowly working on the English version of "Silence of the Lambs". This job is not difficult, but it takes time.
It was originally based on the United States, and it is also the most popular story of American readers in thriller, suspense, and case-solving.
Movies, TV series, songs, and books of these types of themes emerge one after another. Decades have passed, and these dark stories still have the corresponding attraction ability, and will be passed on for a long time and even become part of popular culture!
People are keen to understand the dark side, and darkness is part of life. Exploring the inner world of serial killers is a strong temptation for many Americans and even people all over the world.
There is even a special national crime and punishment museum in the United States, which receives many tourists every day, and many of them have a strong interest in crime cases.
Perhaps his grandfather was a loyal reader of crime magazines, his father might have met the gang godfather in Chicago, and he himself would be keen on exploring the impact of the killer's childhood on his life.
Many people are like this, and they are more interested in why killers become killers than what they do.
The United States is the country with the most serial killers in the world. According to incomplete statistics from FBI, there were 2,500 serial killers in the United States in the century from 1900 to 2000.
In comparison, the UK, which ranked second, has less than 150.
So when talking about serial killers, people often involuntarily determine that they are American!
Case-solving dramas have very high ratings in the United States. For example, the famous "Crime Scene Investigation" series has emerged one after another. Not only has it been released for more than ten seasons, but it has also produced Las Vegas, Miami, New York and online versions, creating a series of big IPs, and even professional policemen have to watch these series to learn.
In addition, there are also "Criminal Psychology" series, "The Wire", "True Detective", "Suspect Tracking", "The Detective of the Wonderful Police" and so on, which are simply the highest-rated categories in American dramas, and any TV station is developing such a series.
In Zhang Chu's mind, he felt that the sales of this physical book "The Silence of the Lambs" may be far better than China in North America, because they are just good at this, which is simply the right appetite!
Every book has a target group, and judging the correct target group is the key to sales success. I don’t hope that "Ghost Blows Out the Light" can achieve good results in North America, unless it’s crazy.
The reason why the United States produces serial killers is probably closely related to its high crime rate. Many of the methods of committing crimes are extremely cruel and can easily attract attention, so that they become famous in one fell swoop.
For example, the news in the United States is almost full of reports of shooting cases. If another new case occurs and the victim is still shot, people will definitely be numb. And if the killer hurts people with a knife, tortures the victim, rapes or even eats the victim, then he will definitely stand out from the vast number of shooting cases and become a public topic!
Many Americans are mentally like this. They are immune to gun violence, but if someone commits a knife, their body and mind will be frightened. These are two completely different feelings.
It is obviously a crime of the same nature, but it actually feels different.
Almost all these serial killers became famous because of extremes. Some committed crimes with cruel means, and some even sent a letter to the media to provoke after committing the crime. These sensational details can be said to have deeply attracted the masses, and the desire for this answer and the truth can just maintain the popularity.
In this book "The Silence of the Lambs", Bison Bill and Hannibal both have real-world prototypes. Of course, they do not correspond one by one, but combine several stories of serial killers.
This was originally a notorious story in the United States. It was integrated and repackaged by him. It would probably touch the hearts of American readers and make them feel a little familiar.
In addition to making the public strong stimulation, these stories can also greatly motivate people's imagination because they have the best-selling basic elements, dangers, mystery, heroes and villains, and karma.
It is difficult to truly distinguish between reality and virtuality in the world.
Crime Scene Investigation often uses writing skills to increase drama, while Silence of the Lambs always enhances the sense of reality based on real events.
For readers, reading newspaper reports about serial killers or reading "The Silence of the Lambs" may not be able to detect much difference. They are all the same sensational and the same entertainment for the public.
Those news reports often use storytelling to describe serial killers. Sometimes, when you read the reports written by these reporters, you will always feel that reality is much more exciting than it is.
Young people in the United States and the world all have different psychology, pursuing adventure and stimulation, longing for freedom, sympathizing with victims, being attracted by mystery, plot, etc.
Life is too dull, and serial killers, such as fearful humans, will make them envious.
I'm afraid these readers will only feel real fear when real serial killers come knocking on the door. Until then, everything is just entertainment!
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