Why Don Horror Movie Killers Use Guns?
” This question can only be answered by looking at some of the symbolism of horror movies, and the usage of guns. An exploration of horror symbolism will show that many horror movie killers use knives to kill their victims because of the fact that knives are used to kill a person at close range. By killing a victim at such close range, a horror movie killer directly reflects many of the real life monsters that have been encountered over the years in the form of serial killers. An exploration of the history of serial killers will point to the fact that many serial killers use knives for this reason. The goal is to get as close to the victim as possible to gain a closer relation to the kill and experience stronger physical or sexual urges from it. While there are cases in which horror movie killers and real serial killers have used guns, it has been in cases where the killer wants to be as far away from the victim as possible. The Son of Sam killer, David Berkowitz had the undeniable urg
