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2. The Jackal is the Manson Spirit
Answer 1
The Jackal is the Manson Spirit
Charles Manson carried out Helter Skelter in the killing of Sharon Tate and 8 others in 1969
Also born to a prostitute, Ryan Kuhn is The Jackal, the Manson spirit, and 11th ghost of The Black Zodiac (Thir13en Ghosts, 2001)

3. Thir13en Ghosts
Another ghost, The Juggernaut, is the spirit of Horace "Breaker" Mahoney, a colossal serial killer1
The Juggernaut is the 12th ghost in The Black Zodiac (Thir13en Ghosts, 2001)

4. The Juggernaut is likely based on Ed Kemper
Answer 2
The Juggernaut is likely based on Ed Kemper
Another ghost, The Juggernaut, is the spirit of Horace "Breaker" Mahoney, a colossal serial killer1
Ed Kemper was an imposing 6’9” serial killer whose 10 victims included his mother and grandparents
The Juggernaut is the 12th ghost in The Black Zodiac (Thir13en Ghosts, 2001)

5. The Shining is a movie about Cannibalism
Answer 3
The Shining is a movie about Cannibalism
One of the many themes in The Shining, cannibalism is directly referenced when Wendy talks about breadcrumbs
The lady in Room is the “very old woman” from Hansel & Gretel, a children’s story about cannibalism

6. Jeffrey Dahmer was a Cannibal
Answer 4
Jeffrey Dahmer was a Cannibal
Jeffrey Dahmer, the Milwaukee Cannibal, was convicted of 15 murders in 1992

7. Dahmer & Gein were both serial killers from Milwaukie
Answer 5
Dahmer & Gein were both serial killers from Milwaukie
Ed Gein, also from Milwaukie, was a serial killer who exhumed women’s bodies to make clothing
The Wisconsin Butcher

8. Gein inspired all 3 films
Answers 6-8
Gein inspired all 3 films
Gein inspired the creation of Norman Bates, Buffalo Bill and Leatherface
Psycho
(1960)
The Silence
of the Lambs
(1991)
The Texas
Chainsaw
Massacre
(1974; 2003)
The Wisconsin Butcher

9. Buffalo Bill & Frank-n-Furter both had Transvestic Fetishism
Answer 9
Buffalo Bill & Frank-n-Furter both had Transvestic Fetishism
Buffalo Bill’s getting sexual pleasure from dressing in the skin of his female victims
parallels the same
disorder of Rocky
Horror’s “sweet
transvestite”
The Silence
of the Lambs
(1991)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(1975)

10. Frank-n-Furter & Elle were both healthcare workers
Answer 10
Frank-n-Furter & Elle were both healthcare workers
“The Doctors” (and nurses) are archetypes of ‘the caretakers from hell’ – people entrusted with our lives who betray their oath
Kill Bill
(2003)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(1975)

11. Elle & Genene Jones were both nurses
Answer 11
Elle & Genene Jones were both nurses
While not a member of the Deadly Viper Squad (Kill Bill), Genene Jones was a nurse who poisoned up to 46 infants and children
Kill Bill
(2003)
Genene Jones
(7/13/50 - )

12. Kristen Gilbert was another seRial killiNg nurse
Answer 12
Kristen Gilbert was another seRial killiNg nurse
Kristen Gilbert is an “Angel of Death” nurse…
…convicted of killing 4 patients by injecting them with epinephrine
She is suspected of 40+ other deaths
Genene Jones
(7/13/50 - )

13. Gilbert claimed to be a relative of Lizzie Borden (Ricci)
Answers 13 & 14
Gilbert claimed to be a relative of Lizzie Borden (Ricci)
Kristen Gilbert is an “Angel of Death” nurse…
…convicted of killing 4 patients by injecting them with epinephrine
She is suspected of 40+ other deaths
Gilbert claimed to be a relative of Lizzie Borden who in 1892, was accused of giving her parents “40 whacks” with an ax
Borden was portrayed by Christina Ricci in the 2014 TV miniseries

14. Toppan, like Gilbert, was an Angel of Death nurse
Answer 15
Toppan, like Gilbert, was an Angel of Death nurse
Jane Toppan
(1857–1938)
Jane Toppan was a nurse who confessed to 31 murders in 1901

15. Toppan inspired the movie, The Bad Seed
Answer 16
Toppan inspired the movie, The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed
(1956)
Jane Toppan
(1857–1938)
Beulah Demerest (not pictured) is an alias for Bessie Denker from the 1956 movie, The Bad Seed
Denker’s character was inspired by Jane Toppan

16. Rhoda & Kevin are both Bad Seeds
Answer 17
Rhoda & Kevin are both Bad Seeds
The Bad Seed
(1956)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
(2011)
Kevin Khatchadourian (right) is the 2011 reincarnation of Rhoda Pembrook, another Bad Seed

17. Kevin & Regan are both Bad Seeds
Answer 18
Kevin & Regan are both Bad Seeds
The Exorcist (1973)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
(2011)
The metaphorical example of the ultimate Bad Seed is the spawn of Satan
Regan is a child possessed by the devil in the 1973 film adaptation of William Blatty’s The Exorcist

18. Regan & Samara are both Bad Seeds
Answer 19
Regan & Samara are both Bad Seeds
The Exorcist (1973)
The Ring (2002)
Samara Morgan from The Ring is another Bad Seed who possesses anyone who explores her urban legend

19. Samara’s fate parallels that of Constance Kent
Answer 20
Samara’s fate parallels that of Constance Kent
Constance Kent (2/5/1844 – 4/10/44)
The Ring (2002)
Samara Morgan’s character was inspired by Constance Emily Kent
Constance (who changed her name to Ruth Emilie Kaye) confessed to killing her 3-year-old brother, Francis
Francis’ body was found in the vault (a well) on the family’s property

20. Samara & John Kramer have biological causes of their violence
Answer 21
Samara & John Kramer have biological causes of their violence
Saw (2004)
The Ring (2002)
The Nature versus Nurture argument takes a twist in Saw
While not a spawn of Satan, John Kramer (Jigsaw) “sides with nature” as the cause of his sociopathy is discovered to be a frontal brain tumor

21. Meet the real Jigsaw Answer 22 (9/6/39 – 5/28/2002) David Parker Ray
Jigsaw’s booby-traps bear an eerie resemblance Ray’s “Toy Box”
Ray renovated his mobile home into a mammoth booby-trap where he tortured and killed as many as 60 victims in Truth or Consequences, NM

22. Ray & Montes are both Serial Killers
Answer 23
Ray & Montes are both Serial Killers
(9/6/39 – 5/28/2002)
David Parker Ray
Francisco Montes
(3/ )
Francisco Arce Montes was also a serial murderer
He was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault of travelers staying in in youth hostels across Europe

23. Montes preyed on Hostels
Answer 24
Montes preyed on Hostels
Francisco Montes
(3/ )
Hostel (2005)
Montes’ choice of location, the youth hostel, provided the setting for the 2005 horror film

24. Scenes from Hostel & Hostel: Part II
Answer 25
Scenes from Hostel & Hostel: Part II
Hostel: Part II (2007)
Hostel (2005)
The movie sequel was released on June 8, 2007
Part II features the murder of a young woman by an aristocrat who then bathes in her blood

25. The movie scene was inspired by Bathory
Answer 26
Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a Hungarian countess regarded as the most prolific female serial killer in history
Countess Elizabeth Báthory
(8/8/ 1560 – 8/21/1614)
Hostel: Part II (2007)
She tortured and killed as many as 650 young women between 1585 and 1610, often bathing in their blood to preserve her youth

26. Both aristocrats were responsible for hundreds of murders
Answer 27
Mary I of England – The Blood Queen - was the daughter of King Henry VIII 
(2/18/1516 – 11/17/1558)
“Bloody” Mary I
Countess Elizabeth Báthory
(8/8/ 1560 – 8/21/1614)
“Bloody Mary” had over 280 dissenters burned at the stake during her reign

27. Both women were known as Bloody Mary
Answer 28
Both women were known as Bloody Mary
(2/18/1516 – 11/17/1558)
“Bloody” Mary I
American Mary
(2012)
(Bloody) Mary (right) was a legend of the ‘body mod’ subculture in American Mary

28. Bloody Mary: The character & the urban legend
Answer 29
Bloody Mary: The character & the urban legend
Paranormal Activity 3
(2011)
American Mary
(2012)
“Bloody Mary” is also the urban legend portrayed in Paranormal Activity 3

29. Both movies are Blumhouse productions
Answer 30
Both movies are Blumhouse productions
Paranormal Activity 3
(2011)
Insidious (2010)
Blumhouse Productions produced the Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister franchises

30. Both movies (again) are Blumhouse productions
Answer 31
Both movies (again) are Blumhouse productions
Sinister (2012)
Insidious (2010)
Blumhouse Productions produced the Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister franchises

31. Central Theme: Children Terrorized
Answer 32
Central Theme: Children Terrorized
Sinister (2012)
Similar to Sinister, Stephen King’s IT focuses on the vulnerability of children
Both tales feature a boogeyman that terrorizes a group of children

32. Answer 33
Killer Clown
Pennywise the Clown is the most common form of IT
(3/17/42 – 5/10/94)
John Wayne Gacy
The original “Killer Clown” John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer and rapist who was convicted for the murder of at least 33 teenage boys between 1972 and 1978 in Chicago

33. @ATobiaMD
The slides contained in this PowerPoint highlight several movies and their links to their real-life inspiration
They’re intended for pedagogical purposes only
They lend to a deeper understanding of the psychiatry in the selected films