{"product_id":"the-dexter-syndrome-9781433131561","title":"The Dexter Syndrome","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe serial killer has become an obsession ever since Jack the Ripper became a media sensation, embedding a new and horrifying type of murderer into our cultural consciousness  one who kills darkly and in the dark. All popular media  print, radio, television, and so on  have become absorbed by this new figure. This book traces its diffusion through all media and discusses what this reveals about modern society. Using the Dexter saga of novels and television programs as its basis, the book argues that a Dexter Syndrome has emerged whereby we no longer see a difference between real and fictional serial killers. The psychological and social reasons for this are explored by tracing pop culture texts themselves (movies, novels, etc.). Above all else, Dexter's concept of a moral code forms a thematic thread that allows the author to argue that our contemporary moral nihilism has produced the demand for horror and horrific characters like serial killers, who have replaced medieval demons and m\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: The Beginning: Jack the Ripper – \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Inside Me\u003c\/i\u003e: Fantasizing the Serial Killer – \u003ci\u003eThe Lodger\u003c\/i\u003e: Visualizing the Serial Killer – \u003ci\u003eCriminal Minds\u003c\/i\u003e: Explaining the Serial Killer – \u003ci\u003eCopycat\u003c\/i\u003e: Does Life Imitate Art?","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039593070935,"sku":"9781433131561","price":55.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433131561.jpg?v=1750944203","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dexter-syndrome-9781433131561","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}