Quentin Tarantino’s new film has increased enthusiasm for the history of the murders of Charles Manson’s cult, it is a fact that has touched Hollywood and continues to fascinate viewers, in this sense it has given rise to many theories that often have a common denominator. : a disgusting morbid about the conditions of Sharon Tate’s death. Thus, we refer to a case that triggered the frenzy of murder, the main theme of this article.
Fortunately, a brighter, more mature Tarantino who has never handled the situation, conveyed on screen all the joy and talent the actress had with her friends and in her work before her murder, with this she managed to associate the memory. of her with her vitality and not with her tragic death. Doses of blood and violence are reserved for those who deserve it (we don’t tell you anymore).
- The death market and fascination with serial killers have created a legion of fans and collectors of objects related to tragic events.
- That’s what we call the killer.
Murderabilia is the practice of collecting items closely related to serial killers. Documentaries and other works that talk about the lives of murderers flood our screens and fascinate viewers. Some even love these criminal characters.
People are fascinated by the macabre, on the dark side of man, there is an entire industry based on one word: murder, for the families of victims or survivors, seeing someone acquire objects from the perpetrator of the crimes is disgusting. a capitalist society, but it shouldn’t be possible to make money from such events.
Sellers defend themselves on the basis of freedom of expression, or rather market freedom, for them if the products are sold it is because there is a demand to meet.
The result of all these cases is that the murderous macabre become stars, unfortunately the bodies of those killed – especially if they are cases of raped and murdered women – are stigmatized forever and lead horror allegations for other generations of young people.
The artistic works of the most “recognized” American assassins and criminals are generally ordinary and boring. They show a noticeable lack of mental foam. Their lack of art says more about us than they do. As an audience, we are not prepared for the mediocrity of monsters. For us, real work is pale next to legend.
John Wayne Gacy’s paintings, for example, were not worth it if they did not have a clear connection with such a notorious person, no one buys them for the beauty of the image.
Murderabilia seems similar to our almost religious appetite for memories of death, from the relics of the saints to the terrible echo of public executions.
Can this kind of collection be one? Bridge? Potential between?Ordinary person? And the “infamous, callous, antisocial killer. ” Art becomes an artifact of consciousness, usually so ephemeral, through which it is possible to reveal the repressed matter, the darkness of our lives.
In other words, art can serve as a kind of mirror between an artist and an observer.
It is true that this theory offers one of the most encouraging prospects, as it assumes that encapsulated or detached content from a murderer’s mind can be meaningfully articulated by non-violent means.
On the other hand, art, film or documentaries put us in touch with these crimes and violence, awakening and, at the same time, calming our curiosity.
The fascination with such stories until it reaches murder has gone from the normality of the viewer to a personal charm for a murderer or a crime.
The killer’s objects can simply evoke positive associations in the collector’s mind, transporting him to a desirable mental universe. For those for whom bloody news is an impersonal form of “entertainment,” this could explain the appeal of murder.
Collectors may also be motivated by essentialist reasoning and notions of contagion, and hope that the characteristics they attribute to celebrities, good or bad, will become somewhat contagious once they acquire these items.
Ultimately, by incorporating these elements, they would have specific access to fame.
The danger of this fascination with the figure of the killer is the perversion of the killer’s sympathy for elements drawn from the life of a serial killer, from locks of hair to original works of art.
Some of the most expensive items bought by killer fans are BTK envelopes, Albert Fish autograph, Kray brothers photos, Jack Ruby’s hair, Ted Bundy’s Christmas card, Charles Manson’s lock of hair, Ed Gein’s Ford Sedan and John Wayne Gacy’s illustrations. .
The items left by Ted Kaczynski when he was arrested in 1996 are the auction of highest-profile murders to date. Items for sale at the 2011 online auction included a Kaczynski hoodie, sunglasses, a Smith Corona typewriter, a wooden saw with an arch in his hand, letters to his Aunt Frida and his handwritten manifesto.
Although Ted Kaczynski, known as “Unabomber”, was a murderer like any other, his brilliant intelligence and the points in his manifesto make collectors much more attracted to this character than by the cruel and bloodthirsty serial killers.
Women are more attracted to rape, kidnapping and murder stories, while men, if they can choose, prefer war stories.
Moreover, when crimes are accurately detailed, they are preferred to stories in which horrific problems are treated more evasively.
This can be understood on the basis that, although men are statistically more likely to be victims of violent crime, women are more afraid of being victims of rape.
As for serial killer groupies, women are almost always involved. Some researchers have argued that these female obsessions with terribly violent men can be explained as an anachronistic evolutionary strategy; at least in our ancestral past, violence characterized the most valued men.
Finally, there’s another theory. A woman would be attracted to a man unable to heal her childhood wounds, so that she could prove that she was capable of doing so, as if she were perfect for “Calm the Beast?”And cure the “battered child. “