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  • After that, Showtime's upcoming drama Homeland starring Claire Danes and Damien Lewis and Dexter took the stage, the latter sending the crowd into a frenzy with a sneak peek of Season Six, which seems to be all about our beloved serial-killer killer's quest for a Higher Power.

    Comic-Con: Shameless Stars on Nudity and Alcohol 2011

  • Loogan's first-person narrative sections alternate with third-person chapters detailing the acts and thoughts of the synesthesia-suffering, headache-prone serial-killer who seems to be wreaking most of the book's havoc.

    Moments Of Grace Amid Catastrophe Tom Nolan 2011

  • If we were talking about, say, a serial-killer game where you sneak up on unsuspecting civilians and murder them for thrills, that would be a different story.

    Was RapeLay 'Asking For It'? SVGL 2009

  • The movie dispenses with the usual serial-killer shocks (it's much less bloody than, say, "The Silence of the Lambs") to focus instead on building an atmosphere of thickening dread.

    Kurt Loder Reviews ‘The Lovely Bones’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • I'm not saying this game (or the hypothetical serial-killer game) should be outlawed or censored, but at the very least, if you're drawn to that kind of experience, you'd do well to spend some time thinking about why that might be the case.

    Was RapeLay 'Asking For It'? SVGL 2009

  • I WANT to place this on a certain serial-killer, but to this day, I'm not sure who we thought it was ...

    The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 22 - The Dangerous Animals Club | /Film 2010

  • Carpenter, who plays Michael C. Hall's sister on the serial-killer drama, was married to the actor in 2008, though they recently separated.

    Jennifer Carpenter To Guest-Star on The Good Wife 2011

  • Now that Dexter Morgan's serial-killer secret has finally been discovered by the person closest to him — his sister — Dexter's producers promise to slice right into the juicy setup over the next two seasons...and maybe even a feature film after the show ends its run on Showtime.

    Dexter Scoop: What's Next for Dex and Deb? 2012

  • It reduced a little too neatly to a run-of-the-mill serial-killer plotline when there seemed to be much, much more potential there.

    Dollhouse « Gerry Canavan 2009

  • •Considering the ratings, you can't blame CBS for moving its cheesy-but-entertaining serial-killer thriller Harper's Island (Saturday, 9 ET/PT) to a weekend dead zone.

    Critic's Corner Weekend 2009

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