Serial Killers, Hitmen, and the Myth of Elevated Killing

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for." I agree with the second part.

William Somerset, Seven (1995)

I’ve been thinking about two character types lately: that of the serial killer, and that of the hitman. David Fincher’s latest, The Killer, is about the latter, and he has an exceptional example of the former in Sev…