Not surprisingly, many horror movie villains suffer from serious mental illnesses, mental disorders, or physical diseases that cause bizarre behavior. Becoming monsters, they commit atrocities on innocent victims, stalking, murdering, raping, molesting, and bullying their prey. However, Krueger is also motivated by pedophillic disorder, the sexual component of which is indicated by the fact that his victims were murdered in their beds. Both Father Renz, 67, and Father Alt, 40, were convicted of negligent homicide and received suspended prison sentences. Medical and psychiatric witnesses testified that epilepsy and Michel’s parents’ strict religious upbringing were to blame for the victim’s ordeal.

Source: The Nation July 18, 2021 06:56 UTC