"There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it I have now surpassed. My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this, there is no catharsis; my punishment continues to elude me, and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself. No new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. This confession has meant nothing."
Horror Character Appreciation - Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000) dir. Mary Harron
How did my father die? A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father.
"There was no healing going on there, Bitch. They're all underground. I checked. We know everything. We have everything. Including the cash from your house. We have it upstairs."
Horror Character Appreciation - Shawnee Smith as Amanda Young in Saw X (2023) dir. Kevin Greutert