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15 Sick Sociopaths You Thought Were Hot Come on, admit it, we love the crazies. And since the 1970’s movies have introduced us to a slew of twisted, depraved killers and sociopaths that shock us but also deeply intrigue us. Sociopathy (sometimes also known as a psychopathy) is defined as a type of personality disorder. People with this disorder often display extreme antisocial attitudes (which many times result in criminal acts) and a lack of conscience. They are unable to feel guilt or have empathy for others. Real sociopathy is obviously no laughing matter as it is a serious mental health problem. And not all sociopaths are killers or visa versa. But today we are looking at our favorite fictional psychopaths and trying to understand what …show more content…

12 Mallory Knox in Natural Born Killers www.flavorwire.com When two amazing directors come together on a project you can expect something good but when those two are Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino, you know you’re going to have something memorable. That’s exactly what happened with the 1994 cult classic Natural Born Killers. Now granted if Mallory Knox and her husband Mickey went on a shooting rampage down your street you probably wouldn’t be admiring them but ten minutes into the movie you’ll realize that even though she’s bad to the bone and has no regard for human life Mallory is one sexy and provocative character. The satirical crime drama follows the story of star-crossed lovers Mickey and Mallory Knox played by Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, who become mass murderers who are glorified and almost revered by the media. While Harrelson also gave a killer performance as a stone cold murderer it was Lewis, with her lithe body and teeny outfits that caught (and held) everyone’s attention. 11 Amy Dunne in Gone …show more content…

Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs www.pinterest.com The words “sexy” and “cannibal” rarely go together except in one instance – Dr. Hannibal Lector. But this entry is slightly different from the rest. We got to know the alluring Dr. Lector first in Silence of The Lambs (1991) and then again in Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002) as a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a serial killer who enjoys “eating the rude.” And they could have found no one more suited to play the part than silver fox, Anthony Hopkins. What makes Dr. Lecter so hot wasn’t just his mature, handsome face, it had more to do with his mind and of course the love/hate relationship with Clarice Starling. He was so clever, so in control and even though clinically insane you couldn’t help to feel a strong attraction to him. 1 Patrick Bateman in American Psycho www.nypost.com No list of sexy sociopaths would be complete without the legendary Patrick Bateman. Christian Bale was cast in the role of Patrick Bateman in the 2000 black comedy/horror flick American Psycho (based on the book of the same name written by Bret Easton Ellis) and the casting couldn’t have been better. Bale got under the skin of the character perfectly, helping to make the movie the cult classic it is

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