CRIME SCENE by Joe Dartmouth

Plot: A character analysis of a mild mannered sociopath who takes up a job as a crime journalist and resorts to killing people for stories.

Influences: Nightcrawler meets American Psycho meets Shattered Glass.

MPAA: R for strong violence and language throughout and some brief nudity.

Victor Terry: Main character of the story, in his late twenties. Comes off as seemingly normal, but is his superiors don't know he's willing to kill anybody for a good story.
Margaret Woodward: Head of the newspaper Victor writes for. At first she enjoys the work she does for her paper, but as time goes on she grows more and more suspicious of him.
Nicole Stewart: A newly hired journalist in her late teens-early twenties. She starts to take a liking to Victor as the story progresses.
Oliver Herman: A rival journalist to Victor who grows jealous of the stories he's written. Winds up getting killed by Victor's hands.
Vincent Murray: A young intern whom Victor takes under his wing. He starts off with great potential, but after witnessing one of Victor's killings, he is killed as well.
Detective Burt Marshall: A detective who starts to suspect Victor was responsible for the killings after realizing he has information that no journalist would have following a murder.

tags (add tags): Dark Comedy, horror, journalism, thriller

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posted: 10/27/2016 by D1ck_N0lt3 comments | results | vote