The ever-growing popularity of true crimeHašaj, Špela (Avtor) Kennedy, Victor (Mentor) Drnovšek, Katja (Komentor) true crimeserial killerintertextualityelements of literaturepopularityPeople’s fascination with true crime, especially murder, has no limits. True crime is a multi-genre that shares features of journalism and crime fiction and is often associated with murder narratives (Punnett 3). Murley defines true crime as stories of real events, shaped by the authors and imbued with their values and beliefs about these events (6). Moreover, in Biressi’s view, such stories are non-fiction narratives often promoted for entertainment (1). Because of the ever-growing popularity of true crime, my work tried to answer the following research questions: Who are the people that cannot get enough of stories about serial killers? Are there any similarities between true crime, nonfiction, and crime fiction? Which components of the story attract people's attention the most and what are the reasons behind the public's insatiable appetite for true crime? Is it perhaps our desire and need to understand the murderer and the driving force behind their acts? Or do we feel a deeper connection with the victim? What about serial killers allures us?[Š. Hašaj]20232023-05-10 17:19:34Magistrsko delo/naloga84265UDK: 821-312.4(043.2)COBISS_ID: 154758403sl