Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes - Review

This is not the sort of show that I usually talk about on this blog. However, as a psychologist, I’m usually quite curious about criminals and their minds, and one day I started watching this documentary on Netflix.

Taking into consideration the kind of thing this is, I can’t say I ‘liked’ it. I mean, what you see in there is nothing to like, but I was rather terrified, which is probably the usual response.

Nonetheless, it was definitely a good documentary.

The eyes of a killer

Everything displayed in this story was terrible. The descriptions, Bundy’s posture, everything seemed like some sort of horror show, putting into perspective what we may consider to be lucky or unlucky in this life.

Before I even start watching it, I read somewhere that this was the kind of thing you shouldn’t watch alone. Sounds accurate right now. At the time, and considering my mostly academic experience, I didn’t think that this could actually be so upsetting.

Every time they show or tell something incredibly terrible, you are automatically reminded by your almost sadistic brain that this is not a movie. It is real. It actually happened.

Fanaticism and circus

The final episode and its conclusions are quite disturbing. Maybe because I wasn’t expecting that kind of thing, but the fanatic reaction of people regarding Ted Bundy’s death was really disturbing. To throw a party over someone else’s death is so… wrong. Even if we’re talking about a monster.

Nonetheless, if you like to watch real crime stories, this one is definitely for you!

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