''Confessions of a Serial Killer'' is a 1985 American horror film directed by Mark Blair. Preceding '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'' by one year, the film details a

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(based on Henry Lee Lucas) who, after being arrested, confesses to the murders of over 200 women.

Synopsis

Daniel Ray (Robert A. Burns) has been arrested and much to the surprise and horror of the police officers, he begins to confess to the murders of over 200 women. He also talks about his background as a childhood abuse victim and runaway before meeting Moon (Dennis Hill) and Molly (Sidney Brammer), who accompanied him on several of his murders. This proves to be too much for Sheriff Will Gaines (Berkley Garrett) to believe, only for Daniel Ray to describe the events that led to his capture and arrest.

Cast

* Robert A. Burns as Daniel Ray Hawkins *Dennis Hill as Moon Lewton *Berkley Garrett as Sheriff Will Gaines *Sidney Brammer as Molly Lewton *DeeDee Norton as Monica Krivics (as Dee Dee Norton) *Ollie Handley as Doctor Earl Krivics *Demp Toney as Doris Simpson *Lainie Frasier as Stranded Motorist (as Lainie Ferrante) *Eleese Lester as Karen Grimes *Colom L. Keating as Detective Barnes (as Colom Keating) *Dayna Blackwell as Girl Hitchhiker *John Browning as Doctor Spivey *Carla Edson as Honkytonk Girl *Gene Grottke as Deputy Sheriff *Brady Coleman as Arresting Officer #1

Reception

''AllMovie'' compared ''Confessions of a Serial Killer'' to the 1986 film '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', saying that "where ''Henry's'' flat, non-judgmental documentary style served to amplify the horror of the proceedings, this film's depiction of the killings draws too heavily on slasher-movie conventions, which rob the story of its potency". ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 2 1/2 stars out of 4.

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* * 1985 films 1985 horror films 1985 thriller films 1980s crime thriller films American horror thriller films American crime thriller films American serial killer films Crime films based on actual events American independent films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-horror-film-stub