“Killing people was something I had to do.”

“If I didn’t do it, I’d lose that part of me that felt alive.”

“I’m the only one who has ever been through hell and come back to tell the story.”

“What’s one less person on the face of the Earth, anyway?”

“I killed for pleasure, not for need.”

Armin Meiwes "The Cannibal of Rotenburg"

“I thought I was helping them.”

“I am a monster. I am the ‘Son of Sam.’”

“We all have evil in us, some more than others.”

“They wouldn’t take blood tests; I had to get blood my own way.”

David Parker Rey serial killer

“When I see a pretty girl, I think two things: part of me wants to date her, and part of me wants to see what her head would look like on a stick.”

“I robbed them, yes. I shot them dead. I’d do it again.”

"Dr. Death"

"The Green River killer"

"The exhibition’s popularity has done more than draw crowds; it has also reopened a familiar question about why real-life violence continues to fascinate"

"The controversial attraction delves into the lives and stomach-churning crimes of 20 of history’s most notorious murderers,including ‘Killer Clown’ John Wayne Gacy, ‘Dr Death’ Harold Shipman and Aileen Wuornos, memorably played by Charlize Theron in 200 film Monster."

"Visitors enter through a claustrophobic corridor of shattered mirrors, quotations from killers overhead. As the experience progresses, context replaces myth. Investigative voices replace any notions of notoriety. The final spaces are more reflective, and focused on those lost rather than those who inflicted the harm."

“Guests are brought behind the scenes of criminal profiling, the investigative processes, and the human element that is crucial in solving complex serial killer cases”

“The exhibition aims to delve into the unsettling link between reality and fiction, showing how real-life horrors have inspired some of Hollywood’s most haunting characters"

"Dublin is the first stop before the exhibition makes its way to the rest of the world”

“An immersive exhibition exploring the chilling truths behind 20 of the world’s most infamous serial killers’