H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer
Watched this one just after watching the EXPO documentary. My girlfriend rented both of them from Netflix at the same time. So we got a back drop of two things that were going on around the same time around the same place.
H.H. Holmes is an interesting character that I'd never heard about until just recently. But his bout of serial killings were around the same time and more extensive than Jack the Ripper. The only reason he may not be as well known is perhaps because the identity of Jack the Ripper is unknown and is a more mysterious case. But H.H. Holmes may have been the most abominable personality. Premeditation applies to this guy 100%. He designed a whole building for killing and seems to have been planning on a life of murder from a young age. He spent years in medical school, passing with flying colors seemingly just to get to a place where he would have more access and trust to be able to perform his murders.
I guess I won't give away too much since that's what the documentary is for. But it's too bad the documentary can get kind of corny. The narration can be a bit silly, and some of the effects and reenactments are just plain goofy as well.
It's probalby worthwhile if you are interested in the subject though.
Rating: 7/10