In the first season of American Horror Story, the character 'Charles Montgomery' is a surgeon who experiments with the dead bodies of animals as well as human beings.
- His 'lair' is located in the basement of his house.
- Low key lighting is used in every basement scene: light is provided by desk lamps.
- In the basement, shelves and cupboards contain medical equipment, with which he kills and dissects his victims.
- Also found in the basement are jars of 'souvenirs' from his experiments.
- These contain body parts such as fingers and internal organs.
Se7en
In Se7en, the character 'John Doe' uses his entire apartment to plan killings and store souvenirs.
- John Doe also stores souvenirs from his killings in jars. One jar contains a human hand.
- Other souvenirs in his apartment are cans of food, which are a reference to his previous murders.
- One of his drawers contains a dozen or so pill bottles. This reflects upon his unhealthy mental state.
- Low key lighting is also used. This sets the negative tone of the scene set in his apartment.
Some features from the lairs of these killers would be effective when included in the lair of our killer.
- Taking inspiration from American Horror Story, I feel that our killer's lair should also be set in a basement, as this is a secluded space that provides an appropriate setting with low key lighting in which the villain could torture and kill their victims. Furthermore, the basement being the villain's lair was the most popular result when we carried out a survey.
- Another feature that we could use is the empty pill bottles. These are a recognisable indicator to an audience that the killer is of ill health, and we want to make that clear in our opening.
- Lastly, the use of souvenirs in jars would be effective in our killer's lair, as they would reflect upon the obsessive nature of our killer.
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