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* In ''[[Film/CabinByTheLake Return to Cabin by the Lake]]'', Stanley Caldwell recalls Kimberly, his last succesful victim before his crimes were found out, quite well. He relays to Allison, a curious script writer, that she gave him "a good fight" and clawed at his arm as he daydreams about Kimberly.
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* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Mayuri reveals to Uryuu that he had studied the Quincies by launching into a long speech about all the things he did to the Quincies he'd captured in order to study responses to mental and physical stimuli. It's a speech that reveals just how far down the road of MadScientist he's willing to go ForScience.
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* Chiswyck's weakness for this trope leads Arya to contrive his assassination in ASongOfIceAndFire; his bragging about his band's rapes and murders proves a little too much for her.
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* Creator/SpikeJones' parody of "My Old Flame" presents the song as sung by a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/PeterLorre as a psychotic killer who is trying to remember which one of his victims the song is about.
--> "My old flame / I can't even think of her name / ({{beat}}) I'll have to look through my collection of human heads."
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** Lecter himself does this occasionally, most famously in ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' when he tells Clarice about the census worker whose liver he ate with ANiceChianti.
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* In ''{{Hannibal}}'', Mason Verger reminisces about a Christian camp he attended and his fellow campers, some of them disadvantaged youth who "would do anything for a candy bar." He molested them, to be more specific, and this is meant to mark him out as an AssholeVictim of Hannibal Lecter's [[spoiler:and later of his sister Margot's]].
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* In ''{{Hannibal}}'', Mason Verger reminisces about a Christian camp he attended and his fellow campers, some of them disadvantaged youth who "would do anything for a candy bar." He molested them, bar" which allowed him to be more specific, and this molest them. This is meant to mark him out as an AssholeVictim of Hannibal Lecter's [[spoiler:and later of his sister Margot's]].
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* Invoked by Kefka in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'':
-> Kefka: Say, remind me to show you my Magicite collection someday! You might see a few familiar faces!!!
** Explained: [[spoiler: Magicite crystals are the dead bodies of magical beings, whom Terra was born amongst.]]
-> Kefka: Say, remind me to show you my Magicite collection someday! You might see a few familiar faces!!!
** Explained: [[spoiler: Magicite crystals are the dead bodies of magical beings, whom Terra was born amongst.]]
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* Jack Slash, a superpowered SerialKiller who leads a band of the same in ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', does this a lot, recalling the numerous and inventive deaths and/or [[FateWorseThanDeath Fates Worse Than Death]] that he and his group have inflicted upon their victims in order to unsettle and disturb his enemies.
* Jack Slash, a superpowered SerialKiller who leads a band of the same in ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', does this a lot, recalling the numerous and inventive deaths and/or [[FateWorseThanDeath Fates Worse Than Death]] that he and his group have inflicted upon their victims in order to unsettle and disturb his enemies.
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* ''Film/ConAir'': about midway through the film, convicted serial killer Garland Greene strikes up a conversation with Cameron Poe (NicolasCage), during which, he happily recounts how he once killed a girl, then drove through three states, while wearing her head as a hat.
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* ''Film/ConAir'': about ''Film/ConAir''. About midway through the film, convicted serial killer Garland Greene strikes up a conversation with Cameron Poe (NicolasCage), during which, which he happily recounts how he once killed a girl, then drove through three states, states while [[GenuineHumanHide wearing her head as a hat.hat]].
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* Generally averted with ''Manga/DeathNote'''s VillainProtagonist Light, who often seems completely unconcerned with his victims' identities beyond their being AcceptableTargets and/or being convenient to kill... However, he does seem to do this quite a lot in reference to [[AntagonistInMourning one particular victim]] during the series' second half.
-->'''Light''': In the end, L is indeed [[WorthyOpponent the greatest detective on earth]]...
-->'''Light''': In the end, L is indeed [[WorthyOpponent the greatest detective on earth]]...
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* [[BloodKnight Spike]] from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' is quite fond of discussing and reminiscing about the Slayers that he has killed.
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* [[BloodKnight Spike]] from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' is quite fond of discussing and reminiscing about the Slayers that he has killed. During his "weepy drunk" phase post-Drusilla breakup, he remembers killing a homeless man on a bench with her...while [[EnemyMine Buffy and Angel]] listen in disgust. Post-chip, he tells Dawn a GhostStory about him killing an entire family.
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* In the ''Series/BeingHuman'' episode "Though the Heavens Fall", [=MacNair=] attempts to preface killing Herrick with describing all the vampires he has killed. Taking Herrick on a trip down memory lane proves to be a very bad idea.
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* In ''FanFic/ShadowOfTheValley'' [[Manga/DeathNote Light and Ryuk]] wax nostalgic about past kills.
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* On ''Series/TheMentalist'', a man claims to be the SerialKiller Red John and tries to prove this by telling Patrick Jayne how nicely Patrick's wife and daughter smelled right before he killed them. [[spoiler: However, it does reveal he's close with the actual Red John, since he couldn't have acquired these specific details otherwise]].
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* On ''Series/TheMentalist'', a man claims to be the SerialKiller Red John and tries to prove this by telling Patrick Jayne how nicely Patrick's wife and daughter smelled right before he killed them. [[spoiler: However, it does reveal he's close with the actual Red John, since he couldn't have acquired these specific details otherwise]]. otherwise.]]
* In ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' episode "Deaths-Head Revisited", a Nazi likes to visit the ruins of the concentration camp where he used to work and reminisce about the suffering he caused.
* In ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' episode "Deaths-Head Revisited", a Nazi likes to visit the ruins of the concentration camp where he used to work and reminisce about the suffering he caused.
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* ''FanFic/{{Hivefled}}'' has a sidechapter where the [[UnholyMatrimony villain couple]] have sex while discussing [[TortureTechnician what they did]] to previous victims and what they plan to do to the rebel gang when they find them.
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* In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' field guide ''Battles of the Clans'', [[BigBad Tigerstar]] remembers how fun it was when he killed Redtail.
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* In ''ThereWillBeBrawl'', Kirby particularly enjoys taunting Luigi with his murder of Daisy: "I can only imagine how you must have felt...when I ate ''your'' princess, I wore her head like a hat and danced through the streets..." Fitting because he is directly inspired by Hannibal Lecter, he enjoys messing with Luigi, and [[spoiler:doing just that was most of his point in [[VillainsActHeroesReact instigating the series]]]].
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* In ''ThereWillBeBrawl'', Kirby [[spoiler:Kirby]] particularly enjoys taunting Luigi with his murder of Daisy: "I can only imagine how you must have felt...when I ate ''your'' princess, I wore her head like a hat and danced through the streets..." Fitting because he is directly inspired by Hannibal Lecter, he enjoys messing with Luigi, and [[spoiler:doing just that was most of his point in [[VillainsActHeroesReact instigating the series]]]].
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WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied and the PostRapeTaunt are common parts of this. Contrast ButForMeItWasTuesday, where the villain doesn't remember their victims. Compare and contrast AntagonistInMourning. Can be an excellent EstablishingCharacterMoment, particularly if a character is meant to be established as AxCrazy.
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* In ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', while talking with Buttercup, the Man in Black tells her how Westley pleaded for his life before he killed him. Here it's used in a more respectful way, since the Man in Black hints at being moved by Westley's sincerity and devotion. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted in that the Man in Black did ''not'' in fact kill Westley...he ''is'' Westley!]]
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* In ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', while talking with Buttercup, the Man in Black tells her how Westley pleaded for his life before he killed him. Here it's used in a more respectful way, since the Man in Black hints at [[SympathyForTheHero being moved by Westley's sincerity and devotion.devotion]]. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted in that the Man in Black did ''not'' in fact kill Westley...he ''is'' Westley!]]
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* In ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', while talking with Buttercup, the Man in Black tells her how Westley pleaded for his life before he killed him. Here it's used in a more respectful way, since the Man in Black hints at being moved by Westley's sincerity and devotion.
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* In ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', while talking with Buttercup, the Man in Black tells her how Westley pleaded for his life before he killed him. Here it's used in a more respectful way, since the Man in Black hints at being moved by Westley's sincerity and devotion. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted in that the Man in Black did ''not'' in fact kill Westley...he ''is'' Westley!]]
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* In ''ThereWillBeBrawl'', Kirby particularly enjoys taunting Luigi with his murder of Daisy: "I can only imagine how you must of felt...when I ate ''your'' princess, I wore her head like a hat and danced through the streets..." Fitting because he is directly inspired by Hannibal Lecter, he enjoys messing with Luigi, and [[spoiler: doing just that was most of his point in [[VillainsActHeroesReact instigating the series]]]].
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* In ''ThereWillBeBrawl'', Kirby particularly enjoys taunting Luigi with his murder of Daisy: "I can only imagine how you must of have felt...when I ate ''your'' princess, I wore her head like a hat and danced through the streets..." Fitting because he is directly inspired by Hannibal Lecter, he enjoys messing with Luigi, and [[spoiler: doing [[spoiler:doing just that was most of his point in [[VillainsActHeroesReact instigating the series]]]].
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* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' three criminals sharing a jail cell swap stories of their misdeeds, one of them remarking that he loves kidnapping, because you can get a bunch of money and then [[KickTheDog kill the kid afterwards.]] [[spoiler:They immediately then get incinerated by Lunatic.]]
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* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' three criminals sharing a jail cell swap stories of their misdeeds, one of them remarking that he loves kidnapping, because you can get a bunch of money [[ILied and then then]] [[KickTheDog kill the kid afterwards.]] [[spoiler:They immediately then get incinerated by Lunatic.]]
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* In the first book of ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'' series, the BigBad is remembering a girl he took to his bed, and how she laughed at his scars. Since it happens during a situation when he must smile to another, he shifts to recalling what he has done to her in response.
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->Do you have a brother? I shot a man once who looked like you. In Kiev. In... '93, I think. I'm sure you heard about it. The [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous Spetznaz team]] that tried to sell a warhead? Nobody ever saw them again. [Breaks into slightly psychotic laughter] That was a good winter for me!
-->--'''Michael Weston''' from ''BurnNotice'' deliberately plays up his ShroudedInMyth[=/=]PsychoForHire image.
We know that EvilFeelsGood. So, it's also natural that evil people can get nostalgic for times that felt particularly good, such as an especially fun victim or a favorite city you destroyed. Sometimes the character does it in such a way [[MoodDissonance that it would be cute if not for the monstrous deeds being talked about]].
Most commonly, this is done with a SerialKiller thinking about their kills, a BloodKnight recalling a WorthyOpponent, with the villain intentionally [[WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied trying to hurt]] or [[RelativeButton provoke a hero]] they might be talking to, or to show the villain having an attachment to a victim such as a VillainousCrush or a touch of LimaSyndrome.
WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied and the PostRapeTaunt are common parts of this. Compare and contrast AntagonistInMourning. Can be an excellent EstablishingCharacterMoment, particularly if a character is meant to be established as AxCrazy.
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* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' three criminals sharing a jail cell swap stories of their misdeeds, one of them remarking that he loves kidnapping, because you can get a bunch of money and then [[KickTheDog kill the kid afterwards.]] [[spoiler:They immediately then get incinerated by Lunatic.]]
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', during his interrogation Barry the Chopper talks about his various kills this way, reminiscing about how beautiful the moonlight on the pools of blood was, treasuring the memories of such halcyon days. He also ''instantly'' spots the one bogus incident they mentioned to test him.
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* A typically creepy issue of ''Comicbook/SwampThing'' has a SerialKiller who calls himself the Bogeyman and remembers his victims by number...and their eyes. Every time he hears a number, the panel shows a disembodied pair of eyes and his description of same.
* In an issue of ''[[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Uncanny X-Men]]'' around the 200's, Selene is confronting Rachel (Phoenix) because Selene killed a man who was helping Rachel, and Selene taunts her by pointing out that she knows all about the man she killed while Rachel doesn't even know his name.
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* ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4545504/1/Aspirations Aspirations]] has Bellatrix [=LeStrange=] remembering she used to pleasure herself in Azkaban with the memory of breaking her father's skull with a crowbar.
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* In ''Film/RobRoy'' when Rob and Cunningham finally meet face to face, Cunningham teases Rob about how good it felt to rape Rob's wife. "Your wife was far sweeter forced than many are willing."
* In ''GangsOfNewYork'', Bill Cutting considers Priest Vallon a WorthyOpponent and does an AntagonistInMourning type of celebration of their fight every year.
* [[SilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] seemed to really enjoy that memory of the census worker that he ate with fava beans and Chianti.
* The Joker does the WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied version in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
-->Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the ... little emotions. In ... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?
* In ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', while talking with Buttercup, the Man in Black tells her how Westley pleaded for his life before he killed him. Here it's used in a more respectful way, since the Man in Black hints at being moved by Westley's sincerity and devotion.
* ''Film/ConAir'': about midway through the film, convicted serial killer Garland Greene strikes up a conversation with Cameron Poe (NicolasCage), during which, he happily recounts how he once killed a girl, then drove through three states, while wearing her head as a hat.
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* In the first book of ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'' series, the BigBad is remembering a girl he took to his bed, and how she laughed at his scars. Since it happens during a situation when he must smile to another, he shifts to recalling what he has done to her in response.
* In ''Literature/KingSolomonsMines'' (where Allan Quartermain got his start) the Zulu warrior Umslopagaas says that he wouldn't mind meeting and talking to some of the people he had killed in battle. In this case it isn't to show that Umslopogaas is evil but that though he is a BloodKnight he is also an honorable ProudWarriorRaceGuy who respects a WorthyOpponent.
* In ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'', the vampire Count and Countess Magpyr reminisce about their honeymoon:
-->'''Countess''': And we met such lovely people. Do you remember [[ShoutOut Mr and]] [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Mrs Harker]]?\\
'''Count''': Very fondly. I recall they lasted nearly all week.
* In ''{{Hannibal}}'', Mason Verger reminisces about a Christian camp he attended and his fellow campers, some of them disadvantaged youth who "would do anything for a candy bar." He molested them, to be more specific, and this is meant to mark him out as an AssholeVictim of Hannibal Lecter's [[spoiler:and later of his sister Margot's]].
* In ''Literature/TheTwoPrincessesOfBamarre'', the dragon Vollys treats her prisoners as "guests" before eating them, letting them live longer with a system of giving and taking away pieces of treasure from her hoard for entertaining her. She reminisces about several of her previous victims fondly, talking about them like they were old friends and mourning the fact that she got bored and killed them. In return, the protagonist Addie later regrets [[spoiler: having to kill her to escape.]]
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* In the above quote, Michael Weston from ''Series/BurnNotice'' is deliberately using this trope (and playing up the image Russians have of him as the CIA's version of the Boogeyman) to speed along an interrogation by freaking out the guy he, Sam and Fi are interrogating.
* [[BloodKnight Spike]] from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' is quite fond of discussing and reminiscing about the Slayers that he has killed.
* Parodied and subverted in ''VeronicaMars''.
-->'''Veronica''': [[DeadpanSnarker I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.]]\\
'''Dean''': Oh, how'd that go?\\
'''Veronica''': ...It was kind of a let down.
* TheKidsInTheHall, naturally, [[CrossesTheLineTwice play this for laughs]] with a group of friends gathered to memorialize their dead buddy. Turns out they killed him, of course.
-->"It really makes you think about the fragility of life."\\
"Not really. Remember how he struggled at the end?"
* Subverted in ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "Paper Hearts", where the villain of the week tries to convince Mulder that it was he who kidnapped and murdered his little sister by describing her last moments. Mulder eventually calls bullshit and is right: the bad guy wasn't Samantha's kidnapper, just a {{jerkass}}.
* On ''Series/TheMentalist'', a man claims to be the SerialKiller Red John and tries to prove this by telling Patrick Jayne how nicely Patrick's wife and daughter smelled right before he killed them.
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* Music/{{Kamelot}}'s song ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49HcaDBqTwU The Zodiac]]'' is inspired by the Zodiac Killer, and in the lyrics he reminisces about breaking the neck of a woman.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', Glados is quite happy to talk about [[spoiler:forcing you to kill CompanionCube]]
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* In ''ThereWillBeBrawl'', Kirby particularly enjoys taunting Luigi with his murder of Daisy: "I can only imagine how you must of felt...when I ate ''your'' princess, I wore her head like a hat and danced through the streets..." Fitting because he is directly inspired by Hannibal Lecter, he enjoys messing with Luigi, and [[spoiler: doing just that was most of his point in [[VillainsActHeroesReact instigating the series]]]].
* ''WebVideo/JojosBizarreAdventureAbridged'' has J. Geil go on about this while bragging about killing Polnareff's sister.
-->[[CrossesTheLineTwice I raped her, then I killed her, then I dressed her up as Liza Minelli, then I raped her again.]] I know, I'm f***ed up like that
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-->--'''Michael Weston''' from ''BurnNotice'' deliberately plays up his ShroudedInMyth[=/=]PsychoForHire image.
We know that EvilFeelsGood. So, it's also natural that evil people can get nostalgic for times that felt particularly good, such as an especially fun victim or a favorite city you destroyed. Sometimes the character does it in such a way [[MoodDissonance that it would be cute if not for the monstrous deeds being talked about]].
Most commonly, this is done with a SerialKiller thinking about their kills, a BloodKnight recalling a WorthyOpponent, with the villain intentionally [[WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied trying to hurt]] or [[RelativeButton provoke a hero]] they might be talking to, or to show the villain having an attachment to a victim such as a VillainousCrush or a touch of LimaSyndrome.
WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied and the PostRapeTaunt are common parts of this. Compare and contrast AntagonistInMourning. Can be an excellent EstablishingCharacterMoment, particularly if a character is meant to be established as AxCrazy.
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* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' three criminals sharing a jail cell swap stories of their misdeeds, one of them remarking that he loves kidnapping, because you can get a bunch of money and then [[KickTheDog kill the kid afterwards.]] [[spoiler:They immediately then get incinerated by Lunatic.]]
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', during his interrogation Barry the Chopper talks about his various kills this way, reminiscing about how beautiful the moonlight on the pools of blood was, treasuring the memories of such halcyon days. He also ''instantly'' spots the one bogus incident they mentioned to test him.
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* A typically creepy issue of ''Comicbook/SwampThing'' has a SerialKiller who calls himself the Bogeyman and remembers his victims by number...and their eyes. Every time he hears a number, the panel shows a disembodied pair of eyes and his description of same.
* In an issue of ''[[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Uncanny X-Men]]'' around the 200's, Selene is confronting Rachel (Phoenix) because Selene killed a man who was helping Rachel, and Selene taunts her by pointing out that she knows all about the man she killed while Rachel doesn't even know his name.
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* ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4545504/1/Aspirations Aspirations]] has Bellatrix [=LeStrange=] remembering she used to pleasure herself in Azkaban with the memory of breaking her father's skull with a crowbar.
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* In ''Film/RobRoy'' when Rob and Cunningham finally meet face to face, Cunningham teases Rob about how good it felt to rape Rob's wife. "Your wife was far sweeter forced than many are willing."
* In ''GangsOfNewYork'', Bill Cutting considers Priest Vallon a WorthyOpponent and does an AntagonistInMourning type of celebration of their fight every year.
* [[SilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] seemed to really enjoy that memory of the census worker that he ate with fava beans and Chianti.
* The Joker does the WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied version in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
-->Do you want to know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the ... little emotions. In ... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?
* In ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', while talking with Buttercup, the Man in Black tells her how Westley pleaded for his life before he killed him. Here it's used in a more respectful way, since the Man in Black hints at being moved by Westley's sincerity and devotion.
* ''Film/ConAir'': about midway through the film, convicted serial killer Garland Greene strikes up a conversation with Cameron Poe (NicolasCage), during which, he happily recounts how he once killed a girl, then drove through three states, while wearing her head as a hat.
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* In the first book of ''Literature/TheSwordOfTruth'' series, the BigBad is remembering a girl he took to his bed, and how she laughed at his scars. Since it happens during a situation when he must smile to another, he shifts to recalling what he has done to her in response.
* In ''Literature/KingSolomonsMines'' (where Allan Quartermain got his start) the Zulu warrior Umslopagaas says that he wouldn't mind meeting and talking to some of the people he had killed in battle. In this case it isn't to show that Umslopogaas is evil but that though he is a BloodKnight he is also an honorable ProudWarriorRaceGuy who respects a WorthyOpponent.
* In ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'', the vampire Count and Countess Magpyr reminisce about their honeymoon:
-->'''Countess''': And we met such lovely people. Do you remember [[ShoutOut Mr and]] [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Mrs Harker]]?\\
'''Count''': Very fondly. I recall they lasted nearly all week.
* In ''{{Hannibal}}'', Mason Verger reminisces about a Christian camp he attended and his fellow campers, some of them disadvantaged youth who "would do anything for a candy bar." He molested them, to be more specific, and this is meant to mark him out as an AssholeVictim of Hannibal Lecter's [[spoiler:and later of his sister Margot's]].
* In ''Literature/TheTwoPrincessesOfBamarre'', the dragon Vollys treats her prisoners as "guests" before eating them, letting them live longer with a system of giving and taking away pieces of treasure from her hoard for entertaining her. She reminisces about several of her previous victims fondly, talking about them like they were old friends and mourning the fact that she got bored and killed them. In return, the protagonist Addie later regrets [[spoiler: having to kill her to escape.]]
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* In the above quote, Michael Weston from ''Series/BurnNotice'' is deliberately using this trope (and playing up the image Russians have of him as the CIA's version of the Boogeyman) to speed along an interrogation by freaking out the guy he, Sam and Fi are interrogating.
* [[BloodKnight Spike]] from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' is quite fond of discussing and reminiscing about the Slayers that he has killed.
* Parodied and subverted in ''VeronicaMars''.
-->'''Veronica''': [[DeadpanSnarker I once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.]]\\
'''Dean''': Oh, how'd that go?\\
'''Veronica''': ...It was kind of a let down.
* TheKidsInTheHall, naturally, [[CrossesTheLineTwice play this for laughs]] with a group of friends gathered to memorialize their dead buddy. Turns out they killed him, of course.
-->"It really makes you think about the fragility of life."\\
"Not really. Remember how he struggled at the end?"
* Subverted in ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "Paper Hearts", where the villain of the week tries to convince Mulder that it was he who kidnapped and murdered his little sister by describing her last moments. Mulder eventually calls bullshit and is right: the bad guy wasn't Samantha's kidnapper, just a {{jerkass}}.
* On ''Series/TheMentalist'', a man claims to be the SerialKiller Red John and tries to prove this by telling Patrick Jayne how nicely Patrick's wife and daughter smelled right before he killed them.
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* Music/{{Kamelot}}'s song ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49HcaDBqTwU The Zodiac]]'' is inspired by the Zodiac Killer, and in the lyrics he reminisces about breaking the neck of a woman.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', Glados is quite happy to talk about [[spoiler:forcing you to kill CompanionCube]]
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* In ''ThereWillBeBrawl'', Kirby particularly enjoys taunting Luigi with his murder of Daisy: "I can only imagine how you must of felt...when I ate ''your'' princess, I wore her head like a hat and danced through the streets..." Fitting because he is directly inspired by Hannibal Lecter, he enjoys messing with Luigi, and [[spoiler: doing just that was most of his point in [[VillainsActHeroesReact instigating the series]]]].
* ''WebVideo/JojosBizarreAdventureAbridged'' has J. Geil go on about this while bragging about killing Polnareff's sister.
-->[[CrossesTheLineTwice I raped her, then I killed her, then I dressed her up as Liza Minelli, then I raped her again.]] I know, I'm f***ed up like that
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