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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', Barry the Chopper attacked people regardless of gender. In the [[Fullmetal Alchemist (Anime)|2003 anime version]], however, he is mentioned as killing only young women.
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', Barry the Chopper attacked people regardless of gender. In the [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|2003 anime version]], however, he is mentioned as killing only young women.
* In ''[[Ranma ½]]'', the monstrous eight-headed Yamata-no-[[Orochi]] is an enormous pervert who likes to see women's underwear, naked women, and women in general. It also ''loves'' eating them. It even has taste buds for it. Men? They just taste bitter, they piss it off, and it kills them on sight. This is roughly based on the myth of the Yamata-no-Orochi, which demanded maiden sacrifices.
* In ''[[Ranma ½]]'', the monstrous eight-headed Yamata-no-[[Orochi]] is an enormous pervert who likes to see women's underwear, naked women, and women in general. It also ''loves'' eating them. It even has taste buds for it. Men? They just taste bitter, they piss it off, and it kills them on sight. This is roughly based on the myth of the Yamata-no-Orochi, which demanded maiden sacrifices.
* A [[Justified Trope]] in ''[[Witchblade (Anime)|Witchblade]]''. The I-Weapons usually go after women; women who just happen to have the Witchblade of Cloneblades that they are attracted to.
* A [[Justified Trope]] in ''[[Witchblade (anime)|Witchblade]]''. The I-Weapons usually go after women; women who just happen to have the Witchblade of Cloneblades that they are attracted to.
* Just about any [[Hentai]] involving [[Naughty Tentacles]].
* Just about any [[Hentai]] involving [[Naughty Tentacles]].
** Sometimes it's inverted; tentacle monsters will straight-up kill men, but will take their sweet time with women.
** Sometimes it's inverted; tentacle monsters will straight-up kill men, but will take their sweet time with women.
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* Aversion: None of the spotlight deaths throughout the entire ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' series are female.
* Aversion: None of the spotlight deaths throughout the entire ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' series are female.
* ''Death Car On The Freeway'': a [[Made for TV Movie]] from the 1970s, in which a serial killer runs lone female motorists off the road and kills them.
* ''Death Car On The Freeway'': a [[Made for TV Movie]] from the 1970s, in which a serial killer runs lone female motorists off the road and kills them.
* Subverted in ''[[Creature From the Black Lagoon]]'': his victims are predominantly men (and killed with much claw-rending gusto), though he does kidnap two women.
* Subverted in ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'': his victims are predominantly men (and killed with much claw-rending gusto), though he does kidnap two women.
* Partial inversion: In ''[[Grindhouse|Planet Terror]]'', not a single major female character dies (unless you count [[Brain Food|Fergie]]). Almost all of the male ones do. On the other hand, {{spoiler|a mutating [[Quentin Tarantino]] tries to rape [[Rose McGowan]] with his melting genitals}}, so it's not completely off-the-hook either.
* Partial inversion: In ''[[Grindhouse|Planet Terror]]'', not a single major female character dies (unless you count [[Brain Food|Fergie]]). Almost all of the male ones do. On the other hand, {{spoiler|a mutating [[Quentin Tarantino]] tries to rape [[Rose McGowan]] with his melting genitals}}, so it's not completely off-the-hook either.
** ''Death Proof'', the other half of ''[[Grindhouse]]'', stars [[Kurt Russell]] as a [[Serial Killer]] who specifically targets women. And yet ''Death Proof'' is also a deeply feminist reinterpretation of the [[Exploitation Film]], as the misogyny of the character is deeply unglamourized, and he is eventually killed by a particularly angry (and not even particularly sexualized, though quite sexy) [[Rosario Dawson]], [[Tracy Thoms]], and [[Zoe Bell]], [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|with cheers from the audience]].
** ''Death Proof'', the other half of ''[[Grindhouse]]'', stars [[Kurt Russell]] as a [[Serial Killer]] who specifically targets women. And yet ''Death Proof'' is also a deeply feminist reinterpretation of the [[Exploitation Film]], as the misogyny of the character is deeply unglamourized, and he is eventually killed by a particularly angry (and not even particularly sexualized, though quite sexy) [[Rosario Dawson]], [[Tracy Thoms]], and [[Zoe Bell]], [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|with cheers from the audience]].
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* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'', being a [[Troperiffic]] dragony story, naturally has the whole [[Virgin Sacrifice]] thing. Particularly clear {{spoiler|when the princess is torn apart and eaten by baby dragons.}}
* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'', being a [[Troperiffic]] dragony story, naturally has the whole [[Virgin Sacrifice]] thing. Particularly clear {{spoiler|when the princess is torn apart and eaten by baby dragons.}}
* Semi-subverted in ''[[The Descent (Film)|The Descent]]''. Despite being the second and third to go, the females manage to determine its weakness, then subsequently deal the most damage. They were extreme sports nuts, while the men are standard cannon fodder explorers.
* Semi-subverted in ''[[The Descent (Film)|The Descent]]''. Despite being the second and third to go, the females manage to determine its weakness, then subsequently deal the most damage. They were extreme sports nuts, while the men are standard cannon fodder explorers.
* Some might consider ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (Film)|The Hills Have Eyes]] 2'' to be an excuse for this...
* Some might consider ''[[The Hills Have Eyes]] 2'' to be an excuse for this...
* Parodied in ''One-eyed Monster''. Before I say more, here's the setup. A space parasite which takes over sexual organs lands on earth. It possesses [[Ron Jeremy]]'s penis. Needless to say, women get much longer sequences than men, for obvious reasons.
* Parodied in ''One-eyed Monster''. Before I say more, here's the setup. A space parasite which takes over sexual organs lands on earth. It possesses [[Ron Jeremy]]'s penis. Needless to say, women get much longer sequences than men, for obvious reasons.
* Inverted in the spoof ''[[Monster in The Closet]]'', in which the titular beast is smitten by and kidnaps the film's hero. (The monster's sex, if any, is never revealed...)
* Inverted in the spoof ''[[Monster in the Closet]]'', in which the titular beast is smitten by and kidnaps the film's hero. (The monster's sex, if any, is never revealed...)
* ''[[Humanoids From The Deep]]'' takes everything the 1950s horror movie monsters hinted at [[Mars Needs Women|when monsters kidnapped young women]], and updated it for 1980s exploitation sensibilities by [[Squick|showing monster-on-girl rape scenes]]. Quite infamous for its misogyny, despite being directed by a woman (though she claims producer Roger Corman added more explicit rape footage later, which knowing Corman, is probably true).
* ''[[Humanoids From The Deep]]'' takes everything the 1950s horror movie monsters hinted at [[Mars Needs Women|when monsters kidnapped young women]], and updated it for 1980s exploitation sensibilities by [[Squick|showing monster-on-girl rape scenes]]. Quite infamous for its misogyny, despite being directed by a woman (though she claims producer Roger Corman added more explicit rape footage later, which knowing Corman, is probably true).


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** Played straight with Warren Mears, an [[Ax Crazy]] megalomaniac who actually was outright mysogynistic.
** Played straight with Warren Mears, an [[Ax Crazy]] megalomaniac who actually was outright mysogynistic.
*** Also with [[Sinister Minister|Caleb]] in Season 7.
*** Also with [[Sinister Minister|Caleb]] in Season 7.
* In the ''[[Star Trek the Original Series|Star Trek]]'' episode in which [[Jack the Ripper]] turns out to be [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy|an evil alien entity]], Spock says it focuses its attacks on women because "women are more easily and more deeply terrified, generating more sheer horror than the male of the species." Though the dialogue doesn't have this caveat (and hence lacks this implication), that actually makes sense in the context of Victorian England, where women were supposed to be delicate and helpless and this attitude was encouraged in them.
* In the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' episode in which [[Jack the Ripper]] turns out to be [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy|an evil alien entity]], Spock says it focuses its attacks on women because "women are more easily and more deeply terrified, generating more sheer horror than the male of the species." Though the dialogue doesn't have this caveat (and hence lacks this implication), that actually makes sense in the context of Victorian England, where women were supposed to be delicate and helpless and this attitude was encouraged in them.
* On ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'', the demonic blackface minstrel Papa Lazarou goes after women to make into his "wives". In a bit of a twist, though, all of the women are over 50, and he's just as dangerous towards men if they come across his path. Also, due to the format of the show, almost all the women are played by men in drag.
* On ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'', the demonic blackface minstrel Papa Lazarou goes after women to make into his "wives". In a bit of a twist, though, all of the women are over 50, and he's just as dangerous towards men if they come across his path. Also, due to the format of the show, almost all the women are played by men in drag.
* Because he targets serial killers, [[Dexter]] is a heterosexual serial killer whose targets are mostly males.
* Because he targets serial killers, [[Dexter]] is a heterosexual serial killer whose targets are mostly males.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Following the [[Real Life]] examples below, {{spoiler|Wrecking Paul}} from ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'' is a serial killer who targets women. Including, if no one else is available, {{spoiler|his own partners}}.
* Following the [[Real Life]] examples below, {{spoiler|Wrecking Paul}} from ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'' is a serial killer who targets women. Including, if no one else is available, {{spoiler|his own partners}}.
* In spite of whether or not you like [[Ctrl Alt Del]] Tim Buckley has some serious issues when it comes to women. If the main character in his comic ever does anything wrong in either the comic or the terrible animated series expect his girlfriend (who inexplicably loves him) to bail him out every time...and cook for him...and apologise for having realistically human reactions.
* In spite of whether or not you like [[Ctrl+Alt+Del]] Tim Buckley has some serious issues when it comes to women. If the main character in his comic ever does anything wrong in either the comic or the terrible animated series expect his girlfriend (who inexplicably loves him) to bail him out every time...and cook for him...and apologise for having realistically human reactions.
* ''[[Shredded Moose]]'' was particularly horrible about this - Brew, the "hero", killed or abused women as a matter of fact; we were supposed to laugh at and approve his acts.
* ''[[Shredded Moose]]'' was particularly horrible about this - Brew, the "hero", killed or abused women as a matter of fact; we were supposed to laugh at and approve his acts.


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== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* ''[[Neopets]]'' once had something called the "Terror Mountain Ski Lodge", where members of the staff were picked off by the Ski Lodge Killer. The first victim was a male, but then the killer killed 8 female staff members in a row. Eventually the killer went back to male victims (as there were only two women left).
* ''[[Neopets]]'' once had something called the "Terror Mountain Ski Lodge", where members of the staff were picked off by the Ski Lodge Killer. The first victim was a male, but then the killer killed 8 female staff members in a row. Eventually the killer went back to male victims (as there were only two women left).
* The [[SCP Foundation (Wiki)|SCP Foundation]] has [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-847 SCP-847]. Usually a normal seeming (if damaged) female mannequin, it [[Living Statue|comes to life]] if a woman approaches within 100 meters of it, with a single minded determination to murder the woman and [DATA EXPUNGED].
* The [[SCP Foundation]] has [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-847 SCP-847]. Usually a normal seeming (if damaged) female mannequin, it [[Living Statue|comes to life]] if a woman approaches within 100 meters of it, with a single minded determination to murder the woman and [DATA EXPUNGED].




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