Character Introduction

Hello readers. I have adapted my ideas into my main character. As I stated in the last entry, I am going for a character that resembles the other three that I mentioned. For those that are not up to date, I am modeling my character after Patrick Bateman from "American Psycho," Arthur Fleck from "Joker," and Lou Bloom from "Nightcrawler." My story revolves around the main character and his killing spree, and how he hides it, as a teenager. He is the protagonist of the film but is undoubtedly the villain at the same time. 

And now... to introduce...

Logan Parker.

Just off of the name, you may be thinking, "Oh... it sounds like a normal kid, what's so special."

This is exactly what the character IS though. He wants to come across as a normal teenager who goes to school, hangs out with friends, etc. 

The backstory for Logan is also what makes him so "innocent." He grew up in a loving home, with loving parents. He is an only child, and his family dynamic is no different than any other. He is presented as the "golden child." As we will see in the opening, there are little things in his room that show who he is. For example, a bookcase full of trophies and medals, to show he is "perfect." A spotless and organized room and the books covering his desk show that he is a good student and a good son. 

The most important part about the room, however, is the details shown. We see that has a lot of trophies and metals, the majority of them have plaques reading "First Place Science Fair", "Future Scientist or Surgeon", and stuff like that. The books on his desk are all biology, anatomy, and dissection oriented. After hearing this, you are no doubt thinking, "So what if he loves science. What does this have to do with his character at all." The reason I am telling you all of this is because this is what made him who he is as a killer.

Since he could remember, his favorite subject has always been science. He fell in love with it at a young age. His parents supported it and got him experiments and different kits as a child. At some point, he started enjoying it too much. He made science his entire life and became even more curious. He wasn't satisfied with videos or little toy experiments, as he truly wanted to figure out, "What makes someone, someone." This is where his story begins. He figured, that if he were able to see how the brain was truly wired, and how the body worked as a whole, he could figure out the answer to his question. 

The only problem was that he did not have the resources to do the experiments, but his stubborn mentality did not give up. On a walk one day, he tried to figure out his problem when he came across a group of homeless men. Unfortunately for them, a light bulb clicked in Logan's head. He went home and thought about the consequences of his idea. 

Now, you're wondering, "What's his idea." To kidnap one of these homeless men, do experiments on them, and figure out his problem. While this sounds absolutely insane, it wasn't for Logan. I compared him to the three characters earlier because along with being psycho murderers, they have something else in common: they will not stop until they get what they want. Logan Parker was so destined to figure out his question, that he created a whole plan to carry out his "research." He would lure them in with a free meal before drugging them and bringing them to his house. He picked the homeless men because no one would notice if they disappeared. Of course, he would do this on weekends when his parents were out of town. At the house, he would then experiment on them, while they were on anesthetics. He did not kill them, however, because he needed the brain waves active for his research. 

Once done with his experiments, he would split up the evidence and, after eliminating the smell, would place it in various garbage bins throughout the neighbourhood the night before garbage day.

As we will see in the film opening, Logan is relaxing before one of his experiments. He sees the news broadcast and notices the homeless man run up and yell about how his friends are going missing. Logan hesitates for a minute, as he was the kidnapper, but calms down when he realizes everyone will think it is a schizophrenic homeless man, and no one will take him seriously. At the end of the opening, we see Logan throwing away the evidence before going back to his room.

To summarize, the teenage boy, Logan Parker, seems very sweet innocent and smart but is secretly a murderer who kidnaps people to do experiments on them. The movie will then revolve around him trying to continue his research when a few fellow teenagers start to pick up on his activities.