I have to write a short story with a twist at the end about a serial killer, i don't know how to end?

Question

the story has to have a twist ending or a moral to the story... i would rather have a twist.

i have so far completed the introduction to the character's deranged mind.

= There was an almost numbing hum to the chorus of voices in this place. Swarming with people incapable of even simple suspicion. Too long with heads full of self-fulfilling wants and desires. Too shielded from the ferocity of true human nature to see the danger behind a smiling face.

Drones. No longer using their intricate brains for what was intended and expected in previous centuries. Accustomed to having all the necessities of their simple lives handed to them. Letting their sense of self-preservation wither, until they are blind in the face of True Evil.

But not me. I see everything with a precise focus. Black and white, with no gray in-between.

however i have no plan to go forward. so far the serial killer is choosing his prey, using some traumatic past experience to motivate him in choosing. i need help in chossing the victim and what goes on from then/ finding a traumatic experience i can work with/ including a twist in the story.

help!

Answer 1

Maybe the serial killer hates himself, so he kills people that resemble him, but the police assume that the killer is going to be the next victim because he fits the description of all of the past murders, but really, the person who the police think they are protecting is really the KILLER!

*maybe the killer should be a girl, because it would not be as expected.

So what do you think? I hope you liked it. :)

Answer 2

His victim should turn the tables on him...just as he realizes there is someone out there who is "his equal" in understanding and self-preservation and he that is not alone in a world of drones, his chosen victim kills him in self-defense.  The epiphany should happen just as the victim is about to kill him so you see the sudden flash of realization and his unfortunate conclusion.

Answer 3

I think what you have written so far is very good.  Maybe he could have multiple personalities like the killer in Identity. Great movie!  He isn't killing real people but he is killing off all of his good personalities.  Idk.  Just a thought.

Answer 4

Make him someone who is rational not just blinded by insane motivation, that way you can make him the detective's friend/co-worker.