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Conclusion
BBC ’ s Luther represents a recently emerging subgenre of European crime drama that depends for its success upon the inclusion of elements found in traditional Gothic literature and cinematic horror : a dark and dreary setting , hauntings and strange sounds , a Byronic hero , an implied demonic presence , a host of monsters , and a monstrous female . In episode after episode , Luther ventures into dreary “ derelict London ” to confront the sociopathic killers , their atrocities intended to inspire the terror that precedes a bloodcurdling event , the horror that constitutes our reaction to the atrocities , and an anxiety stirred by the fears that have gripped a European culture faced with its own continued dissolution .
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