Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year (besides Christmas). I'd like to pay tribute to two of my favorite fictional serial killers: Dexter Morgan of Showtime's Dexter and Patrick Bateman, star of American Psycho. They're so similar, but at times seem nothing alike. Here's how they measure up.

Dexter Morgan Vs. Patrick Bateman

Dexter:
City of residence: Miami, FL
Day job: blood spatter analysis for Miami Beach police
Reason for killing: A vigilante-type seeking justice on criminals he feels got off easy
Obsessions: Finding the ice truck killer, pretending to have emotions
Clueless sidekick: Angel Batista
Eating habits: loves bananas, cheap Mexican food
Morning ritual: flossing, grinding coffee, frying an egg, making fresh orange juice
Body disposal method: wraps victims in garbage bags, then dumps them at sea in his boat, Slice of Life
Best quote:" I love Halloween, it's the one day everyone wears a mask and I can take mine off. "

Patrick:
City of residence: New York, NY
day job: stock executive for his father's company
Reason for killing: Utterly insane
Obsessions: Listening to his new Robert Palmer tape, business cards, getting an 8:30 reservation at Dorsia
Clueless sidekick: Jean the secretary
Eating habits: Seviche, foie gras
Morning ritual: Applies a honey almond body scrub and does 1,000 sit-ups
Body disposal method: puts victims' body parts in a black Jean Paul Gautier overnight bag
Best quote: "There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction. Though I can hide my cold gaze and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable: I simply am not there."