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| “ | Is it worse than you thought? | „ |
| ~ Stanley's catchphrase. |
| “ | It is worse than I thought. | „ |
| ~ Stanley, before killing himself. |
Dr. Stanley "Stan" Howard is a major antagonist of the crime-drama TV series Criminal Minds. He is a psychiatrist, serial killer, and the main antagonist of the Season 3 episode "Scared to Death."
As an adult, he is portrayed by Michael O'Keefe, who also portrayed Dr. Calvin Byrd in Ghost Whisperer, Cally Lonaghan in Law & Order, and Dr. Eil Rush in Law & Order: Criminal Intent. As a child he is portrayed by Brandon Killham.
Biography[]
As a child, Stanley was often locked in a closet by his abusive mother. This caused him to develop a severe case of nyctophobia: a fear of the dark. Because of the lengthy exposure to the dark, Stanley would never be able to get over his fears. As an adult, he became a psychiatrist and got married to a woman named Jane, adopting a daughter with her. In 2007, his anxiety worsened and his self-confidence began to deteriorate. For some reason, Stanley came under the delusion that killing his patients, using their fears, would help him overcome his own. He set up a fake business in an abandoned building that his wife's family owned and placed flyers advertising his services. Because of his meticulous planning, his murders go unnoticed, until his dump site is eventually discovered after claiming 13 victims.
Scared to Death[]
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Trivia[]
- Howard is inspired by multiple real-life and fictional criminals:
- Dr. Peter Ross, the villain of the slasher Phobia!. Ross is a psychologist who was abused in youth to get over his fears. Ross grew into a psychologist to help people be cured of their own phobias, then started killing them when he seemed to fail in his practice.
- The Cleveland Torso Murderer, a serial killer of people of both genders who were discovered dismembered and left dead in and on the grounds near a major river in the city.
- Howard is also similar to the Batman and DC Comics villain, Scarecrow
